7 Stumbling Blocks on the Road to Higher Consciousness

Achieving higher consciousness

We admire those who have achieved higher consciousness, from Jesus to Buddha. But no matter how badly we may want to achieve such lofty awareness, most of us will fail.

We can’t understand this fully. We have been told that if we work hard enough and really make up our minds about goals, we will get there. So why isn’t this true when it comes to becoming more spiritual? There are several stumbling blocks along our way to higher consciousness, stumbling blocks that are responsible for our failure. Most of the barriers we encounter are embedded in our subconscious, so it is very hard to identify and fight them.

So, let’s start bringing them to the light so you can decide how to deal with them.

1. Your comfort zone

To reach a higher consciousness, you must leave your comfort zone. Many of the things you are used to doing might not suit the new level of spirituality you are trying to achieve, and you will have to leave them behind.

It seems easy to say, but the truth is that we are so used to our habits and routines that we find it very hard to change them, even when they are harming us. So, prepare yourself for struggles and feelings of withdrawal.

2. Your low self-esteem

Most of us have a self-esteem problem, even though we try to deny it as best we can. We say that we love ourselves and that we are our top priority, but this isn’t true all the time, and we know that. For instance, we do several things we don’t want to do to please someone else. We eat what we shouldn’t eat despite knowing that it will make us sick.

3. Our material needs

We think that we need several material things that we don’t, and this necessity enslaves us. We work more to buy them, and we enjoy life less to make more money. It creates a cycle of anxiety and depression that cannot be helpful to anyone trying to achieve higher consciousness. Material things are just temporary sources of pleasure, as they never make us happy long enough.

4. Your low confidence

The road to high confidence is full of obstacles, so it is understandable if you feel like you won’t be able to get to the end of it. And yet, some have done it, and there isn’t anything stopping you from doing the same. Except for your low confidence. If you don’t believe you can do something, you certainly won’t. It indeed sounds cliché, but the fact is that nobody has achieved anything in life after constantly saying to themselves that they can’t do it. Of course, this isn’t enough, but you must build your confidence to become more spiritual.

5. Your procrastination

You might be putting your journey off with so many things to do to survive. And this is all that you can’t do. Lack of time used to be the most frequent excuse for procrastinators. And you indeed can live without food and a roof on top of your head. But besides your basic needs, you probably have several activities in place that you could live without to find time to embrace a higher consciousness.

If it is just hard for you to get anything started, look for strategies to get you on the move. Find a friend who wants to do the same, download an anti-procrastination app, or ask your mum to yell at you. As long as it works for you, it is worth a try.

6. Your lack of persistence

Sometimes, we get things started, but we don’t want to get on with them. As long they become too hard, or they seem difficult, we start feeling like giving up. And we do it.

What we don’t realize is that this energy curve is perfectly standard. Any new decision we make comes with a shot of adrenaline that gives us a head start. But as soon as this adrenaline wears off, we return to normal, and motivation seems to fade. So what you have to do is to understand that it is OK to feel like now you will have to keep going at your usual pace. And that is all.

7. Your lack of planning

So you have a goal, but do you know how to achieve it? The chances are that you, most of us, can adopt ideas very quickly but don’t take the time to reflect on them and analyze how to make them happen. Here is what you will do instead: you will stop for a while and think about why you want to achieve higher consciousness. Then, you will write down what you need to do to get there. The next step will be organizing the steps in a list and giving them deadlines. This way, it will be much easier to see your progress, make adjustments, and congratulate yourself on your achievements.

The bottom line

At least seven stumbling blocks are on your road to higher consciousness. And it is OK that they are there. You should see them as learning opportunities.

But you shouldn’t get in either. Just look at them carefully and decide how you are going to deal with each one. This will be all that you need to move these blocks out of your way and improve your chances of achieving higher consciousness.