While too many of us are familiar with the disruptive impact that trauma can have on our lives, it is also true that intensely positive experiences can throw us into completely new, unfamiliar, and scary territory. The birth of a child, completion of a life-long goal, discovery of artistic or religious inspiration, an unexpected communion with nature, reaching mile 25 of the marathon, or even an experience with psychedelics – some of us find ourselves inexplicably struck by profound and transcendent realizations that crystalize our focus and understanding of ourselves or the world around us. And then we realize that the rest of the default world is still out there, unaware and cruelly indifferent to our mystical insight and seducing us back into the comfort-zone of old habits and un-enlightened perspectives.
Don’t lose sight of your new reality! There are ways to integrate your insight and understanding, but they take persistent work – chances are, regardless of your revelation, that work is worth it for both you and the world around you.
I’m eager to work with clients to integrate these kinds of experiences – please let me know what yours was, and we can start working on ways to overcome the conflict, anchor the new paradigm, and start to establish meaningful ways to live out the updated truth. Feel encouraged to call or write!