~ All Roads Lead to Rome ~
Q. I’m a very spiritual person. I work energy, balance my chakras and explore the spiritual side of life.
My partner doesn’t get it. It’s like we’re from two different belief worlds – neither fitting in the other’s. Yet we love each other.
Shouldn’t my partner and I both be on a spiritual path? Will my partner’s lack in this area hold me back?
A. I’m glad you and your partner love one another. I’m happy for you both.
I was once asked how I could be married to someone “not spiritual”. Well, simply put, I shudder to think what we’d be like if we were both earthy, linear thinkers – or, for that matter if we were both airy energy workers (my terms for my relationship).
Spirituality and soul growth are individualized. Just because someone doesn’t use your lingo, meditate with you, or follow your spiritual belief system doesn’t mean they aren’t spiritual.
My husband – the earthy, linear thinker – doesn’t call himself spiritual, yet he shares such profound insights sometimes that help guide me that it takes my breath away. He is very spiritual, but he’s doing it his way, not mine – and that’s okay.
I remind him how to soar while he reminds me to connect with Earth. We balance each other out rather nicely.
As for holding you back, the only one who can do that to you, is you.
Q. I worry about leaving my partner (spouse, child, family) behind energetically as I progress on my spiritual path. How can I get them/him/her to progress so they’re not left behind?
A. First, I can guarantee they’ll not be “left behind”. As one family member’s vibration rises, others have the opportunity to raise theirs; but it’s their soul’s choice.
Second, what you are saying – in a way – is that you don’t trust each person’s higher self / soul and/or the Creator to know what they are doing.
Your way is not the only way to progress. Your soul guides you just as everyone else’s souls guides them. Free will means we can deviate from our soul plan, but we usually get back on track. You don’t know someone else’s soul plan, so you’ve no idea what route they’ve chosen for this lifetime.
“All roads lead to Rome.” This is a proverb that means there are many ways to reach a goal or destination. Your road choice doesn’t mean that the others will take that same road.
By Jan Toomer
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