#107 Spiritual Curiosity & Religion Resistance

02/04/23 • 35 min

The Joyful DVM Podcast: Empowering Veterinary Professionals

Are you spiritually curious but hesitant when it comes to traditional religion?

Or maybe you're very grounded in your traditional religious practices, but wondering about the stuff that never gets covered...

I can totally relate.

It's a strange situation to navigate.

So many rules.

Such high stakes.

Overwhelming. Scary.

It's the perfect reminder of how our physical, human minds prefer the familiar, to the unknown.

It's also the most important reason why we must gather information anyway.

There comes a point in our lives that we are drawn to a greater understanding of our own existence.

Have you felt it?

For most it happens once we've achieved those initial goals we've set... usually early adulthood when we've settled into a job and are a few years into our lives "in the real world".

It starts as discontent (is this all there is?).

It continues as curiosity.

And that's the point that, for many of us, it turns to fear.

(We are conditioned to be afraid of what we don't understand.)

When we give into the fear, and stagnate in our lives, the discontent doesn't fade away... it compounds.

For many of us, we turn this awareness of unhappiness on ourselves.

(I must be broken... why can't I just be happy with what I have?)

The reason... you aren't meant to sit still!

You'll never reach the "end" of your development as a human or satisfy your curiosity about life...

There is always more to learn.

The tricky part, in my experience, is finding a safe place to do it.

Well, my friend, I have you covered there! Check out this episode to learn all about my new mini-course: Spiritual Seeker 101.

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Are you spiritually curious but hesitant when it comes to traditional religion?

Or maybe you're very grounded in your traditional religious practices, but wondering about the stuff that never gets covered...

I can totally relate.

It's a strange situation to navigate.

So many rules.

Such high stakes.

Overwhelming. Scary.

It's the perfect reminder of how our physical, human minds prefer the familiar, to the unknown.

It's also the most important reason why we must gather information anyway.

There comes a point in our lives that we are drawn to a greater understanding of our own existence.

Have you felt it?

For most it happens once we've achieved those initial goals we've set... usually early adulthood when we've settled into a job and are a few years into our lives "in the real world".

It starts as discontent (is this all there is?).

It continues as curiosity.

And that's the point that, for many of us, it turns to fear.

(We are conditioned to be afraid of what we don't understand.)

When we give into the fear, and stagnate in our lives, the discontent doesn't fade away... it compounds.

For many of us, we turn this awareness of unhappiness on ourselves.

(I must be broken... why can't I just be happy with what I have?)

The reason... you aren't meant to sit still!

You'll never reach the "end" of your development as a human or satisfy your curiosity about life...

There is always more to learn.

The tricky part, in my experience, is finding a safe place to do it.

Well, my friend, I have you covered there! Check out this episode to learn all about my new mini-course: Spiritual Seeker 101.

CONNECT WITH ME

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When we are busy, we live in a constant state of distraction... losing focus on what is right in front of us.

This lack of presence in our daily lives not only robs us of the opportunity to fully experience our lives as intended, it also blocks out guidance and messages created to help us day-to-day.

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#108 Faulty Conclusions that Limit Our Lives

We view our lives and the world through a perspective we didn't intentionally choose for ourselves.

We naturally adopt the belief systems shared by those in our lives who hold influence... parents, family, friends, clergy, teachers, etc.

We then naturally compare ourselves and evaluate our lives through that perspective.

This leads us to draw conclusions about how we need to be different, or learn more, before we can experience the greatest things life has to offer.

But what if we're wrong?

What if life isn't actually a journey to become someone different than you are... but, rather, an opportunity to remember who you've always been?

What if that perspective you've adopted is just hiding the truth of your nature?

I believe it is. In this episode I share why.

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The Joyful DVM Podcast: Empowering Veterinary Professionals - #107 Spiritual Curiosity & Religion Resistance

Transcript

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Are you spiritually curious but also a little resistant to traditional religion? Well, that's what we're talking about in episode 107. Hey there, I'm Cari Wise, after graduating from veterinary school over 20 years ago, struggling to create balance and failing to protect my mental health and emotional wellbeing, I finally ditched all the rules and forged my own path forward. I used my professional education in ways I didn't even know