The Easy Way

Last week I made a thread on Twitter about how much the concept of ease is talked about in the Spiritual community. I spoke on the way that rhetoric influences people and how for many, what could be a path to knowledge and understanding turns into a search for a quick fix. Beyond that, there is a popular idea that ease is an indication of a person’s spiritual success. While there is truth to this, I find that context is often removed from this conversation.

It’s concerning to see people equating spirituality with ease to the point where deeper meaning gets lost. It’s extremely important that I say none of us should be romanticizing or chasing hardship. It’s also important to note that ease is something we all should experience and have a relationship with. Not everything is supposed to be a battle. And it’s to our advantage to work smarter vs harder. However, it’s also important for people with difficult journeys to understand they aren’t necessarily failing spiritually because their life ain’t been no crystal stair.

It’s dangerous to build & amplify a narrative that spiritual work should revolve around how easy one’s life is. Ease is palatable and attractive, so it’s a narrative many people will embrace. But we shouldn’t always be looking for easy ways out of difficulties. It’s more important to work with Spirit to understand the role a hardship plays in our life and how to navigate it in order to grow & continue our journey successfully.

It is easier to embrace spirituality when you think your problems can be solved with a candle and crystals. How will you fare when more is required of you? When the task before you is unappealing, but necessary? When it requires you to de-prioritize spiritual aesthetics and make actual sacrifice?

Deepening our connection to the Creator is always going to be a help to us. Sometimes that help will look like ease and flow. Sometimes it will look like a hard test. It’s not about endless ease, it’s about truth and purpose.

Isn’t it?

4.16.21