Why You're Struggling: The Spiritual Truth Behind Your Pain (And How to Transcend It)

You’ve probably said it before — “the struggle is real.” Maybe you’ve even whispered it to yourself during one of those quiet, heavy moments. And yes, your struggle feels real. But here’s something powerful you may not have considered:

What feels real isn’t always the truth.

The challenges, the pain, the resistance — none of it defines who you are. Your struggles are not your identity. They’re just experiences. Temporary expressions of deeper patterns within your consciousness. And what’s most important for you to understand is this:

You are not your thoughts, your emotions, or even your actions.

You are something much greater — the consciousness behind them all. You are not your name, your body, your background, your gender, or your race. All of that is just part of your current costume in this physical reality. A momentary identity. But your true self? Your real self?

You are an individualized expression of God.

You are pure, infinite consciousness. A spark of divine energy experiencing this human form. And when you forget that — when you lose sight of it — that’s when the struggle begins to feel like your truth. But it’s not.

Struggles are signals. Pain is a messenger. Discomfort is not punishment. It’s guidance. It's trying to tell you something.

Whenever you feel stuck, frustrated, or like you’re not measuring up to who you know you could be — that’s not a sign to shame yourself. That’s a call to return home to your real self.

In those moments, instead of beating yourself up or replaying past mistakes, practice something radical: unconditional love for yourself.

Give yourself grace. Give yourself patience. Celebrate your awareness. Because the fact that you're even aware that something is off means you're on the right path.

Most people live in survival mode. But you — you're waking up. You're not just trying to survive; you're here to thrive. You’re here to live in abundance, joy, and spiritual clarity. But to do that, you must stop confusing your temporary state with your eternal self.

When life feels hard, when you feel behind or broken, remember this:

You are not broken. You are becoming.

You’re breaking through old beliefs, outdated identities, and limiting patterns. And yes, your ego is going to fight that. Your ego doesn't like change. It fears the unknown. It will cling to suffering if that suffering feels familiar. But your soul — your true self — knows better.

The reason you desire more is because more is who you already are.

You’re not reaching for something outside of you. You’re remembering what’s always been within you. And when things don’t manifest the way you want them to, it’s not because you're failing. It’s because you're learning to align with the version of you that already has it all.

That version is real. That version is waiting. And every struggle is just one step closer to it.

So what do you do when you feel that suffering rise up?

You become aware.

You recognize it. You breathe through it. You don’t resist it or pretend it’s not there — but you don’t let it control you either.

You shift. You take control. You put on your favorite music, call someone who lifts your spirit, or meditate. You do whatever it takes to change the frequency — to remind yourself that joy is your natural state, not the exception.

True balance isn’t 50% joy and 50% pain. It’s joy outweighing pain, love surpassing fear, and peace guiding your every step.

Your life is your canvas. You are the artist. Every choice you make is a brushstroke.

And one day, when you step beyond this physical world, you’ll see the masterpiece you created. You’ll understand every contrast had purpose. Every hard moment led to awakening.

So don’t give up now. You’re not behind. You’re in motion. You are evolving. You are remembering. And you are stepping into the version of you that was always waiting — your Future Self.

Let the struggle guide you, not define you. Let it push you back into your power.

Because that’s who you really are.

Ready to Meet Your Future Self?

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You are the creator. It’s time to create with clarity.

Peace and abundance always

Dr. Abundant