The sages say it that suffering is a choice, yet suffering is inevitable for there there is much that we must let go of and unlearn before we understand how to ease ourselves out of suffering. It's all too easy to spiritually bypass suffering without realising it is an essential part of our reality that will grant us our spiritual and emotional freedom.

Change can be deeply uncomfortable. So much so, that we want to hide in a past version of ourselves or skip forward to the safe, familiar and known. Yet, the point of suffering and change is where the magic happens, and one we want to embrace.

All good things take time and our spiritual growth is no exception. So, what are the traps that we fall into and how can we learn to be patient with ourselves and our spiritual journey?

A lot of us are feeling spiritually worn out, disconnected, exhausted, lost and overwhelmed right now. So, how can we recover our sense of connectedness, balance and grounding in such chaotic times?

To find the magical balance between deisre and longing we need to live the ancient practice of aparigraha.