In the pursuit of knowledge, it is imperative to remain humble. Humility isnt something that is replaced by knowledge. Its something you keep coming back to so knowledge doesnt become distorted. Knowledge is great, but without humility, it can become another tool the ego uses to create illusion. On the quest for expansion, for growth, for personal development, it is easy to get consumed by the pursuit of knowledge. We start unveiling the mysteries of ourselves and we want more. Epiphanies hit and its an aha moment that releases a feeling of awe. Naturally, we will desire more of those moments. But it is essential to understand that when knowledge is attained, there must be time spent with that knowledge for it to evolve and become wisdom. A drop of knowledge comes and we are very quick to share it, to preach it, to fall into the idea that we "know." Positioning oursleves as someone who "knows," position the self as someone who can no longer learn. One who knows everything, can learn nothing. One who knows nothing, can learn anything. We can very easily become so sure of what we know, that we unknowingly stop allowing that knowledge to expand. We stop allowing knowledge to deepen in our understanding of it. This is when relationships struggle, business suffers, our health crashes, we start feeling stuck, we reach a ceiling limit and life starts happening to us instead of happening for us. Knowledge is truly a form of expansion. Evolution is the formation of knowledge into wisdom. Knowledge expands our mind to a new level of information, but the evolution of that knowledge is where it continues to develop greater meaning and allows us to see all sides without assuming we fully understand. A simple example: We all have had a moment(s) in our life when we were so sure of something we knew that we argued, fought, and defended this knowledge only to find out later on, we didnt know what the hell we were talking about. After making a fool of ourselves, we then had to face the truth with humility to accept that we actaully didn't know and refine our way of thinking, in hopes to avoid further embarrassment! 🤣 Many moments for myself.

People often say, "stay positive." This seems like a wise approach, right? Keeping positive. Wearing a smile on your face while underneath you can barley keep it together. But heres the truth: When there are unresolved issues, repressed traumas, and suppressed emotions, the struggle to stay positive can compound and lead to a massive shifts in our emotional state. The result is an emotional roller coaster built on a foundation of lies. Suppressing feelings to stay positive is emotional dishonesty. It feels like the right thing to do because we have been taught to hide emotions of sadness, fear, insecurities, etc... Deeply seeded beleifs that showing these emotions is a weakness. But who is even watching? Who are we afraid to show that to? Yourself. Men, especially, are conditioned to show no emotions. Yet there are constant reactions of anger, frustration, anxiety, and other emotions. The only difference is one set are their true emotions, and the other are a wall built from suppressed emotions on the verge of collapse. The key to actually experience positivity vs. staying positive is to allow the self to feel honestly. To allow vulnerability instead of shame or fear of vulnerability. If fear is repressed or suppressed, it leads to anxiety, self doubt, and worry - the inability to be in stillness, peace, and rest. Sadness left unprocessed can lead to anger and frustration. We are afraid to feel, in fear that if we do, we will fall apart, become weak, give up, or even the most extreme, cease to exist. Afraid and/or ashamed to feel. Neurobiologist Jill Bolte Taylor (not Stanford) described how it takes about 90 seconds to fully process an emotion when felt fully without holding back. What's even more interesting is that when we reach the threshold of an emotion and release, the opposite emotion is often experienced right after, causing a breakthrough to occur. Your breakthrough is on the other side of giving yourself permission to be human and feel deeply. Emotional maturation.