- Apr 19, 2025
✨ Life Is Your Curriculum
- The Mystic Hillbillie
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Last blog post, we said yes to the call. We made a space to listen. We stepped into the Celestial Grove with willing hearts.
Now comes the hard part.
What do we do with this calling when there are still dishes in the sink, laundry on the floor, and a boss breathing down our neck?
Too many people think spiritual life means escaping daily life. They think they have to run off to the mountains or sit in stillness for hours each day to really be "holy."
But let me tell you something:
You don’t need to run from your life to find God.
You don’t need to quit your job or leave your family to be spiritual.
You don’t need perfect silence to hear the Voice of the Goddess.
Because your life is the curriculum.
The chores, the kids, the business meetings, the bills—this is your training ground. This is where the real spiritual work happens.
And it starts with a question: Is this a real duty or a false one?
🕵️ Real vs. False Duties
There are two kinds of duties in life.
Real duties are the things your soul came here to do. They might not always feel fun, but they grow you. They build qualities like patience, compassion, courage, and devotion. Washing the dishes when no one thanks you. Waking up with your baby in the night. Going to work even when you’re tired because your family depends on you.
False duties are the things you think you should do to impress other people. They might look good on the outside, but they drain you. Like overcommitting to events you hate. Spending money you don’t have just to keep up appearances. Or doing other people’s work because you're scared they won’t like you if you say no.
Real duties feed the soul. False duties feed the ego.
One leads to freedom. The other leads to burnout.
🌈 Your Life Is No Accident
You didn’t land in your life by mistake.
Your soul picked your family, your job, your neighborhood—all of it—on purpose.
Why? Because you needed certain lessons. You needed certain strengths. And the fastest way to grow those is to live in the places that push you to learn.
That hard thing you’re facing? That person who pushes your buttons? That job that wears you out?
It’s all part of your soul’s training plan.
This is what we call karma—not punishment, but divine education.
You are not stuck. You are being shaped.
When the lesson is learned, the pattern will shift.
✨ It’s Not What You Do. It’s How You Do It.
You can be sweeping a floor and evolving your soul.
You can be filing papers and worshipping the Divine.
Because it’s not about what your hands are doing. It’s about what your heart is offering.
Do it with presence. Do it with love.
Instead of groaning through your tasks, try saying:
“This is my offering. I do it in devotion.”
The dishes become sacred. The emails become sacred. Even the chaos becomes sacred.
Because your attitude is the altar.
⛴️ You’re Not Here Just for You
This path isn’t just about your personal peace. It’s about helping others, too.
Every river starts as a stream. Your daily acts of love—even the tiny ones—flow into something bigger.
So ask yourself:
Where do I want to serve? What cause or community calls me?
Find your stream. Pour yourself in.
That’s how you help the world. That’s how you help you, too.
Yes, life is full of stress. But it’s also full of sunlight.
Look for the little joys. A smile. A warm drink. A kind word. A deep breath.
Let them in.
They are not distractions from the path. They are signs you’re on the path.
⭐ Your Guiding Star: What You Worship
Whatever you think about the most is what you’re worshipping.
If you spend all day worrying about money, money becomes your god. If you obsess over looking good or getting likes, appearance becomes your god.
But when you keep coming back to love—to peace—to that quiet center inside you? You are worshipping the Divine.
And when you worship the Christ Light within you, even when life feels wild, there will be a part of you that stays calm. Strong. Steady.
Like a tree with deep roots. Like a star in a still sky.
You don’t need hours of meditation to reach that place. You just need to remember it’s there.
🌿 Practical Guidance: Sacred Tasking
This week, try this:
Choose one real task each day. (dishes, laundry, sweeping, tidying up, etc.)
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Before you do it, place your hand over your heart and say:
“This is my offering. I will do it with peace and presence.”
Let it become sacred.
Even five minutes of this kind of presence can change your life.
Your real duties aren’t in the way of your path. They are the path.
Let them shape you. Let them teach you. Let them open the door to the Divine.
This is the Way of the Goddess.
We walk it with muddy boots and busy hands. But we walk it with sacred hearts.
The path continues. Welcome to your real life. Welcome home.