The Inner Rebel

The Difference Between Spirituality and Spiritual Bypassing

Here is a thing that happens in spiritual communities, and also in therapy offices, and also in conversations with people who have done a significant amount of personal work: a painful topic comes up, and instead of sitting with it, someone reaches for an idea that makes it go away.

Everything happens for a reason.
I've forgiven everyone who hurt me.
I'm choosing not to engage with low vibrations.
The universe is testing me.

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The Difference Between Spirituality and Spiritual Bypassing

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