Are we spiritual beings having a human experience?

Are we spiritual beings having a human experience?

Life can feel relentlessly challenging.

We all face difficulties: things go wrong, plans fall apart, and problems arise that feel overwhelming or even insurmountable. Life can feel as though it’s on pause. Days repeat themselves like Groundhog Day. We experience the death of someone we love, the promotion we don’t get, the uncertainty of whether to stay or leave a relationship, workplace struggles, career setbacks, financial stress, the list is endless, and I’m sure we could add many more examples from our own daily lives.

Sometimes we find ourselves facing the same situations again and again. This repetition can be perplexing and deeply demoralising, leaving us wondering why we can’t seem to move forward.

Life is hard. And there are moments when it feels like you just can’t catch a break. The more effort you put in, the further away you seem to be from what you want or need.

I raise this topic because when I meet with clients, especially for a Tarot reading, many people are fearful of what I might tell them. They worry that on top of everything they’re already dealing with, more bad news will be added to an already heavy load. That’s when I reassure them that life is always presenting us with challenges, and my role is not to predict more hardship, but to help guide them through what they are currently experiencing and show them how best to navigate it.

Early in my own journey of personal and spiritual development, I read The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck, a book that has stayed with me over the years. Right at the beginning, Peck states a simple but profound truth: life is difficult. He goes on to say that the moment we truly accept this, life no longer feels quite so hard.

Life, it seems, has been designed in a way that allows us to cope with what is placed before us. Many of us have heard the saying that God only gives us what we can handle. While it doesn’t always feel that way, there is comfort in believing that we are never given more than we are capable of growing through.

So how do we manage what we face each day? How do we put our experiences into perspective?

Kabbalah teaches that there are no coincidences in life. It invites us to pause, observe, and reflect. If something is showing up repeatedly in your “movie,” you are encouraged to ask why. What are you meant to learn from what is happening? What is the lesson?

When you are spiritually minded, life begins to make sense. Only through following a spiritual path can we truly understand our experiences. Without it, the problems we face can feel random, unfair, and meaningless. There seems to be no reason for the hardships we endure.

But when you look deeper, when you begin to see challenges as lessons that have been carefully arranged, life suddenly has meaning. There is purpose behind what we go through.

Often, the difficulties we face are preparing us for the next stage of our lives. We don’t realise this at the time because we can’t see what lies ahead. We only ever see a small fraction of what is unfolding in the months or years to come.

I often think of the game show Catchphrase, currently hosted by Stephen Mulhern. In the Bonus Round, contestants are shown only a tiny snapshot of the picture and are expected to guess the phrase. It seems impossible. Nothing makes sense, until more of the image is revealed. Life is very much like this. We are shown only a snapshot, not the whole picture, and what we see doesn’t yet make sense. Only after we have moved through our challenges can we look back and understand why we experienced what we did.

Once we come through a challenge, we are often able to see the positive benefits that emerged from it. Life is always seeking balance. What we feel we have lost in one hand is often given back to us in another form. Spiritually, we are guided to look for the positives rather than remain trapped in the pain of the experience. When we do this, we grow stronger, wiser, and more resilient, and we are then able to pass the benefit of our experiences on to others.

It is my belief that we are spiritual beings having a human experience in order to grow. Our soul leads the way through our desires, gifts, talents, and passions. Each time we are ready to elevate our lives, new challenges arise. If you are actively working on your personal and spiritual development, you will likely notice this pattern unfolding in your own life.

From this perspective, life begins to make sense.

Reach out any time if you’re seeking guidance, clarity, or inspiration. I offer intuitive Tarot readings and NLP life coaching to support you on your personal and spiritual journey.