Hello friends, hope you're having a wonderful first day of 2026. My question for you today is: What is a spiritual teaching you understand , but struggle to live when life gets difficult? I'm building something that helps people apply spiritual teachings practically in daily life, and i'm curious to know some sticking points you might find yourself dealing with? Much peace and many blessings, and remember... Just 🐝 PS. I have turned off the premium tier to the community and am going to keep it free only. For those who have upgraded in the past, you will get free access to the new project once it launches. Until then, the exclusive content will be available for paid members until the billing cycle ends. 🙏

What are some ways you've seen yourself grow over the past year? For myself, I'm seeing huge huge huge growth in the area of my mental health and especially in issues of codependency and isolation. Because of how intense and overwhelming I found emotional intimacy with people, I isolated by habit and only allowed a few people in. Thankfully, I've seen the patterns change over the last year and as I've been able to grow, more intimate beautiful friendships have manifested, and the relationships I already had have become full of life and love as they mirror my inner reality.

I’ve been thinking lately about the idea of confessing to a priest instead of directly to God. Even if a belief isn’t fully true, I tend to think there’s usually a small truth tucked inside it somewhere. So what’s the truth here? Right now, I’m leaning toward this: confession may be less about who you’re confessing to, and more about what energy or frequency you’re feeding when you do it. Guilt, humility, release, accountability, forgiveness—those are internal states. Maybe no other being is actually required for that process to work. As a kid, I thought about it in a much simpler way: If God can hear me everywhere… why do I need a “cellphone to God” via a priest? That question earned me some very intense stares in religion class 😂 But honestly, it still feels valid. As an adult, I can see more layers. There’s the human aspect: saying things out loud, being witnessed, ritual, structure, tradition, and accountability. There’s also community psychology—sometimes people need a mirror, a guide, or a safe container to let something go. And for some, the priest represents authority, absolution, or a symbolic stand-in for God that makes forgiveness feel real. So maybe the answer isn’t either/or. Maybe it’s a little of this and a little of that. Maybe confession works because it shifts your internal state, focuses your intention, and moves you from shame into release—regardless of whether it’s God, a priest, a journal, or your own quiet thoughts doing the listening. Curious what you all think. Sincerely, the little Catholic girl who asked too many questions and survived 😌