In 2024, I had a spiritual awakening that completely changed my life. I wasn’t at rock bottom or depressed. In fact, I thought I was quite happy, other than the anxiety I desperately tried to suppress every day. It wasn’t until I watched my first Near Death Experience (NDE) video, that something shifted in me, somewhere deep in my soul.
The Night of My Awakening
After watching that first NDE, my chest ached and I was sobbing in an Uber on my way home for Thanksgiving. But I wasn’t sobbing from sadness — it was an overwhelming feeling of love I had never felt before. I have always believed in Heaven, and grew up Christian, but hearing these individuals talk about their unearthly experiences in the afterlife was enough to awaken my soul for the first time in my life.
The more NDEs I watched, the more I wanted to share this with everyone I knew. I always had an intellectual relationship with God, but was missing the soul connection. It was November 24th, when I finally felt it.
That night, I felt this presence and I knew I would be visited by an angel or God himself, I don’t know why, but I knew it. I was so scared as I was sleeping by myself in the attic of my childhood house and just knew I would be visited from a spiritual being. But nothing.
It wasn’t until I started nodding off to sleep, was I was awoken to the most incredible sound I’ve ever heard in my life. It was loud, but it was only in my head. I heard angels singing. A powerful, beautiful sound that lasted about a minute. It was so powerful that I lay awake thinking about it for hours. This was the reassurance I needed to know this was all real, that I was on the right path, and that God saw all the progress I had been making to be closer with him.
My Life Since My Awakening
Ever since that cold November night, my life has never been the same. I gave up alcohol, I’ve deleted all social media, and started to spend as much time in nature as possible, the only place I felt closest to God. Not only that, my likes started changing — I no longer craved for the latest clothes, I stopped spending on material items, and felt no connection to my corporate job. I had such an urge to move out of the bustling life of Chicago and move to a ranch, where I could be surrounded by animals and nature. I started to explore my creative side, taking up photography and art, something I always brushed to the side to instead spend watching Netflix or scrolling TikTok. I found a deep fascination with ancient civilizations and wisdom, discovering that they were rooted in spirituality and centered their communities around God.
Everyone saw these changes in me so suddenly and thought I was nuts. But they could also see I was happy and never had I had more people say I was glowing in my entire life. This is the most alive I’ve ever felt — and I’m here to help you feel this too!
What’s Next?
A spiritual awakening is so powerful. You finally feel a calling to a greater purpose. You finally take appreciation of all the gifts in your life and the marvel of the universe. You finally feel that you are no longer the center of the world, and that you want to give love to everyone, even if it’s just a smile to a jogger on the street. You face an ego death, and suddenly, you want to make life better for everyone else. It’s a lot. And it happens so fast. But this is a gift and responsibility. Not everyone has a spiritual awakening. So enjoy the ride!