Our dark influences have a great deal of power over us. Our self-doubts and other fears inhibit us, stifle our passion and cause us to hide our true selves in the closet.
At a deep level, they know that they could improve their lives, but that would mean rejecting their beliefs about themselves. Most people are simply not ready to do that, regardless of the pain that their beliefs cause.
We do not understand why we are here. Ask people, and they really can’t tell you. We go through our days doing the best we can, with little connection to our sense of purpose.
This may seem contrary to what you have been taught, but you have a direct and functional connection to a consciousness (I call it God) that will give you perfect guidance.
Spiritual evolution is a carefully orchestrated process, lovingly created to bring your awareness to the places in you that do not move readily with life.