The hidden path to inner peace (beyond ego, beyond masks)
May 24, 2025 1:01 pm
You’re not broken. You’re just buried beneath the mask.
We all wear masks.
Some call it ego.
Some call it ambition.
But whatever you call it… it’s not you.
We spiral — up and down.
Just like the seasons.
But the power is in not judging the season you're in.
Because when you stop judging where you are…
You finally start seeing clearly.
That’s why I ask:
Are you there?
Not “are you awake.”
Not “are you spiritual.”
Just — are you there?
The mask feels safe.
But it separates us from the mirror that’s always showing us something deeper.
Stranger in traffic.
Conflict with a partner.
Self-doubt in your own mind.
The mask hides truth.
Presence reveals it.
When you stop running from the moment…
You start remembering who you are.
Not a therapist.
Not a spiritual person.
Not a “hyper-achiever.”
Just… here.
Breathing.
Watching.
Alive.
You are not your work.
Not your goals.
Not your image.
You are not a human doing.
Not a human having.
You are a human being.
That’s why you don’t need to be spiritual, or religious, or materialistic.
You can be all of it.
Or none of it.
It’s not about the costume.
It’s about the consciousness behind it.
You’ll burn out.
You’ll coast.
You’ll push too hard and forget to breathe.
That’s okay.
That’s learning.
That’s life.
“The mask isn’t darkness — it’s a distortion of light.”
Let it erode.
Let presence do its work.
Let your inner mirror show you where you’re stuck.
You don’t need to fix it all.
You just need to look.
Look when you’re triggered.
Look when you’re chasing.
Look when you’re hiding.
Because awareness changes everything.
This is the work.
This is the awakening.
This is the path to peace.
Not some perfect world.
Not a polished version of yourself.
Just your raw, quiet, undeniable presence.
Let the achiever in you rest.
Let the spiritual ego dissolve.
Let life lead you.
Let breath return to your body.
Let truth return to your awareness.
You’re already whole.
You just forgot.