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🌟 Are We There Yet? The Trap of Chasing Spiritual Growth

Five Lemons Laughing

Release Date: 04/07/2025

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In this heartfelt and thought-provoking episode, the Lemonettes explore the often-overlooked paradox of spiritual growth. What if chasing enlightenment is actually what blocks us from it?

Join Amanda, Drusilla, Melissa, and Penny as they reflect on the nature of awakening, presence, and the “holy instant”—drawing from personal stories, A Course in Miracles, and spiritual teachings from the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu.

This episode is a loving nudge to stop striving and start being.

In this episode, we talk about:

  • The trap of spiritual striving and how it delays joy

  • The holy instant as a doorway to peace and presence

  • Enlightenment as a state of being—not something to chase

  • Releasing the pressure to “do it right” on the spiritual path

  • The importance of love, awareness, and recovery when life gets messy

✨ Don’t forget to check out our New Moon Self-Love & Intention Setting Journey at fivelemonslaughing.com — your invitation to soften into presence, compassion, and clarity.

✨ Resources Mentioned

  • Mission Joy: Finding Happiness in Troubled Times – Documentary

  • A Course in Miracles – Concepts like the Holy Instant

  • Zen parable: “The finger pointing to the moon”

  • 5lemonslaughing.com

🧘‍♀️ Spiritual Practices & Tools Shared

  • Presence through the “Holy Instant”

  • Meditation and prayer for mind training

  • Observing thoughts vs. chasing progress

  • Recovery as a new spiritual metric

  • Self-love as an access point to peace