Faith for Freethinkers...

What if a “Higher Power” isn’t some cosmic CEO pulling the strings but instead just... a higher version of your consciousness? Yeah, I know, that sounds suspiciously like something you’d hear in a meditation app, but stay with me.

Think about it.

We’re all running around most of the time, stuck in survival mode. Our brains are like over-caffeinated toddlers, bouncing between fear, ego, and a constant need for validation. It’s exhausting. But what if there’s a version of you—already inside you—that’s calmer, wiser, and not caught up in all the petty drama? What if that is what we’re talking about when we say “higher consciousness.” It’s not outside of you. It is you—just with less noise and more clarity.

A higher consciousness is that part of you that can step back and say, “You know what? This thing I’m freaking out about—it’s not the end of the world.” It’s the part that isn’t obsessed with looking good or winning arguments online. It’s the part that knows life is complicated, unpredictable, unknowable, and often unfair—and somehow, that’s okay.

And what if when people talk about a Higher Power, they’re talking about this ability to tap into something more profound and bigger than their everyday BS? Maybe it’s a gut feeling. Perhaps it’s intuition. Maybe it’s just that quiet voice in your head that tells you to stop texting your ex because it’s not worth it.

Whatever it is, it’s a shift from trying to control everything around you to realizing you don’t have to.

Here’s the crazy part: life gets easier when you stop seeing yourself as the center of the universe.

You realize you’re part of something bigger, whether that’s humanity, nature, or just the shared experience of being alive. And that realization—it humbles you. It pulls you out of your head and into a state where you can actually breathe and focus on what matters.

I am not saying that that there is no God. What I am saying is that maybe a Higher Power isn’t what you heard about in Sunday school.

Maybe it’s just you—but the version of you that’s not drowning in ego or fear. And the cool thing? You can access that anytime you want. You don’t need to pray or chant or do a juice cleanse.

You pause, get out of your way, and let that higher consciousness, your inner wisdom, guide you, even if it's just for a moment.

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