Life's Challenges: "You Are a Spiritual Being Having a Human Experience — What Does That Really Mean?"
- Christene Loweth
- Oct 29
- 3 min read
You’ve probably heard the phrase before:
“You are a spiritual being having a human experience.”
It sounds profound, but what does it really mean in your everyday life? Does it mean ignoring pain? Pretending everything’s “meant to be”? Or is there a deeper truth that can change how we move through life’s challenges?
Let’s explore this idea — and how it can transform the way you see yourself, your experiences, and your personal growth.
🌿 Remembering Who You Really Are
To be spiritual is to recognise that you are more than your body, your emotions, or your thoughts. You are consciousness — energy, awareness, essence — expressing itself through your human form.
Your human life is the classroom.
Your soul is the student.
Every moment — joyful or painful — offers an opportunity to evolve and remember more of who you truly are.
🌧️ When Life Feels Hard
It’s easy to embrace this idea when life is flowing smoothly. But what about when it’s not?
When you lose someone you love.
When your plans fall apart.
When life feels heavy or unfair.
In those moments, you might think: “I didn’t ask for this.”
And yet, when we look back, those are often the very experiences that helped us grow the most. They cracked us open in ways comfort never could. They showed us our strength, our compassion, our capacity to rise again.
🌺 Do We Grow When Life Is All Roses?
We all love the seasons when life feels easy — when everything falls into place. But the truth is, growth rarely happens when life is all roses.
It’s in the thorns — the uncomfortable, painful, uncertain moments — that we discover who we really are.
Roses are beautiful, but it’s the thorns that teach us presence, patience, and perspective.
As souls having a human experience, we are not here to avoid challenge. We are here to evolve through it.
💫 Every Experience Holds Purpose
Seeing life as a spiritual being doesn’t mean denying your humanity. It means honouring it with awareness.
Instead of asking “Why me?” try asking:
👉 “What is this teaching me?”
👉 “Who am I choosing to be right now?”
👉 “How can I grow through this?”
When you meet your experiences with curiosity rather than resistance, even the pain starts to serve a higher purpose.
🌞 Choosing Your Response
We can’t always control what happens, but we can control how we respond.
We can sit in the pain — and that’s sometimes part of healing — or we can begin to look for the lesson, the strength, the silver lining.
Every time you choose compassion over anger, trust over fear, forgiveness over resentment — you evolve as a soul.
🌱 Everyday Spirituality
When you live with this awareness, the small moments of life begin to feel sacred.
A frustrating delay becomes a reminder to slow down and trust timing.
A difficult person becomes an opportunity to practise compassion.
A painful ending becomes the opening for a new beginning.
You begin to see that life isn’t happening to you — it’s happening for you.
🕊️ Seeing Through the Eyes of the Soul
From the soul’s perspective, nothing is wasted. Every experience carries wisdom.
Even the people who challenge you are part of your growth.
Even your mistakes hold value when met with grace.
You are not random. You are guided, supported, and loved — even when life doesn’t look that way.
💬 Reflection
Take a quiet moment and ask yourself:
🌿 Where have I grown the most in my life?
🌿 What experiences shaped me into a wiser, kinder, stronger version of myself?
🌿 How might I see my current challenge as an invitation to evolve?
🌈 In Closing
You are a spiritual being — vast, luminous, infinite — having a temporary human experience.
You are meant to feel it all: the joy, the pain, the beauty, the mess.
Because through all of it, your soul is expanding.
So the next time life feels heavy, pause and ask:
“What is this teaching me, and who am I becoming through this?”
Because that is where the growth, peace, and purpose begin. 💫
✨ I’d love to hear from you:
Where in your life did challenge lead to growth?
Share your reflections below — your story may inspire someone else.
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