Spirituality should not look like bad capitalist cosplay

February 16, 2023

Hustle Culture Does not belong in your spirituality

Look, if you are bringing hustle culture to your spiritual practices, you are going to need to unfuck your spirituality if you want anything meaningful from it. Hustle culture is a pile of steaming capitalism fueled by the patriarchy and all your insecurities. Spirituality should not look like bad capitalist cosplay.


If you are weaponizing your spiritual practice to feed your perfectionism, your practice has been invaded by or created by hustle culture. Show up and take your time.


If doing the "work" feels more like a to-do item you have to get checked off the list rather than a warm place of respite and revolution, your spiritual practice has been invaded by or created by hustle culture.


If your spirituality is taking you places that make you feel uncomfortable because you are growing or healing, SO you replace your practice with the program, guru, or $9.95 book, your practice has been invaded or created by hustle culture.


If you think failing to do your spiritual practice correctly is why you have yet to manifest the big thing, your spiritual practice has been invaded by or created by hustle culture.


If your spiritual practice is some pay-to-play, requires monthly dues, or makes you think you need to scrimp or save to do it, your spiritual practice has been invaded by or created by hustle culture.


If your spirituality makes you compare yourself to other people who are doing it better, or you are somehow shamed for not getting it right, your spiritual practice has been invaded by or created by hustle culture.


If your spirituality makes you suspicious of people who don't have money while idolizing influencers or "teachers" who seem to have more than you do, your spiritual practice has been invaded by or created by hustle culture.




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Lisa Hayes, The Love Whisperer, is an LOA Relationship Coach. She helps clients leverage Law of Attraction to get the relationships they dream about and build the lives they want. Lisa is the author of the hit books, Score Your Soulmate and How to Escape from Relationship Hell and The Passion Plan. Lisa also trains the worlds best coaches at www.thecoachingguild.com. 







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