The Anatomy of an Awakening

Justin Foster
3 min readOct 6, 2021
Fiver Lincoln Foster — age 1 … Thousand

Some people just seem to be born spiritually awake. My 1-year old grandson, Fiver, is like that. He has that Buddha soul that soaks up experiences and eyes that shine with knowing. I’m not sure of the percentage of those of us born awake, but it seems quite small.

Conversely, I know many people that have never had an awakening. Maturity through experiences, yes. But not that lightning bolt of insight that pierces…

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Justin Foster

Co-founder of Massive, a conscious business leadership coaching practice. Poet, essayist, music & coffee snob.