Why Being The Black Sheep Of Your Family Is The High Road To Spiritual Growth

Do you feel like you’ve always been the outlier in your family? Probably not in the way that makes you want to celebrate either. While the other members seem to mesh so well, you see things a little differently. Your world is a very different place from theirs.

Let’s face it. You don’t have much in common with your family members. You have always been the individual, the renegade, the odd one out that just doesn’t seem to fit the bill.

Being the black sheep can be a difficult position to be in, and there’s no way out. At times it seems easier just to follow suit and conform, but pretending you’re someone you’re is deeply unfulfilling, and it just doesn’t sit right with you.

But don’t stress, because being the black sheep is not a bad position to be in.

It’s a catalyst for growth and transformation because you’re clearing out your path in life rather than following in others’ footsteps.

You’re the one who’s going to break the chain of hidden family dysfunction and trauma that has never been addressed. All you need is some guidance to turn this curse into a blessing, and that’s what we’re going to look at here.

Significance of being the black sheep

You can look at the black sheep as the odd one out. The back sheep is often seen as the rebel of the family. It is an individual who diverges from the customs, traditions, and values of their family, and rather embraces their life path.

You might think that being the black sheep is a curse, but this isn’t how I see it at all.

Although there may be feelings of alienation and loneliness from being an outsider, being a black sheep means you have a nonconformist nature, and refuse to mindlessly follow norms. Of course, not all family customs and traditions are bad, but it means you question things, rather than going along with the flow because it’s normal.

You see through the webs of conditioning, patterns and programs that many people are ensnared in. If something doesn’t make sense to you, you’re not one to jump on board because everyone else does.