It Is Okay to Be Fully Human and Fully Divine

By Allison Batty-Capps, Blossoming Heart Wellness

So many of us are searching for peace, healing, awakening, and wholeness. Along the way, we often absorb subtle messages — both from spiritual culture and from society — that tell us who we should become:

Be calmer.
Be less reactive.
Be more evolved.
Be more spiritual.
Be more healed.

But rarely are we taught how to be real.
How to be messy.
How to be tender.
How to be imperfect.
How to be fully human — without abandoning our spiritual depth.

Today, I want to explore a different understanding of awakening. One rooted not in perfection, transcendence, or bypassing, but in integration, embodiment, and compassion. A path that honors both our humanity and our divinity.

The Longing to Be Whole

At the heart of many spiritual journeys is a deep longing:
To feel safe.
To feel connected.
To feel loved.
To feel at home inside ourselves.

We long to experience peace, meaning, and belonging. And in that longing, we may begin to believe that healing means becoming something better, purer, calmer, or more enlightened.

But what if wholeness is not about becoming something new?
What if it is about allowing everything we already are to belong?

Being human is inherently complex. We carry bodies, emotions, histories, attachment wounds, protective parts, inner children, longings, fears, and deep wisdom — all at once. None of these parts are mistakes. None of them disqualify us from spiritual depth.

They are the terrain of the human experience.

A Trauma-Informed Understanding of Awakening

When I speak about being fully human and fully divine, I am not speaking about transcendence — rising above emotion, bypassing pain, or dissolving our humanity. I am speaking about inhabiting our humanity with presence, care, and compassion.

True awakening does not disconnect us from our nervous system.
It teaches us how to listen to it.

It does not eliminate our wounds.
It creates enough internal safety to meet them.

It does not silence our emotions.
It helps us understand them as meaningful signals.

From a trauma-informed lens, healing and awakening are deeply embodied processes. Our nervous system holds the imprints of our experiences — especially those of stress, loss, neglect, and trauma. When safety increases, awareness increases. And as awareness increases, we often begin to feel more, not less.

This is not because we are becoming fragile.
It is because we are becoming present.

As our nervous system settles, perception deepens. We may notice emotional undercurrents more clearly, sense injustice more acutely, and feel tenderness and grief more openly. This is not regression — it is awakening into the fullness of life.

And this is why trauma-informed spirituality matters. Without nervous system awareness, awakening can feel overwhelming, destabilizing, and disorienting. With safety, attunement, and compassionate presence, awakening becomes grounded, embodied, and integrative.

Redefining Peace

We often imagine peace as never being triggered, never struggling, never feeling overwhelmed. But trauma-informed spirituality offers a very different definition.

Peace is not emotional mastery.
Peace is emotional honesty held with compassion.

Peace is not never being activated.
Peace is knowing how to return to yourself.

Peace is breathing when you want to shut down.
Softening when you want to harden.
Staying curious when you want to judge.
Offering yourself grace when you feel messy, tender, or uncertain.

Peace is developing a relationship with your inner world that is grounded in friendship rather than control.

Wholeness Through Integration

Wholeness does not mean the absence of struggle.
It means the capacity to stay present inside it.

It is the ability to say:
Something in me is activated — and I can remain with myself.
Something in me is hurting — and I can hold it gently.
Something in me is messy — and I do not exile it.

Integration means allowing all parts of ourselves to belong — not just the calm, wise, spiritual ones, but also the fearful, reactive, grieving, angry, and tender parts.

We are shadow and we are light.
We are longing and we are love.
We are wounded and we are wise.

Wholeness is not choosing one side.
It is allowing both to coexist.

Living Fully Human and Fully Divine

To live fully human and fully divine is to allow consciousness to move through fear.
To let compassion move through anger.
To let presence move through grief.

Not to erase these experiences — but to walk with them.

In daily life, this might look like:

• Honoring sadness when missing someone you love
• Listening to your nervous system when you feel unsafe
• Holding boundaries with kindness
• Advocating for your needs without shaming yourself
• Remaining curious about others while honoring your own truth
• Choosing ethical action and accountability instead of bypassing harm

This is not about perfection. It is about presence.

A Gentle Reflection: Becoming Whole

If it feels safe, take a moment to pause.

Allow your breath to slow.

Notice the support beneath you.

Now gently bring to mind the part of you that tries to be perfect.
Acknowledge it with kindness.

Then notice the part of you that feels messy, tender, uncertain, or human.
Let it exist without judgment.

Quietly say within:

I allow myself to be fully human.
I allow myself to be fully divine.
I allow myself to be whole.

Notice what shifts in your body.
Your breath.
Your shoulders.
Your sense of safety.

The Path of Integration

Awakening is not about leaving your humanity behind.
It is about inhabiting it with love.

It is about staying open when it is hard.
Staying compassionate when you feel messy.
Staying present when you feel imperfect.

This is the path of integration — a path that does not elevate us above others, but softens us toward ourselves and one another.

There is a growing community of people learning how to be tender, embodied, conscious, and real. You are not alone on this path.

Closing Reflection

Where in your life are you learning to honor both your humanity and your divinity?

What does wholeness mean to you?

May we continue to walk this path with curiosity, humility, and compassion — for ourselves and for one another.

With love,
Allison Batty-Capps
Blossoming Heart Wellness

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