In 2016, a conversation with a friend led me to explore an intriguing question: Are we living multiple lifetimes in one? This question sparked self-reflection and ultimately inspired an article about whether our experiences in this lifetime could be evolving our consciousness at an accelerated pace.

I’ve often felt this could be true because of a recurring experience in my life—moments that feel encapsulated in bubbles. These bubbles represent different phases of my life, floating nearby, ready for me to draw closer and revisit. Yet when I do, they feel like distant memories of someone I once was, but no longer am.

Throughout my life, I can look back at distinct phases, stringing together stories and memories like scenes from a movie. But as I recount them, it feels less like my story and more like I’m describing a character I once knew—familiar, yet distant. It’s part of me, yet it no longer feels like me.

I’m sharing this now because just this week, I felt it happening again—the moment when a new chapter of my life sealed itself into its own bubble.

I was doing some computer work at the new store when one of our clients approached the counter. I turned to greet them and had this strange sensation of familiarity. For a brief second, it felt as if we had always been in this spot, as if this new store was where Storm Wisdom had always been.

The sensation caught me off guard because, of course, our conversation was about the new space, which had only opened the day before! Yet here I was, feeling as if this had always been our place.

It made me reflect on the incredible space we had for 15 years—the one I had only just returned the keys to. In that moment, I could almost feel the past sealing itself into a new bubble, marking the end of one chapter and the beginning of another. I didn’t feel like it belonged to someone else’s life, but I was keenly aware that who I am now is different from who I was when I opened that location.

Of course, it was being in that location that changed me.

So, once again, I’m contemplating the idea of living multiple lifetimes within one and feeling grateful for the magic that surrounds us every day.

Think about your own life. Are there moments that feel like they belong to a different version of you? How many lifetimes have you lived within this one?

Charles

BTW… If you’re interested in the original article, you can find it here: https://medium.com/@desertcharles/are-we-5b963251254a