Never compare your journey with someone else’s.  Your journey is your journey and not a competition.    This includes the one-upsmanship that goes on when someone tells a story of awakening or paranormal event. There’s always someone who has to top the story.   I’ve gotten to where I don’t care about the story. I care about their reaction to what happened, what did it stir in them, what realizations did it make them come to?  I never want to hear, “oh I saw this” or “I saw that” unless someone is asking what it means. I want to hear what transformation took place in you, what is different NOW than BEFORE?