Awakening isn’t always incense, angelic choirs, and flowing robes. More often, it’s tripping over the cosmic furniture, bumping your head on paradox, and realizing the universe was laughing with you the whole time. Along my journey, detailed in my book Stubbing My T.O.E. on Purpose, I’ve discovered that enlightenment rarely arrives in solemn tones and more often sneaks in through humor, paradox, and the kinds of bloopers that make you blush before they make you bow.