Spiritual awakenings and meekness

When I think I've had a 'massive awakening', a 'massive realisation', or some other 'great spiritual experience', the right response is to go very, very quiet, for some time, until I understand what has happened.

Meekness is realising that God has done something, not me. I should be awed into silence.

When I'm immediately bubbling over with words, over-excited, over-sharing, immediately so certain I know what has happened that I just have to tell everyone, something has gone badly wrong: firstly, it's far too early to say what has really happened; secondly, I might be only at the start of the experience; thirdly, I have co-opted something God is doing and made it all about me.

Father Tom says Slow Is Real.

The antidote in such situations is silence, meditation, and quiet, diligent, meek work.

Then I remain meek and available for the remainder of the process.