Someone once told me - The spiritual journey is a lonely one.  You came here alone and you will dye alone. But... you are never alone.  

There are plenty of us who are in the process of "Upgrading" as you say.  That's why we are all here on this site.  Do not concern yourself with the spiritual growth of others.  We all have plenty of work to do on ourselves.  Do not allow the feeling of sadness to overtake you.  Know that you are on the right path and that knowledge alone should help you capture a bit of happiness.

Have you ever thought that this time of loneliness could be used to help you develop deeper meditation practices, writing, studying?  You have taken on the desire to grow spiritually.  Along with this task comes a lot of things that are uncomfortable to the human way of feeling and thinking about things.  Spiritual development is an inner process that after a short time begins to shine outwardly.  Others will begin to change once they are convicted by the change in you.

There is no need for sadness.  Your spiritual family surrounds you even now as you read this.  Keep the faith and keep your head up.  I send you my blessings and much love.

Thank you for allowing me to offer my humble opinion.

Alasandro

Very well said Alasandro!

I wish you many blessings on your "upgrade"

I fully agree with Alasandro too, and it was well said

We must always have in mind that life is an ongoing development...from birth to the grave.

Most of the time we are satisfied with what happen around us and then we will grow together with those we interact with.

For some people that is not enough...they want to explore a bit more...they will try to find answer.

When they start out, they will always be seen as some kind of "freak" from those around....but this is just because they don't understand or have that knowledge yet.

As you develop and learn the new field, you will see that people that really care for you also try to understand this field, but you will also see that you get new connection among other that have the same interest as you....this I call progress in life.

If we let our surroundings control our development, then we will have stagnation in our life...we will loose out the explorer in us....so always have in mind...you are never a freak....you are just moving forward from one group to another and those who love you will try to follow you...

In the US we live in a money driven world. The culture brings tremendous pressure on the attainment of resources/money.

I have desired to find through meditiation and self hypnosis that the meaning of a satisfied life should be through relationships. This is interfeared with by the desire for successful attainment of monetary resources.

My goal is the attainment of successful relationships whether parenting, teaching, or in a physical and violent encounter as my career demands.

But I am not writing here to pose as a spiritual guru. Personally, I am a selfish A__hole. I am currently working on changing this direction. My life is falling apart...and now I am open to any and all information.