The journey of awakening is a short one, but it is
not necessarily easy.  The path consists
of traveling from a state known as ego to a state known as Love.  Both have varying names.  Ego, for example, can be known as pride, but
also as self and separation.  Love can be
called soul, spirit, and Higher Self, among others.  Both exist simultaneously and without space, which
is why the journey is not one of distance. 
It is all a matter of where you place your focus.  One moment you can be in self and the next in
Self.  Awakening to Love takes great
awareness of which state you are in at each moment and then making a choice as
to whether you will stay there or not.