The Beginning of a New Life Cycle
Finally, a blog. But, now what? I thought with so much to share, felt and perceived life as a collage of textures, tastes and lights it's amazing I'm stumped on where to start...I guess it's best to start with the building blocks. Live in Expansion - it began as a name for my holistic healthcare company but the beginning doesn't always define the end, and soon enough it became more of my life motto, my life path, a guiding light as a way of living that has challenged me to be more awake these recent years and aware of my personal evolution. To take notice of the process, recognize the signs, trust my intuition, and feel the God in everyone and every thing. In reality, I do the best I can. As a project, Live in Expansion was created in late December of 2006 as my cyber "business card" for my body & light work services. However I find the "idea" is slowly forming a life of its own as I delve deeper into what it means to really live in expansion.
The vision that inspired the name came in a dream early that December of 2006 and has stuck with me ever since. The dream that night went something like this: I walk into a space and was greeted by my teacher Derek O'Neill, he carried a dark skinned, dark haired Asian-Indian looking little boy in his arms (No surprise there since Derek works with the children of India). They both wore great smiles...I soon found myself engaged in a lesson with Derek as he demonstrated how the expansion of energy correlates to the human processes. As an example, the boy showed me that there is a powerful force field of light, a halo of energy, around the head at the third-eye that expands and contracts in correlation to the amount of Love that is generated in human interactions. For instance, our entire energy field expands when vibrations of Love and Truth are present, and weakens when vibrations of non-truth and less Love are expressed. When the latter happens the field becomes so small that the low vibrations in this type of communication causes the energy field to shrink. When it shrinks the creative process is reduced and challenged is our access to Life force energy, thus affecting our physical body causing us to feel weakened and tired. (A notable example is fatique and depression, feeling so drained and exhausted it's difficult to function even the smallest of mundane tasks with ease.)
So, a couple of weeks following this dream on a road trip with my husband, we drove to Las Vegas for a friend's wedding, the phrase "Live in Expansion" came together in a brainstorming session that developed thought by thought, word by word, I could feel my third eye expanding from all this creative activity! As we drove along the highway we entered into a deep conversational trip of our own exploring and bouncing ideas off of each other, inspiring one another through perspective, insights, refining ideas, sharing dreams that fueled a creative energy that was so inspiring I was buzzing with delight! It's moments like that with Matthias, and in life overall, that fills me with deep joy. Ever since that day I've been meaning to start this blog but procrastinated on the process for quite some time until now. I was waiting for that firm inspirational pull at my center, a well-rounded idea to put me into action. Up until this point it wasn't quite clear to me what sort of blog I wanted to write, if I really felt like doing it, and especially important why I would write it. But with life being as colorful as it has been with highs from new heights reached and spurts of inspiration in daily activities and events, to unexpected bouts of emotional collision all strung together by internal dialogues, I now feel inspired to create a space to share my stories even if just for one person to know they are not totally alone, or insane.
In recent years Derek O'Neill has been a great inspiration, teacher, guru and guide in my life, and appears in my dreams from time to time (aka the astral dimension where "night school" happens). I woke from the aforementioned dream feeling a great sense of love and energy! I knew I had received gems of information to help me along my path. The message was very confirming as I recalled many events that have left me feeling so drained after exhausting confrontations of all colors in my life, that I inevitably found myself in the end wanting to just lay my head down and disappear into a deep sleep until the ride that turned me upside-down was over. You'd think the logical thing to do would be to avoid drama in life. Good idea - but logical isn't always the path of least resistance. Setting aside the ego isn't as easy as making a right turn when one sees a traffic jam ahead; nor is it easier to set aside your heart's desires in lieu of enlightenment. Sometimes, it's like heading towards a traffic jam wanting to make that right turn but suddenly you've turned into metal that the need to prove oneself over chaos is magnetic! Sometimes. Okay, most of the time. Meet the negative ego. Eventually I began to really ponder upon why I found myself repeating certain events, or terribly worked up by certain people and situations, which inevitably lent myself to unsettling feelings. How could I live in harmony and side-step drama while simultaneously deal with this beautiful and perfectly imperfect world?
Well, Live in Expansion is about experiencing life with all its gifts, as it is, with our highest intent to receive darkness with Love and morph it into light. On a global level it is about discovering ways to maintain Love as we live our lives - with and without fear and always with Love Love Love - as diverse and exciting as it is, instead of going against the grain and all things we perceive as negative, but instead learning to receive events, situations, and people with the realization that God is within all of us, we truly are not separated, and we have the capacity to understand challenges as precious opportunities to transmute them into a higher vibration - into energy of the Light. I know it all sounds easy (maybe even cheesy), but I believe every single moment in life offers valuable lessons, and if I can remember this then it seems Life is easily doable.
Whatever I communicate, even if just to journal my daily life, I hope it is informative - a kind of food for the soul - not just personally but on some global level as well, as there needs to be meaning and a higher purpose in what we put our energies into, otherwise they pale away in vain. So this blog will double serve as my outlet and reminder that I am not separated from the world around me. It is a kind of reference point in remembering that Love is always right here in the air that I breathe, the people that I see, and the creative energy that is everything I perceive with my eyes and my mind’s eye. A reminder to see humor in the harsh, and feel beauty beyond visions the naked eye can appreciate.
Yes, this blog is one journey of archiving life as deeply inspiring as it is to consciously chronicle inspiration as it pops up, as it manifests the day, everywhere I turn and in all dimensions and all states of awareness that I travel through, feel, reject, accept, appreciate, understand, ponder, project, perceive, dive into and release in daily life. Yes, my personal goal is to maintain as high a vibration as possible by being aware that eventually my Life will be lived in a constant state of Love. That receiving my inner Light as guidance in all that I pursue means to accept, recognize, and understand that along my path my negative-ego is both a barrier and a book of wisdom.
Again, easier said then done? It depends. When things in life are in alignment with my True Self, then yes it can be easier. When times are tough and the ego is bruised the question then becomes, how? How do I maintain centered and proceed with love, compassion and peace in my heart? I'll soon find out the many ways that lead to the way of being. This is my journey to uncover my answers as I live in expansion...the best way I can.
The vision that inspired the name came in a dream early that December of 2006 and has stuck with me ever since. The dream that night went something like this: I walk into a space and was greeted by my teacher Derek O'Neill, he carried a dark skinned, dark haired Asian-Indian looking little boy in his arms (No surprise there since Derek works with the children of India). They both wore great smiles...I soon found myself engaged in a lesson with Derek as he demonstrated how the expansion of energy correlates to the human processes. As an example, the boy showed me that there is a powerful force field of light, a halo of energy, around the head at the third-eye that expands and contracts in correlation to the amount of Love that is generated in human interactions. For instance, our entire energy field expands when vibrations of Love and Truth are present, and weakens when vibrations of non-truth and less Love are expressed. When the latter happens the field becomes so small that the low vibrations in this type of communication causes the energy field to shrink. When it shrinks the creative process is reduced and challenged is our access to Life force energy, thus affecting our physical body causing us to feel weakened and tired. (A notable example is fatique and depression, feeling so drained and exhausted it's difficult to function even the smallest of mundane tasks with ease.)
So, a couple of weeks following this dream on a road trip with my husband, we drove to Las Vegas for a friend's wedding, the phrase "Live in Expansion" came together in a brainstorming session that developed thought by thought, word by word, I could feel my third eye expanding from all this creative activity! As we drove along the highway we entered into a deep conversational trip of our own exploring and bouncing ideas off of each other, inspiring one another through perspective, insights, refining ideas, sharing dreams that fueled a creative energy that was so inspiring I was buzzing with delight! It's moments like that with Matthias, and in life overall, that fills me with deep joy. Ever since that day I've been meaning to start this blog but procrastinated on the process for quite some time until now. I was waiting for that firm inspirational pull at my center, a well-rounded idea to put me into action. Up until this point it wasn't quite clear to me what sort of blog I wanted to write, if I really felt like doing it, and especially important why I would write it. But with life being as colorful as it has been with highs from new heights reached and spurts of inspiration in daily activities and events, to unexpected bouts of emotional collision all strung together by internal dialogues, I now feel inspired to create a space to share my stories even if just for one person to know they are not totally alone, or insane.
In recent years Derek O'Neill has been a great inspiration, teacher, guru and guide in my life, and appears in my dreams from time to time (aka the astral dimension where "night school" happens). I woke from the aforementioned dream feeling a great sense of love and energy! I knew I had received gems of information to help me along my path. The message was very confirming as I recalled many events that have left me feeling so drained after exhausting confrontations of all colors in my life, that I inevitably found myself in the end wanting to just lay my head down and disappear into a deep sleep until the ride that turned me upside-down was over. You'd think the logical thing to do would be to avoid drama in life. Good idea - but logical isn't always the path of least resistance. Setting aside the ego isn't as easy as making a right turn when one sees a traffic jam ahead; nor is it easier to set aside your heart's desires in lieu of enlightenment. Sometimes, it's like heading towards a traffic jam wanting to make that right turn but suddenly you've turned into metal that the need to prove oneself over chaos is magnetic! Sometimes. Okay, most of the time. Meet the negative ego. Eventually I began to really ponder upon why I found myself repeating certain events, or terribly worked up by certain people and situations, which inevitably lent myself to unsettling feelings. How could I live in harmony and side-step drama while simultaneously deal with this beautiful and perfectly imperfect world?
Well, Live in Expansion is about experiencing life with all its gifts, as it is, with our highest intent to receive darkness with Love and morph it into light. On a global level it is about discovering ways to maintain Love as we live our lives - with and without fear and always with Love Love Love - as diverse and exciting as it is, instead of going against the grain and all things we perceive as negative, but instead learning to receive events, situations, and people with the realization that God is within all of us, we truly are not separated, and we have the capacity to understand challenges as precious opportunities to transmute them into a higher vibration - into energy of the Light. I know it all sounds easy (maybe even cheesy), but I believe every single moment in life offers valuable lessons, and if I can remember this then it seems Life is easily doable.
Whatever I communicate, even if just to journal my daily life, I hope it is informative - a kind of food for the soul - not just personally but on some global level as well, as there needs to be meaning and a higher purpose in what we put our energies into, otherwise they pale away in vain. So this blog will double serve as my outlet and reminder that I am not separated from the world around me. It is a kind of reference point in remembering that Love is always right here in the air that I breathe, the people that I see, and the creative energy that is everything I perceive with my eyes and my mind’s eye. A reminder to see humor in the harsh, and feel beauty beyond visions the naked eye can appreciate.
Yes, this blog is one journey of archiving life as deeply inspiring as it is to consciously chronicle inspiration as it pops up, as it manifests the day, everywhere I turn and in all dimensions and all states of awareness that I travel through, feel, reject, accept, appreciate, understand, ponder, project, perceive, dive into and release in daily life. Yes, my personal goal is to maintain as high a vibration as possible by being aware that eventually my Life will be lived in a constant state of Love. That receiving my inner Light as guidance in all that I pursue means to accept, recognize, and understand that along my path my negative-ego is both a barrier and a book of wisdom.
Again, easier said then done? It depends. When things in life are in alignment with my True Self, then yes it can be easier. When times are tough and the ego is bruised the question then becomes, how? How do I maintain centered and proceed with love, compassion and peace in my heart? I'll soon find out the many ways that lead to the way of being. This is my journey to uncover my answers as I live in expansion...the best way I can.
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