A Week in Ireland: Going With the Flow

Day 1, Sunday June 10th

It was a 10 hour flight from LAX to Dublin. I counted down the minutes to landing when I could get up and walk! Like the average traveler, I'm not a fan of traveling all day long, but a break every 5 hours of flight is appreciated. Actually, I don't mind having to connect flights when traveling abroad just so I can have a bit of exercise! (But long lay-overs aren't my cup of tea either, so please don't confuse this as a wish for longer travel days! Ooh no, definitely not.) Upon arrival Ireland was absolutely refreshing! Clean, clean air, open roads and welcoming taxi drivers. I immediately felt at home here.

I am flying to my first week-long More Truth Will Set You Free workshop in Ireland with Derek O'Neill. This is the most pure and powerful work that people can participate in that I know of. It facilitates our healing and evolutionary process in ways that are multidimensional and all encompassing. During these workshops the ascended masters and archangels work through a powerful vortex that Derek opens for us to help us clear all physical, mental, emotional and spiritual blocks that may be preventing us from taking the next step in our elevation back to Source. It's a more intense version of the MTWSYF weekend workshops in the States, because it allows for more back-to-back and in-depth days. Though the Truth is I am always with God, to participate in a Loving community guided by an avatar is a profound journey on the heart-to-heart level.

This is my second occasion flying to Europe solo (M didn't receive his international travel authorization in time for the workshop; ah well, things happen for a reason); though I am meeting people at the destination this adventure some how feels more significant, almost as if I were traveling Europe alone...I suppose I am, this trip will take me deeper into my journey from my self back to my Self.

There's something liberating about traveling such a distance away from home and greatly self-sufficient without the comfort my husband as my designated European guide. Unfamiliar with the land, checking all expectations at the door, and eager to meet new faces, I arrive giving way to the only reasonable option: surrendering to my right brain and going with the flow of life. I checked into the Clarion Hotel in Liffey Valley after splitting a cab with two friends who happened to be on my direct flight and proposed to share a taxi as we spotted each other at the luggage carousel. Perfect!

With nothing more than a welcome letter from the hotel, a list of participants and their respective room numbers, and just over £50.00 in my wallet, I had no idea if I needed to prepare for a welcome meeting, where the nearest bank was, or what time and where the first workshop began the following day. As you can see, I'm a very well organized person. "I'm just going to trust whatever needs to happen, wherever I need to be, I will be guided there." After all, that's what this entire trip is about - being in tuned, listening to my inner guidance and going with the flow. After struggling with deciding between roaming the hotel, ordering room service or exploring Liffey Valley I soon found myself tucked under the Egyptian cotton sheets of my bed and signed off for a nap. So off I flowed into the astral, dream or no dream I was determined to get rest.

After what felt like hours of sleep, to my surprise just a couple of hours later my sister-in-law wakes me with a joyful hello and leans down to give me a big warm hug. It turns out she decided to room with me since my husband couldn't make it on this trip. I guess Steph decided for herself to get out of her room assignment. Just moments after arriving it's apparent that we're all dealing with certain aspects of our identity as the process begins to unravel.

Derek pairs us for two reasons: 1) it's cheaper; 2) more importantly, because there is something of value when two people are hand-picked to room together for it will enhance our experience in ways we don't expect (having similar issues, wisdom to give/receive, balancing karma).

So Stephanie decided to stay in her comfort zone and share a room with me, which was fine by me! It was nice to have a familiar person around in an unfamiliar place, though in the back of my mind I realized it will slightly alter our experiences...in the end this will be a great opportunity to spend time with family. It shifted things a bit, but there are always two choices in life so which ever path we decide there will always be a specific reaction to experience.