This happened a few years ago, during a spiritual retreat. We were in a vast valley immersed between beautiful mountains and extensive green areas. In one of its gardens, a labyrinth made with stones had been designed. In this space, we carried out a group activity that consisted of going through the labyrinth all the way towards its center and returning along the same path until it’s exit.
Before starting, we all placed ourselves around the maze to start with a meditation. At the end of it, people from the group began to enter one by one. Being almost at the end of the line, I had the opportunity to observe others while they lived their experience. Unexpectedly, a micro world was set up in that moment in front of me:
Some decided to walk with their eyes closed, trusting their feet to discover the path, guided by the stones that were delimiting the path; although, from time to time, they opened their eyes to make sure they had not made a mistake in their progress. Others preferred to walk with their eyes open, but focused on their personal process during their experience. There were those who walked slowly, so much so, that they hindered those who came behind them. Facing this situation, almost everyone respected their place; but some decided to move forward at their own pace, respecting the process of others. There were also those who were in a hurry to get to the center; and even more, those who rushed to get out of the labyrinth on their way back. Beautiful to see those who danced through the labyrinth, instead of walking.
Without a doubt, everyone lived their process as they had to live it, in order to add to their own life experience, but it was evident that the trip was not pleasant for everyone. As a collective, there was a mixture of sadness, crying, loneliness and anguish mixed with spaces of peace, joy, tranquility and love. Very similar to how it happens in the real world, each one lives their life at their own pace, at their own time and with their own learning.
By the time I entered the labyrinth, the sun was setting down on the horizon. The sky was showing through several clouds that had been previously covering it all. Drops of water were falling slowly like a humid breeze, while my bare feet took their first steps inside the labyrinth. The final destination of the circular design could be clearly seen right from the access. The first steps were in the direction of the center, but just before reaching it, the path made me turn to the left. The tour became a coming and going, moving closer to and further from the center, but always revolving around it. At first, I felt a great longing to be in that center and could not understand the meaning of walking always around it. For a moment, you would be right in the corridor adjacent to the center; and a few steps further, you would be back on the outer circumference of the maze. I finally decided to enjoy the process, trusting that at some point I would reach the expected destination.
I began to focus my attention on that present. I started noticing the irregularity of the surface and how my feet adapted to its conformation with each step I took. I could feel the soft wind and see tiny drops of water suspended in the air… they were so small, that the wind made them dance. Some birds flew near and around the labyrinth… their songs harmonized the space. The sky itself was quite a spectacle; the harmony of colors, coupled with the conformation of the clouds was simply a masterpiece… a gift from heaven. My walk was enriched by greeting people who were walking in the opposite direction to mine, on their way out of the labyrinth. Magical was being able to see their faces, feel the connection between our hearts and recognize that each one is living their own evolution process. The greatest learning lied deep within, by understanding that I should learn to respect and revere each one of them by living that process.
A few steps before reaching the center, I was surrounded with a feeling of peace and joy. The person in front of me was about to start his way back. Time seemed to stop when I entered the circle. My senses sharpened. Flowing with my intuition, I decided to laid down on my stomach and extend my arms to embrace the Earth, in an act of gratitude. Then I turned and laid on the grass looking up at the sky, which was filled with stars after the sunset. The humidity permeated my body through the floor; I felt myself melt into it, while small particles of water subtly touched my skin; I could feel them on my face and hands, like little sparks of electricity. In this blend of tranquility and ecstasy I heard:
I AM VIBRATING LOVE , I AM LIGHT
I AM VIBRATING LOVE , I AM LIGHT
I AM VIBRATING LOVE , I AM LIGHT
My heart began to beat faster, while my body felt the flow of vast amounts of intensifying energy, constantly expanding. I got up to start the journey back through the maze, of which I don’t remember much. I only recall, that I kept repeating this message and realized that my walk seemed to be much lighter, as if I was floating and gently touching the surface. Everything was peace and harmony… one of those moments in which one simply is, loosing track of time and space.
Since then, this phrase has become a mantra for me and today I would like to share it with you. I use it to start my meditations and whenever I feel the need to calm down and center myself.
It reminds me of the song that opens the RENT musical – ‘Seasons of Love’ – composed by Jonathan D. Larson. The first scene is one of my favorites: magical, powerful and moving in its simplicity. The completely empty stage and the artists standing in a row, right on the edge closest to the audience. A spot of light in each of them. A group of people representing the beauty of human diversity. All different, and at the same time, all the same, with many things in common… each one with their own story to tell. Threads of life that intersect and intertwine, weaving experiences full of learning and love.
This song reminds us that we have 525,600 minutes in a year… which translates into opportunities, moments, intentions and life actions, in which we can decide to vibrate in love. Every instant in life is a present moment that has the ability to become something memorable and unique. It’s all a matter of deciding how we want to live each of our days and what memories we want to store in our hearts.
How would you like to measure or remember each year of your life?
I yearn with all my heart, that it be an infinite accumulation of acts of love.
Visualize that LOVE is energy, that put into action and making it a verb, it will vibrate;and realize that higher the vibration, higher the intensity of the generated LIGHT.
Recognizing yourself as a BEING with the ability to VIBRATE IN LOVE, and visualizing your energy in constant expansion, would undoubtedly help you remember and reconnect with your true essence… where you are only LIGHT.
It is time to question ourselves about everything that can make us vibrate in love and the ways we can manage to stay in that vibration, for longer periods of time.
There are infinite possibilities to accomplish this. Please share your experience and comment about memorable moments and actions in your daily life, where you are/were able to vibrate in love. I will be sharing mine as well, hoping we can make a long list of real moments and ideas, to encourage one another to live every day VIBRATING LOVE.
MAY EVERY LOOK THAT YOUR EYES GIVE AWAY, VIBRATE IN LOVE
MAY EVERY WORD THAT EMANATES FROM YOUR MOUTH, VIBRATE IN LOVE
MAY EVERY DAILY ACTION OF YOUR LIFE, VIBRATE IN LOVE
MAY EVERY FEELING BORN IN YOUR HEART, VIBRATE IN LOVE
MAY EVERYTHING AROUND YOU, BY CORRESPONDENCE, VIBRATE IN LOVE
AND MAY EVERY MEMORY, BY THE END OF YOUR LIFE… VIBRATE IN LOVE.
Reference: Song – SEASONS OF LOVE by Jonathan D. Larson, from the musical RENT.
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One Response
There are so many ways we can all vibrate in LOVE. Just to share a few that come to my mind at this moment, I could consider:
01. Having my daugther in my arms, while she falls asleep everynight. We tend to lay down in our sofa and watch some TV… she loves to use my arm as her pillow and it is priceless to be with her, my heart just expands with love.
02. Every time I realize I had made a connection or impact in one of my students. Teaching has been a gift and a blessing, I truly enjoy sharing time and space with people full of dreams and plans for their futures.
03. Sharing moments with close friends. Where we go or what we do really doesn’t matter. The laughters, the caring for each other and the moments we can get to live together is simply precious and very special.
Let´s fill this comment’s section with manifestations of how we all vibrate in love.
Un Fuerte Abrazo,
Lalo Tamez