Observation tells us that the universe is in constant motion. Nothing stands still. The only constant in the universe is change. Your familiarity with this principle will continually assist you in effectively living on the edge. To resist change is to resist life. To be in harmony with life and the universe is to be in harmony with change. Everything is either expanding or contracting, growing or decaying, coming or going, etc.

There is no stability. Still, objectively it appears as though stability is a reality, and there are in fact three options of existence - growth, decay and stability. This is due to the fact that we have been conditioned to "see" and therefore "believe" in stability as a reality. Have you ever heard the saying, "seeing is believing"? That is backwards. More accurately, "believing is seeing". We tend to see what we have conditioned ourselves to believe in. And we have definitely been told to believe in stability. Many of us have spent life times trying to create stable careers, steady relationships, stable emotions and so on. We live in hope that one day we will arrive at some 'steady state' where we no longer must tread water to live and breathe. Some call this retirement.

Our awareness, over the years, continues to shrink to only include the 'reality' of our beliefs, and one of these is that stability is something to strive for and is achievable. From this point of view we 'swim up stream' looking for that exalted state of 'sameness', comfort, and safety we call stability. It doesn't exist. It is a futile waste of time and consciousness to continue this quest of universal proportions.

There are other realities. Expand your concept of space/time and you can begin to see a separate reality, where stability becomes a short-sighted illusion, and the principles of choice and polarity dictate the existence of only two options; expansion or contraction. Everything is in motion. Even solid matter, at a molecular and atomic level, is in motion.

The Illusion of Stability

Imagine that the chair you are seated in is made of wood. Now, before it was a chair, what was it? A tree. Before it was a tree, what was it? A seed. Before it was a seed, what was it? It was energy. All energy and matter can be measured in frequency or vibration, and is in constant motion. Now, look at the chair objectively. What state does it appear to be in, growth, stability or decay? Objectively, it appears to be in a state of stability. We could watch it for hours or days and it will shows no objective change. It therefore appears stable. From an expanded point of view though, stability becomes an illusion. If we could fast forward ourselves by a thousand years, would the chair look different? Of course it would. It would have decayed significantly. In reality the chair is right now in a state of decaying. When did it start decaying? The moment the tree, it is made of, was cut down. When it stopped growing it started decaying.

An expression of the Principle of Vibration is; That which isn't growing, is decaying. Growth and decay have distinctive vibrations. Learn to recognize the distinction.

The vibration of growth feels energetic and alive. This feeling of aliveness is independent of any particular emotion. Times we have felt sad or alone can indicate a period of growth. Just because we feel "good" doesn't mean growth and just because we feel "bad" does not indicate decay. It isn't that easy. Leaps of growth can be previewed by either highs or lows emotionally. Think of a time from your recent past when you experienced a period of growth - either personally or professionally. Recall the challenges or events that instituted this period of growth. Regardless of how you felt, were there not the elements of risk and trust involved? Periods of growth in our lives are always accompanied by actions requiring either risk or trust in an unsure outcome. The vibration of growth harmonizes with the tones of trust, faith, and love.

The vibration of decay can feel thick and oppressive. The vibration of decay often has us looking into the past for reasons or excuses. We feel as though we must defend or "take a position". The vibration of decay resonates with fear. This fear causes us to form ourselves with limited options, inherited or perceived as necessary for survival. This fear generates an attitude of defensiveness - an energy of maintaining or getting by. Our fear forms our responses to the events we experience on a daily basis and therefore all possible outcomes or solutions to the events are also fear formed and limited. These periods of decay are often accompanied by emotions of resentment, resulting in actions of revenge or apathy and resignation. We remain in fear and shut down our energy, disconnecting our inner thoughts with our outer world. We respond to this separation with more fear and discomfort, guaranteeing further decay. Maintaining the "status quo" is a sure way of generating the vibrations of decay. The vibration of decay resonates with fear. Fear forms. Love transforms.

Blending Energies

Every thought, event or action has a vibration. Every situation, person, and place has a vibration. Learning to notice vibration and being able to effectively blend different energies of each moment is essential for effective results while living on the edge.

For example, for most people the professional world has a different vibration than their personal world. It is wisdom to know the subtle, and not so subtle, differences and to move effectively between the two. Most know that to try and maintain the same vibration while moving between the two environments can create a great deal of friction. The business person that has a "high vibration" day and comes home to a "slower vibration" home environment must shift gears or risk the friction and upset the different "frequencies" can cause. The opposite is as valid, as well. All friction between people is the result of differing vibrations and the failure of appropriate blending of energies.

The point of contact of differing vibrations can be referred to as "the point of potential confluence". Confluence is the effective blending of energies. Where two different vibrations or energies meet, a potential is created. At this moment of potential, the energies can be blended harmoniously, resulting in a "confluence of energies", or allowed to conflict, resulting in friction. At this moment we can either act automatically from fear and therefore form the event from the vibration of decay and limited possibilities or mindfully act from love and transform ourselves. This transformation of self generates appropriate responses from unlimited options. Who you are being in the moment makes all the difference. Listen to your self moment by moment, are you operating from fear or love? The vibrations of growth and decay are available in each moment, you get to choose.

The Practice of Noticing

Practice noticing different and differing energies - the energy of your family, the energy of the office in the morning, the energy of the store you're shopping in, the energy of the clerk who is waiting on you, and certainly your energy. This practice of noticing vibrations and energies will in itself begin to transform your ability to blend energies. Learning to blend energies, as opposed to confronting is essential to effectively living on the edge.

Cultivate the following today:

1. Noticing today how your fear forms your responses to events, and therefore limits possibilities. Fear forms us.

2. Practice qualities of risk, trust, faith, and love. Love transforms us.