— Matt

It's so easy to get pulled into the status quo of life. When I'm on autopilot for too many days my ego manifests in a combination of different ways. My most common reactions alternate between growing frustration and low energy leading to apathy.

In those moments, life takes on a different hue. I'm left with my expectations of reality rather than embracing the reality that is unfolding before me. I miss out on all the wonder and joy waiting to be seen.

The ceremony I did with Ivan, Lana, Nick, and Iris helped break me out of my inertia. While a single breath is all it takes to change my perception of the next moment, sometimes some help from an external source can help change the momentum of a mood.

What started out as skepticism lead to my familiar frustration before finally giving way to acceptance. It was within this acceptance, a subtle shift of perspective, where the next moment was somehow more beautiful. All the moments are beautiful if we are able to trust that they unfold for us.

Integrating the experience is a daily practice for me because it's so easy for the unconscious patterns to take over and inertia to set in. Intronaut has been a welcome journey in exploring my own frontiers.