Are you Living or Dying?
Take the light heartedly serious Quiz below
In the illusion of life the only constant is change. This is represented by a series of cycles that have beginnings and ends, an expansion and contraction ie. a heartbeat, night and day, the 4 seasons, growth and decay seen in mother nature, a human life from birth to death, even including the cycles of reincarnation, the death of old ideas and the birth of new and much more.
As in life this process of expansion/contraction, growth and decay is part of your physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual experience. We all live and we all die. How you live is driven by how you are inhabiting, governing and nurturing your life force energy, also known as your sex, love or divine energy. Most of us live outside of ourselves, disconnected from the truth of who we are, tense, tired, stressed, thinking our feelings, rather than feeling them- in fact dying. All of 
the options below exert a positive effect on your life force energy and the more you options you include the more you will get the most living out of your life. The fewer included the earlier your emotional, psychological and even physical death will arrive. Your spirit (Infinite Love or God) is eternal, just our ability to experience it comes and goes.
Take the quiz below to reflect on where you are at in your own personal cycle as a result of your life choices.
Score yourself 1-3 points for each YES: (results are light hearted but serious)
1. I often pause to take a deep, full breath. The way we breathe (expand) determines the way we live.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
2. I partake in regular physical exercise.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
3. I drink a minimum of 2-3L of water daily.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
4. I include fresh, vital foods daily in your diet.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
5. I have learned to be emotionally intelligent.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
6. I view my sex energy in a healthy way and seek to cultivate it regularly- both in sex and out.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
7. I take regular deep breaths when I am making love, thereby cultivating my life force energy.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
8. I connect my heart with my sexuality and really make love, with passion, even transcendence.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
9. I choose to live from inside myself, connected to my body, feelings, emotions and heart.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
10. I often smile and even laugh out loud.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
11. I regularly practice reflection to deepen my understanding of how I am living my life & relationships.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
12. I choose gentleness when I see myself in negativity, self punishment and hatred.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
13. I am willing to take responsibility for my words and actions. I admit when I am in the wrong. Not doing so leaks energy.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
14. I challenge myself to see and own my shadow projections (the part of us we deny in ourselves and project onto others). As putting my stuff onto others drains both them and myself.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
15. I have healthy boundaries, to preserve my own energy and not take on others. I can you say no, and yes.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
16. I am a human being not just a human doing. I take time out to just be. To connect with the love, peace and happiness that lives within me.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
17. I seek connection and intimacy with others, fulfilling part of my deepest longing, to be seen, heard and valued. I risk letting my walls down.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
18. I cultivate gratitude, compassion, forgiveness and unconditional love to strengthen my connection to my heart.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
19. I seek to exchange energy by giving to others through acts of service, and importantly, allowing myself to receive.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
20. I cultivate my uniqueness, my individuality, my independence, my femininity/masculinity, my gifts that make me, me, therefore not abandoning myself by living through others or to their design.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
21. I have you a spiritual practice of some kind- that pulls me out of my everyday waking state, allows me to be ok in the unknown, connects me with my intuition, creativity and the mystery of life. Eg. Faith/prayer, meditation, conscious lovemaking, even the appreciation of a magnificent piece of nature.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
22. I have found a sense of purpose and meaning in your life that motivates and nurtures me, and review it regularly.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
23. Where I find myself contracting I choose to expand.
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
24. I encourage myself to take a risk in life. As taking a risk invigorates my energy, a little fear can be a good thing, as it is bringing in something new ie. telling someone I love them, going for a new job, owning up to a past hurt, taking down my mask and letting yourself be seen etc?
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
25. Do you challenge the voice of fear in the illusion of your egoic mind that seeks pain, suffering, disempowerment, separateness and isolation and instead return inside to the Love that you are?
0 – never 1- sometimes 2 – often 3 – almost always
Score: 0-56 Hmmm….life is all about suffering for you isn’t it? And you mostly feel life has control over you, ant that you are limited in how you can respond. Oh well, at least you have lots of room for growth! And remember that growth comes through messiness so it is ok to be on your knees- it’s the place we are most available to surrender (into the heart).
57-112 You understand intellectually what is possible and may have experienced some of it, but old habits seem to sabotage your efforts at times. Go into the suffering, see it for what it is, move through. This is the time to practice the act of grace- giving Love to yourself when you feel most unworthy, which will allow you to expand again.
113-168 You have experienced real connection with yourself, and others, moments of truth, moments of bliss, you know that Love is not some fluffy fantasy of permanent happiness but a powerful state of conscious awareness. You have ceased to blame others and take responsibility for your life and actions.
169-225 Life is good and getting better, you are able to roll with the punches and celebrate the moments of joy, peace, challenge, passion, awareness, harmony etc, with a resilience that will maximize your life 
potential.
Now that you have taken time to reflect on the above (the real value of this Quiz, rather than the result) find what will work for you, seek the resources you need to support you, add them in at a pace that works for you and start expanding your living!
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