Health Reconnected
I would love to envision myself as a great leader, but the truth is, I am being led. The message that has been taught to me through my experiences now guides my thoughts and actions. What do I mean by “guides?” Because we are all connected, any negative influence ultimately hurts us all. What possible benefit is there to any of us if we break the rules that govern optimal health? Even if I feel compelled to lash out, I understand the consequence of that action. That awareness has slowly transformed my current intentions. I say slowly because it took seven years of focus on this concept to understand what I do now. Over that duration of time, I concluded that we are all participants in this spiritual system. When we avoid responsibility, it shortens life. When we embrace our responsibilities, it extends life. Regardless of our awareness level, we are all bound to this system.
My thought evolution panned out in stages. When I first started to develop this awareness, I was a very selfish individual. I hurt the people around me. I rarely considered how my thoughts, words and actions affected them. I focused on me and highlighted my life to others to satisfy my desire for self-accomplishment. I had been married for 12 years and had two young sons before I realized the magnitude of the destruction that my choices had created. I tried to convince everyone, including myself, that I had a picture-perfect life. The problem was that the self-based image I projected didn’t allow my family to enjoy life with me.
Truthfully, if my awareness hadn’t expanded, I would have lost my family. My self-inspired choices triggered a cascade of events set in motion when I attempted to pursue another woman. In the summer of 2012, my wife and children traveled north to spend a week with her family. During her absence, I chose to visit a Fort Myers strip club with a friend one night. There I met a waitress who expressed interest in me. That night turned into two weeks of contemplation. In that time period, I called the club and requested to speak with this waitress numerous times. My calls were met with her reluctance, so I decided to drive to Fort Meyers and talk with her at the club. My persistence flattered her, but once she found out I was married with children, she refused my solicitations and told me to go home.
On the way home, I got into a car accident. This “accident” happened after I exited Interstate 75. Obviously, I had lied about my whereabouts and wasn’t supposed to be anywhere near this exit ramp. On the ramp, there was an SUV in front of me. At the end of the ramp was a light. The driver stopped at the light and then proceeded again as he started to make a right turn onto Immokalee Road. Assuming this SUV would continue, I looked left and rolled forward. The SUV had stopped short of the turn and I ended up rear-ending it. The accident only caused minor damage, but my lie now required a major coverup. How was I going to explain this to my wife?
On my way to Fort Myers, I had spoken with a friend about my plan. My friend advised me to go home, but I didn’t listen. Once there, the waitress I pursued also told me go home. This frustrated me and I remember thinking, “Oh well, at least I didn’t get caught.” It wasn’t until the car accident that the magnitude of choices came into focus. I had put my entire family at risk. How could I be so selfish? I really did have a picture-perfect family–so why wasn’t I completely devoted to them? I realized my choices were to blame. In that moment, I committed to my family and redirected all my efforts towards strengthening our relationships. That sole intention triggered all the events that followed.
Shortly after this event, we were informed that we would not be able to extend the lease on the house that we were currently renting. We had to be out by that December. During the move, some very peculiar events convinced my wife and I that the supernatural does exist. This was well outside my wheelhouse. I had never really thought about the supernatural because I hadn’t experienced anything I couldn’t explain. And then it happened. As my wife packed and cleaned out the rental house, she felt this presence around her. When I returned with the moving truck, Tara was waiting for me, looking very concerned. I left the movers and went inside the house with her. We walked into the middle of the master bedroom where the most intense event took place. Tara started to explain what had happened while I was away. The presence she felt was a child (spirit) and it was upset that we were leaving. This spirit had made multiple attempts to engage her. As she relayed these bizarre experiences, the temperature in the bedroom dropped at least 10 degrees and the lights on the fan pulsed about three times and then blew out. The energy we felt physically pushed my wife and I to opposite sides of the room. We both ran out of the house, fearful for our lives. Shortly after our escape, a bald eagle landed on a tree in front of the house. It stayed there and continuously squawked for hours until we completed the move. If it hadn’t been for that eagle, I don’t think we would have felt safe going back in the house. I have rarely seen bald eagles and never heard one squawk like that. We felt it had come to protect us. These events altered my mindset and the possibility of the unexplainable became much more imaginable.
In hindsight, this experience reflected the current state of our relationship. We may have been sharing physical space, but our emotional connection was almost nonexistent. This lack of connection was ultimately pushing us apart and negatively influencing our children. This is only a summary of some of the most substantial spiritual events that influenced our relationship. In truth, since that day, events like these have happened more times than we can count. We continue to perceive spiritual events because we now accept them as possible.
On December 1st, 2012, we moved into our new home. This house was by far the nicest we had ever rented. Since shifting my focus towards my family, everything seemed to be falling into place. It seemed like a huge upgrade in the quality of our life. This positive momentum started to guide my life in a new direction. This direction was brought into focus less than three weeks later on December 19th, 2012. On this day, the most profound spiritual experience I’d ever felt rocked my awareness to its core.
I was working in an assisted/independent living facility. My patients used my chiropractic and massage treatments to decrease pain and improve function. It was the Wednesday before Christmas–a day that was both eventful and rare. That morning, every patient I encountered questioned my services. In each encounter, my clients asked this question, verbatim. The question was, “Dr. Trey, what are you working on? Is it the muscle, the joint, the bone, the nerve? What are you fixing?” When that question resurfaced in the middle of my 3rd patient, I stopped to check the hallway to see who was behind this prank. By my 6th appointment, I was scared to even engage with my patient. In fact, I silently pondered that very question until I formulated this thought: It was their emotional state and lack of relationships that created their physical problem. Keep in mind that I still hadn’t spoken a word to my 6th patient; this conversation was solely in my head. The moment I finished that thought, Anne, my patient, blurted out, “You have to stay positive. You are on the right track.” I immediately locked eyes and moved towards her. I asked her, “Anne, why did you just say that?” She replied, “Because I thought you needed to hear it.” She had no idea what she’d just began. That was the first day I became aware of the Spirit’s intentions to reconnect us. I started to remember all the things that people had “randomly” blurted out throughout my life. In that moment, I realized how much I had missed. That day changed the way I interpreted every future exchange. I knew there was a deeper meaning behind every encounter and as I engaged life, that deeper message became my primary focus.
In that moment with Anne, I felt pure, unfiltered gratitude and peace. I had just become aware of a spiritual presence that was determined to help guide me. I began to realize that the way we think could completely transform our lives. That night, I shared this experience with my wife and tried to apologize for all the hardships my lack of awareness had caused. The very next day, I attempted to apologize to each of my family members for all the self-inflicted damage I’d contributed to. I explained to each of them that I was sorry for my behavior and assured them that everything would change.
I started my “apology journey” with my wife and children, then with my mother and father. On the evening of the 20th, my father and I enjoyed a soak in our hot tub after my attempted apology. After he left, I proceeded to shower before bed. As I stood under the shower head, I leaned against my outstretched arms as the water poured over my head and back. In that moment, I became paralyzed, completely unable to move. My eyes were shut but I could clearly see an extravagant black curtain with shimmering black pearls. This curtain began to pull back. It was the kind of curtain that not only slid apart, but the corners elevated and pulled up as it opened. Behind the curtain was this aqua/cyan colored ring with brilliant white pearl sparkles. I was mesmerized; I just stared in awe, completely unable to move. Slowly, this ring started to transcend upward and eventually out of my view as it made its way towards the center of my head. As crazy as this seemed to me at the time, I felt as though I had just been baptized. I remember thinking, “How is this possible?” Please understand that I am not a religious person; I felt the symbolism of a baptism was nothing more than an empty display. However, this experience felt anything but empty.
I haven’t felt the same or thought the same since that happened. In that moment, my mind slowed down. It instantly became easier to see and accept the truth. I remember an ethereal voice directed me to be truthful with Tara. I knew what that meant. I had to tell her what experience kick-started my newly changed intentions. I yelled out, “No! I can’t do that!” I knew this admission would destroy any trust she ever had in me. I had already attempted to apologize for my actions, without the sordid details. Except that wasn’t the truth, and I knew it.
That was one of the toughest nights of my life. Ironically, I had no trouble coming clean; the worst part was watching Tara’s reaction to my truth. I felt like this emotional trauma would be the end of us. I was scared that this admission would convince her to leave me. She immediately asked, “What else have you lied to me about?” In truth, I had never practiced full disclosure. I had always tried to hide my self-based intentions from her. This admission only amplified her feelings of betrayal. I remembered feeling this emptiness between us as I embraced her and begged her to understand. I promised that if she just gave me a chance, I would gain her trust. I just needed the time to live out my new intentions.
That vision changed every aspect of my awareness. I suddenly understood conflict and resolution in unexplained ways. My wife and children referred to this momentary transformation as “old daddy” and “new daddy.” Since that vision, I have searched for any reference that might be able to explain what had happened to me. In hindsight, I concluded that I was shown the crown of life. This crown is referenced in James 1:12 and Revelation 2:10. I tried to share this story with a few people, but it was not positively embraced. The people I shared it with felt as though I was making this about me and my perceived spiritual accomplishment. Inside, I knew this vision had transformed my awareness; however, I became ashamed to share it because of the personal ridicule and judgement that followed. Ultimately, this spiritual experience was so profound that within a year, I quit my job to focus on the concept of Health Reconnected. Everyone thought I was crazy. Remember, I was a relatively successful and talented chiropractor. No one could understand my sudden decision to “just quit.”
For almost a year, I struggled with developing this concept. When you visit the resources page, 80% of those seven chapters in the Optimal Health Instruction Manual were written in the summer of 2014. Those chapters were a key component in my dream to write a book and become a motivational speaker. I imagined a successful and wealthy lifestyle. I tested this message on everyone I could, explaining how our relationships ultimately dictate our health. My claims were met with strong resistance. Eventually, I concluded that I didn’t have enough proof to ensure anyone would trust my message or value my expertise. I didn’t see the purpose in a fight that revolved around personal validation. So, what could I do?
After all, who wants to believe that an unseen entity encourages them to confront their fears and become aware of their intentions? Who wants to admit our intentions are responsible for our “dis-eased” state? Finally, I decided the book launch wasn’t the best approach. So, in 2015, I retreated to the chiropractic world. It was what I was good at, but the way I practiced no longer fulfilled me. My chiropractic experience within the senior centers completely reshaped my focus. My new philosophy was solely based on optimal health and emotional wellness. My reinvented career focused on concierge community service. I brought my chiropractic services onsite to the wellness centers within private communities. The first community I partnered with was one of the most prominent and wealthiest communities in Naples. After being well received, I contemplated a concierge (onsite) business model to service and empower multiple communities, thus expanding my health-based influence. During this process, I continued to focus on each personal encounter as if it were divinely inspired.
At the start of this experience, I practiced what I call a “sugarcoated truth” with my clients. By the end of 2018, I was “over” sugarcoated care. I shared my perspective with my clients, raw and unfiltered. I assured them that their physical issues directly related to their relationships and stress. In fact, I actually lost a few patients because of my brutal honesty–but if I upset them, I couldn’t worry about that. I understood that at the end of the day, they made their own decisions. I meant no personal harm with the information I shared; it was centered solely on what I believed was in the best interests for their health.
I no longer catered to their personal comfort. I had multiple encounters where clients suggested that I physically help them, but without any emotional focus. They warned me that my new philosophy would affect future business because it made people uncomfortable. My response was always, “That’s because you assume my intentions revolve around future business. They don’t.” What my patients failed to realize was the fact that my intentions were now founded on what was best for them. I knew I had to challenge their perception. Did they really think I enjoyed the stress that these discussions caused us? My aim to share this truth created a double-edged sword. I suffered with them.
In the summer of 2018, I was in the middle of a patient encounter when I envisioned the Life² graph. Within a week, I was developing that graph and started to see the connection between the elements, emotions and senses. Soon after, I envisioned the star of life. These “visions” would follow what I describe as a substantial spiritual challenge. I would be prompted with a relationship challenge and I would address it head on. For example, I learned to accept my role in a conflict and do my best without trying to blame the other party. Basically, it’s the execution of optimism, regardless of the outcome. I had to stay grounded and proceed in a positive fashion, no matter how others reacted. This process feels intolerable at times. It forces you to witness how biased everyone’s intentions really are. It took six years for me to develop this awareness, which has consequently helped me understand the rules that govern life. This year, the seventh year of my journey, has been the most intense. From September 2018 to the present, I have attempted to integrate those rules into the foundation of my very existence.
This process is nowhere near complete. By no means have we perfected our family dynamic. However, the growth in family awareness and positive focus this last year has been profound. My relationship with my wife, children and parents has reached astounding new levels. We must practice what we preach–this has become my favorite part of this whole experience. My every thought now centers on efficient, truthful relationships. Health Reconnected is the platform created to assist this process. The beauty of this platform is that it focuses on a shared journey, together. It requires the individual, family and community to grow together.
The encrypted wisdom (truth) that has been shown to me was unlocked as I developed my whole-based awareness. We are all pieces of the whole; each one of us is a divine creator. Our creations are only limited to the intentions that govern them. My dedication and focus on improved relationships unlocked the spiritual and scientific mysteries that have been hidden within our physical reality. The mind, body and spirit blueprint would not have been possible without the guidance of the Spirit. The Spirit has strengthened my awareness and continues to guide my intentions. It is no longer about my dreams of success or wealth; it’s solely about the optimal expression of life. Whether it is possible to achieve this state is irrelevant. Once we understand life, we can overcome our fear of death.
Plato hypothesized that a successful society would need to be built around a king philosopher. The Spirit of the Divine Body is that King. The Spirit implements the rules that govern our existence, and with or without our support, it will continue to govern itself. I share these conclusions because I believe the best is yet to come. We are all capable of a whole-based focus. As we collectively shift focus, we strengthen the whole. As we strengthen our connections to the whole, the Spirit will reveal whole-based encrypted wisdom. This wisdom will revolutionize our current understanding of life. It will create new awareness and solutions that none of us ever deemed possible.
INSPIRATION BEHIND HEALTH RECONNECTED