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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE · AUGUST 2017
THE EXTRA-STRENGTH
LIGHTENING BOLT:
Why You Should Never Lose Hope
Sometimes breaking through
the pain of negativity takes
an extra “jolt.” This one's
for anyone in desperate
need of some positivity and
inspiration. "Don't ever let fear turn
you against your playful heart." – Jim
Carrey If you prefer to listen, here's the
podcast version of this post on iTunes
and Soundcloud.
If you're in need of some heartfelt
inspiration, I'd like to offer you this
video of Jim Carrey's commencement
speech from a while back. What I find
so profound is his understanding of the
layers of life and humanity, as well as
what universally traps us and halts us on
our way to becoming our best selves.
The reason I am sending this, (aside
from the fact that it’s awesome) is that
for me, this video is in itself a magical
tool for those moments of random
suffering. Let me elaborate.
If you are on a path to becoming your
best self, you might encounter – at
random – moments in your life, or days
or weeks even, that you lose touch
with the brightness and joy that lives
inside you. For whatever reason, you
might become trapped in a mood
or be overcome once again by your
conditions. And often this dark cloud
will feed itself – it will become more
“true,” more weighty and real, and with
your inability to find the salve, the more
blind to the falsity of this mood, you
become. This is when, once again, we
are secretly removed of our power – by
fear. Fear that “we will always be this
way” and “how did I believe I could let
this part of who I am go” and “the hope
I felt was false after all.”
It is during these moments that “extrastrength”
meds come in handy. And
by meds, I mean a profound “jolt” from
outside of us: the affects of someone
with a lightning bolt of truth that can
reach you through that cloud – that lie
that is your chemical fear – and “jolt”
you out of that physical mood/moment
and back into your awareness of joy. It’s
like a hard-restart when the negativity
programs won’t stop running.
That jolt is why we need each other.
It is the truth behind the statement,
“You are okay. You will always be okay.”
Because you are not alone, and you
never will be. You don’t have to do this
growth and change alone – you can do
it with million of others who are pulling
you out of the darkness by a thick and
hefty rope. You are powerful and strong
alone, and you are even more powerful
because you are loved. You are loved by
strangers and your fellow man – you are
loved by me.
Sometimes when clouds stick in
our heads, we need those reminders
from outside of us, to remind us of
who we are, where we are, and that
it’s – for real - okay. We need others
to see us, to be our true mirror –
because those damn clouds – they
fog up that mirror.
So that is why I offer you this as a way
to remember in any moment of pain or
greyness or suffering – you always have
“The Extra-Strength Lightning Bolt.”
And that is the grounding perspective
of the millions and millions of people
around you. You just have to start
madly seeking the lightning bolt that’s
going work for your cloud– literally
Google it and look for it and ask for it
out loud; invite it from everywhere and
anywhere. Don’t stop until you find the
insight/ the YouTube video / the words
from a random friend / the passage in
the random book / the one-liner in the
random podcast – that rings that bell of
truth that breaks through your cloud.
Those old states of being can be very
strong and can sometimes take hold
without a moments notice. The most
important thing to remember about
those moments of despair – is to not
give them any weight – no matter how
much they try to convince you, don’t
listen to them or try to figure them
out. Recognize that they are false, they
are worthless, they are old bad habits,
and you need to find that rope to pull
yourself out to “awareness” and the
reality of who you are.
In a very literal sense, using this tool is
about getting your grounded awareness
back through as many external methods
as possible. Because when it comes
to big “viruses” in our
programming, sometimes
the fix has to come from
outside of us. If you’re not
experiencing a moment like
this now, just keep it with you
in that little coin slot in your
jeans to pull out if you grow
trapped in a dark mood that
is begging for validation.
You are always at your core, okay. You
are good, your life is beautiful. Just
don’t stop grabbing ropes until you
catch the right one that pulls you out.
Keep going and don’t stop. While you're
in a place of stability and happiness,
reinforce your cocoon – your pillownest
of love and inspiration around
yourself, because in these moments
those will be the ropes that pull you
back onto the ground where you truly
exist. Loved, standing tall, and basking in
the sun.
By Sarah May Bates
24 HEALTHY MAGAZINE