Takeaway: Humans are uniquely capable of ignoring the reality of our own mortality. There come moments in life that, for a short time, open your eyes to this mortality. In the moments that immediately follow these wake up calls, you get this surge of new energy to go and live your life. To make different choices and to embark on new adventures. The biggest challenge is holding onto that energy.
Humans are uniquely capable of ignoring the reality of our own mortality.
You know your time here is limited, but chances are good you act in a way that assumes you’ll live forever.
Putting off the important tasks. Letting petty things become big catastrophes. Ignoring taking care of your health.
There come moments in life that, for a short time, open your eyes to your own mortality.
The death of a loved one. A close call from an accident or illness. Or, in what has become a far too frequent occurrence, the news stories of the latest school shooting.
In these moments that immediately follow, you get this surge of new energy to go and live your life. To make different choices and to embark on new adventures.
But with enough time that energy fades, things return to normal, and you resume ignoring the deepest reality of your existence.
The biggest challenge is holding onto that energy and letting it compound with each passing moment. Maintaining a vigor for life, the sense of immediacy that pushes you to make leaps of faith; to venture into the unknown.
You might be feeling both immense sadness and grief, and a surge to live more. Embrace both.
Get support where you need it. Then, harness that new energy to live your best f*cking life.
Don’t let it fade until the next wake up call.
~ Coach Alex