RH Episode #27 - RACE DAY PAIN AND SUFFERING
10/12/21 • 31 min
There is nothing like race day pain and suffering to test our mettle. The deals we make with ourselves in the smoky backrooms of our minds, the tenuous connections that we make to our own internal strength, often frayed at the edges by the experiences of the past and the doubts of the future.
That incredible day before a big event where the mental pain at times often feels overwhelming, only an athlete or anyone who risks much knows that feeling, that low drawn feeling of ambiguity to a future that isn’t here yet, and yet close enough to make us suffer.
o But what if there is another way?
o What if the answer is nowhere near as complex as the stories our minds create?
o What is the truth?
o What is the reality?
o What is the possibility in all of this?
If you have ever experienced what I am talking about here, you may want to listen to this one. We never arrive at clarity without investigation and enquiry.
As athletes and humans, we tend to investigate everything for an advantage, and hey, athletes are opportunists, but they tend to overlook the one area that can leverage the greatest of all advantage, the space between our own two ears.
Grants Website-
https://www.inconvenientminds.com.au/
There is nothing like race day pain and suffering to test our mettle. The deals we make with ourselves in the smoky backrooms of our minds, the tenuous connections that we make to our own internal strength, often frayed at the edges by the experiences of the past and the doubts of the future.
That incredible day before a big event where the mental pain at times often feels overwhelming, only an athlete or anyone who risks much knows that feeling, that low drawn feeling of ambiguity to a future that isn’t here yet, and yet close enough to make us suffer.
o But what if there is another way?
o What if the answer is nowhere near as complex as the stories our minds create?
o What is the truth?
o What is the reality?
o What is the possibility in all of this?
If you have ever experienced what I am talking about here, you may want to listen to this one. We never arrive at clarity without investigation and enquiry.
As athletes and humans, we tend to investigate everything for an advantage, and hey, athletes are opportunists, but they tend to overlook the one area that can leverage the greatest of all advantage, the space between our own two ears.
Grants Website-
https://www.inconvenientminds.com.au/
Previous Episode
RH Episode #26 - Psychological Mutations and that virus
Doubtful, fearful, reactive, defensive, divisive, alienating, isolating, estranging, inharmonious, disingenuous, manipulative, repetitive, cynical, victimising, dishonest, deceitful, underhanded, duplicitous, insincere, calculating, scheming, devious and unscrupulous.
A bunch of words to describe the tip of the iceberg that we have all been witness too in Australia and around the world in the last few months.
What do they all have in common? They are words, mutations in truth and reality, states of mind that form thoughts, beliefs and ideology, actions that are born of this small group of words and thoughts fed in a matrix of chaos and confusion, that are met by the amygdala in our brain that alerts our nervous system that something is up and fires up the fight and flight response which takes our rational brain offline. It's an amygdala hijack that requires a mindful approach to solving.
Nothing gets solved by doubt, fear and panic. We each need to serve ourselves a healthy dose of mindful thought and action right now in the interest of keeping ourselves centered. Living life for the moment is the best way of keeping ourselves healthy in this stressful time.
There are always two ways to look at things, within the toughest of times, opportunity lies, growth waits, evolution patiently waits for the opportunity to leap and we never know the hidden reasons behind such discomfort and suffering. Perhaps Krishnamurti said it best when he said "man does not see the illusion in fear until he loses everything there is to lose and then realises there is nothing to fear".
Footnote: The content in this podcast is personal, one mans observed opinions, using words as a means of expression, is always fraught with misunderstandings and context issues so listen up with an open mind or switch it off.
Much love in trying times,
Gilesy.
Grants Website-
https://www.inconvenientminds.com.au/
Next Episode
RH Episode #28 - Karl Page, Journeyman on giving up alcohol and founding WOSUP
This week we are speaking with Karl Page, the founder of WOSUP (War On Single Use Plastics). Karl is somewhat of a journey man. We speak about the fantastic inspiration behind WOSUP, the idea behind the experience that sparked a movement of sustainable materials. Established in 2018, WOSUP is a social impact enterprise dedicated to making a difference in our environment by providing sustainable alternatives to single use plastics.
This podcast moved into the journey of the self, the role of alcohol in Australian society, Karl’s personal journey into sobriety and the meaning behind it.
We delved into many aspects of what it means to be human in the current environment of pressures. We are all being forced to look inwards at our lives, and so we consider what we can find in the dark shadows to guide us to a more authentic way of life.
We speak about the choice to live authentically, simply, and minimally. Most importantly, we speak of how we can live sustainably on an unstable planet.
I find the content of these podcast chats amazing. When the (non-plastic) container is opened and the truth comes forward, the truth speaks its own powerful language.
This one is a great listen.
Thanks Karl for your honesty and authenticity.
Wosup Website-https://wosup.com.au/pages/about-us
Grants Website-
https://www.inconvenientminds.com.au/about
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