This might be a little deep and tricky to explain but I am going to try my best. This past year I took a mindfulness class and one of the most important lessons that I took out of that class is the “shark metaphor” (I just came up with that name, there really is not a name for it). Right when I listened to this lecture I immediately went into my journal and wrote down everything that I could remember from this lesson; now I want to share it with you.
Watch this little video first so you can have a better sense of why I am calling it the shark metaphor (if you do not want to watch it then just read on). :)
When someone, something, or an event hurts you or has a negative toll on you, there needs to be complete healing for you to detect/recognize that the next time this comes around, you are going to be strong enough to bypass it. Let us relate it to the silly video lol. The shark comes and eats the first lady. Everyone is scared and worried that the shark is going to come for them. Because the shark has a negative effect on these people, the shark (Bruce) tries to disguise himself as someone else so that the people will open the door and he can get what he wants; but he is really just the same old hungry shark. The last lady there was a little twist but the point of her was that she was able to recognize what was going to happen (or what she thought was going to happen) and she was prepared.
There are going to be people that come and just want to take what they want from you, or there is going to be an event or situation that is just going to have a negative impact and it is going to hurt your soul. These people and things are going to come in all different kinds of disguises. Once we are hurt the only thing that we can control is our healing process. Once we are completely healed, we are going to be able to recognize those disguises and be able to take another road. If we are not completely healed, the disguise is going to work and we are going to hurt again and then all we can do is say “thank you for showing me that I am not complete healed from the first hurt”. When the disguise works, it is for a reason, to show you to take a step back and focus on nurturing your hurt. Just because it feels like you are healed, does not mean that you actually are; you falling for the disguise is showing that you are not healed.
This is a little deep I know, but this is something that happens in everyday life. The world is a small place and there are so many parallels, but we just need to have an open, clear, calm mind so that we can witness it. Now, this is a practice what you preach moment for me lol. At this point in my life I can recognize the disguise that the shark is offering me at the door, but do I open it? Heck ya I do! This is bad do not do that, but that is something that I need to work on. I know many people who have probably never thought about this concept and it comes totally naturally for them, so find the steps that come naturally to you and the ones that do not and work on them (if you want). This process is different for everyone and just like always, make it your own. I love you and I hope you learned something new. Have a great rest of your Wednesday!
xx
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