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Are You Nummified?
Written by Steven Griggs |
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“When I was a child I
caught a fleeting glimpse, out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was
gone,
I cannot put my finger on
it now
The child is grown
The dream is gone
I have become comfortably numb.”
Pink
Floyd
“You are young and life is
long and there is time to kill today
And then one day you find,
ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to
run, you missed the starting gun.”
Pink
Floyd
“Nummified” is a word I
created to describe how we tend to get caught up in our life construct. About
how we get “stuck” and bogged down in our lives. We begin to believe our
circumstances define us. We lock ourselves into a structure that is both
comfortable and numb.
We create a life that attaches meaning to money, possessions, and
status. Where our security and solidity comes from believing that we are
defined by the car we drive, the house we live in, the money and possessions we
own, and the “friends” we have. We never look inward, always outward.
We believe that our life is
good because of these things. And it is…..
But there’s more to the story.…...
On one level our lives are
exceptionally good because we have access to basically anything we desire. But on
another level this also enables us and makes it easier to believe that “things”
have meaning. It allows our Ego personality to become dominant because we are constantly
feeding it in a variety of ways.
We are then on an endless
quest to feed the Ego and fill the void, sometimes literally (Statistics show that over 38% of
Americans are considered obese).
But the Ego can never be
satisfied and by endlessly trying we reinforce the disconnect and reveal our
emptiness…..the void.
But why is there a void?
What is the void?
I believe it is a symptom
of our disconnection from our true selves.
What is one’s “true self”?
I think you already know the
answer.
Ask yourself:
Am I happy?
Am I doing what I truly
want to be doing?
Is this the life I planned
on and dreamed of?
If the answer is yes, then
good on you but if the answer is no, then you have just gotten a little closer
to understanding your true self. You’ve gotten a clearer picture by
knowing that you aren’t where you really want to be.
By being clear on what
you don’t want you take a step closer to understanding what
you do want.
I’m not saying this is an
easy process, because it’s not. You may start questioning your lifestyle, your
relationships, your job, your choices….
It can be scary.
But you don’t have to blow
up your life and change everything…. at least not all at once. You just have to
keep getting clearer on what you truly want and slowly move towards that new
you.
Take small steps, begin by
stepping back from the reactive mindset, the emotion driven interactions that
we constantly engage in. Pay attention to yourself and your surroundings.
Spend time alone. Take
walks, reconnect with nature. If you don’t already meditate, learn how. It will
help you stay better connected to your true self.
As you move towards the
future you, you will gain momentum. You will begin to lose interest in a lot of
things that used to be important to you. Doors will open and you may be taken
down new paths. Follow those paths.
Look for the opening doors
and keep going.
Soon “Nummified” will just
be a silly word that someone made up.
