Heroes Always Remember
Happy Hump Day Hero!
How goes it this week?
What's that?
You’re not a Hero???
Yes I hear you, I have similar feelings that float across my sky at times and it's at those times when I remind myself the most that I have just forgotten I am a hero for a moment and when I am ready then I can simply remember!
It sounds simple but really there is quite a lot of knowledge that I have learnt over the years both through experience and the written word that who we were as kids when we first came here is who we truly are. Obviously not the bumbling bundle of goo-ga-goodness that is a baby but that pure energy and a nearly trauma free nervous system that you were before you were exposed to life's complexities.
You see a lot of what you come to think you are is nothing more than impressions on your nervous system that replay memories telling you that certain situations aren't safe or that you should be on high alert for someone or something that might come and get you. This you may know as fight or flight and the other side - freeze or shutdown. (There are actually 3 states to be in, one of which is natural and you can find a very helpful diagram of this here.) So you can see that your Heroic self is this version of you who lives in what can be called - social engagement mode. You are outgoing, fun, bubbly, curious, are open to new experiences AND you LOVE to learn new things with ease and enthusiasm - much like a child… Do you see? Can you imagine yourself like this? Do you Remember now?
Life, you may say, has robbed you of this version of yourself and that it is no longer there but you and I both know that is not the full story nor the truth. We both know that this version of yourself is just below the surface waiting to be invited home. Life certainly has dealt you some difficulties and a lot of hurt and pain and I say with the utmost respect that you were never meant to carry any of it rather climb it.
There is a way out and you can quite easily shift yourself back into different states so that you can claim your most creative and enthusiastic self as your everyday experience. It's not easy but it is simple. You gotta get back into your body and make it a safe place once more. Keep following me and you're already there. When you do this then you can start to see that while you may have had hardship and may be going through something right now if it isn't a direct threat to your life and survival then you can relax and breath into that moment because life never gives you more than you can handle and always paves the way for you to be able to resurrect yourself and be the Hero you were born as and have always been ever since.
Remember and come home Hero….
Alchemo
PS - I'm ready when you are ready to answer the call…