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Craig Harper is Australia's leading
motivational speaker
and educator (according to Google Australia). He is a highly
sought-after corporate coach and is considered to be
a leader and pioneer in the areas of personal and
professional development.
Working with hundreds of
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on numerous continents over the last twenty years
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understanding of, human performance and all its
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Note: Before I get under way today, just a quick heads-up for my international readers. I live in a state called Victoria (along with 5.2 million others) and right now we are enduring the hottest temperatures we've ever experienced and battling the worst bushfires in our history. I am writing this Sunday, Feb. 8.
The Slippery Slope
In Friday's post we spoke about the things we want and the things we need. Apparently they are quite different. We talked about greed, our desire to accumulate stuff (that we don't need) and the dysfunctional and ultimately destructive beliefs that many of us embrace thanks to our "he who dies with the most toys wins" mindset. We know that many people live in the "more stuff equals more happiness" paradigm and we also know that this kind of thinking will never lead to life-long happiness. The path of greed is indeed a slippery slope of excessive accumulation, selfishness, frustration and ultimate misery, yet many people seemed determined to give it a shot.
A Tragedy
When I got up this morning I turned on the television and sat on the edge of my bed watching the news in disbelief. I was transfixed as I observed the devastation, destruction, tragedy and loss of life that's taking place in my home state. I sat there feeling sad for those affected and also somewhat helpless as the estimated number of deaths continued to rise with each subsequent news update.
When the Bullshit Disappears
If there's ever a time when it's easy to differentiate between what we humans want and what we actually need, just watch people in the middle of a natural disaster; humanity at it's rawest and perhaps most authentic. All the superficial bullshit disappears. If you want to know what really matters, listen to what comes out of the mouth of a person facing tragedy, devastation and the possibility of imminent death - either their own or someone they love. I'll tell you what they're not worried about; their shoe collection, their laptop, their hair, their make-up, their wallet, their car, how fat their legs are, or what other people might be saying or thinking about them. In an instant they have a completely different mindset and perspective and all of a sudden what is important - truly important - becomes glaringly obvious. Being confronted with one's mortality will do that to you.
Instant Perspective and Clarity
People are never more honest, aware, conscious or in the moment than when they are faced with the distinct possibility of dying in the very near future. It's amazing how much clarity, certainty, purpose, ability, strength and even intelligence people can find when they need to. And it's also a great pity that so many of us spend a lifetime not using what we have. What we've always had. I personally believe that on some level, we all know what really matters but we let our greed, selfishness, laziness and our addiction to instant gratification get in the way of what we could and should do.
"This is all I care about...."
Today I have watched and listened to many interviews (radio and TV) with numerous people who have lost all of their material possessions. People who seemed relatively happy and relieved because the things that really matter to them - the people they love - didn't perish. I saw a lady laughing, crying and dancing with joy as she was re-united with the husband that she feared had died fighting the fire. She held his dirty, exhausted face in her hands and said "this is all I care about, everything else is replaceable".
Let's hope that you and I can always have that same insight, awareness and gratitude without having to go through a similar experience.
To everyone who has been affected by the fires (directly or not), be brave, be strong, learn what you can, feel what you feel, talk, laugh, love, cry and keep moving forward. And to our incredibly brave firefighters, police and associated emergency workers who risk their own lives to protect us - thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.
Much love to you all,
Craig x
Feel free to share a comment or thought on today's post or send a message of love and support for those affected by these fires.If you're not sure how to leave a comment, clickhere.
P.S. I will announce the winner of Friday's competition, tomorrow.
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