Final week, one of many world’s hottest reveals lastly made its technique to Netflix:
LOST.
I’m excited for extra folks to find this present. As a result of from 2004 to 2010, I tuned into ABC every week to search out out what occurred to the passengers of Oceanic Flight 815.
Though it didn’t fairly land the aircraft (heyo!) with its last few seasons, few will take umbrage with my perception that one episode specifically was top-of-the-line hours of TV I’ve ever seen:
Season 5’s: “The Fixed.”
I received’t spoil it for anyone who hasn’t seen this episode, so I’ll simply communicate in generalities:
A personality finds himself current inside two realities inside his thoughts, and he’s slipping additional and farther from actual life. It’s solely by means of his “fixed,” his girlfriend, that he finds his method again from the brink.
I considered “The Fixed” lots again in 2011 when I traveled all over the world.
For these 18 months, each a part of my life was abject chaos: a unique hostel each night time, a unique group of vacationers day-after-day, a unique nation each week or month, and a unique place to eat for each meal.
Whereas all the pieces else round me was altering, my exercises turned my fixed. The factor that saved me sane, and grounded, was discovering a spot to do my playground exercise each different day.
With LOST making its technique to Netflix, I used to be reminded of The Fixed once more these previous few weeks as my journey schedule picked again up.
As of late, these are the “fixed” issues I prioritize by means of the ups and downs of life:
- 15-minutes of transferring my physique.
- 150 grams of protein + serving of fruits/greens.
- One hour centered on writing within the morning.
I do know that regardless of the place I’m, it doesn’t matter what I’ve entry to, if I prioritize these few issues, I really feel extra grounded and robust and wholesome, even when the remainder of my schedule is a multitude.
I’ve talked lots about “self-care” recently, and the way we regularly assume the answer is exterior (shopping for bathtub bombs or a 90-minute therapeutic massage), however the actuality is usually inner: establishing or accepting boundaries, train, and so forth.
What’s “The Fixed” in YOUR life?
I’d love to listen to about your Fixed.
When all the pieces seems like a hurricane round you, what are the belongings you prioritize day by day to maintain you from floating off into outer house:
- A ten-minute dialog along with your partner?
- Going to the fitness center?
- Sitting for a fast meditation?
- Calling your mother?
- A 5-minute stroll?
With the state of the world as of late, or the state of your schedule, it’s simple to really feel like we’re cut up between two realities.
Typically, when our identification is stolen from us, our “fixed” would possibly want to vary.
What are the issues that preserve you tethered to actuality?
I’d actually love to listen to from you. Hit reply and share with me your fixed!
-Steve
PS: Right here’s a enjoyable podcast about how LOST got here collectively on the final minute.
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