The slingshot
I have a new concept for you that I've been chewing on for awhile and want to share with you. I hope it contributes to your life.
A Slingshot Moment
A slingshot moment is when you experience something jarring, painful and/or traumatic and you transform the pain into something far greater and more wonderful than you could have ever imagined.
Let me explain this metaphor: The negative experience is the rubber band and you are the rock being shot into space. The more painful the experience, the stronger the pull of the rubber band and the stronger the pull of the rubber band, the farther the rock (or you) goes. In layman's terms: The shittier the experience, the greater potential you have to be and create phenomenal magic and success in your life and other's. Just think of some of the most prominent and impactful public figures who had rough and traumatic beginnings (Oprah, Tina Turner (RIP), J.K. Rowling, for example) and the seismic impact they have had on the world.
Those painful and traumatic events have the potential to set you up for massive success and greater awareness of the inifinite being you are and therefore, the ability to create whatever you desire. I emphasize have the potential because it all depends on the story you are telling yourself about the experience. Are you replaying the situation over and over thinking about how wrong it was and asking 'why me?' ? Because there are other questions you can ask yourself (once you've allowed your initial feelings and grieved) that empower you and create more possibilities.
THE QUESTIONS TO ASK FOLLOWING AN UPSET:
What awareness did I gain from this?
What else is possible?
Remember, no judgement of yourself or the situation. This is when you create space for more possibilities to show up in your world. Asking yourself these questions is enough to shift the trajectory of your life. No figuring out required. What you focus on grows. Source/God/Universe will respond. What you seek, you shall find. All of this is about bringing more of your essence and what makes you YOU to the forefront. That's what you really want. That's what the world really wants. There is only one of you and the world needs exactly what you've got!
Do you know all the weird and wonderful stuff that makes you YOU? Are you ready to get clear on that and start making choices from that knowing? It's hard to know this in a bubble, on your own. I'm here for you! You get to have what you want. You get to be your true self. It's safe now.
