Saw a nice video today on overcoming fear and stress
And how thoughts matter in building our health.
Inside, Wim Hof spoke on his trauma that haunted him because his birth and presence wasnt expected and he was delivered in a cold passageway.
It is no wonder then that today he has become truly a man in the cold and has found a way out to manage or work with the cold—and that is by breathing.
He became someone who isnt afraid of the cold.
He isnt only inspiring but he made magic—out of himself and of pain.
I am intrigued and very drawn to people like these who show with their life, what magic can be, if you persevere and never give in, or give up. What strength do they possess?
It brought upon me once and again, the significance of turning pain and traumatic experiences into something useful.
I had seen a few video clips of this man and my family follows his breathing technique of late.
But how did this inspiring man get here?
Why, as with all others, it was pain and trauma that led the way for him, and in turn, he searched and experimented on himself and proved that this is not unique to him, but others, so he paved the way for many, to breathe their way through challenging times.
It also brought upon me the very idea that we will find our peace in the very thing that brought us unbalance in the first place. Like Hof being upset by the cold he was delivered in, and he delivered himself (working) in the cold.
I tried to think about myself.
But met with a little bit of a stumble, its ok, I’ll leave it here for a while.
And Hof says, “the cold forces me to get deeper inside.”
I look at myself again. All my experiences have been forcing me to get inside as well. Reliving, processing, transforming.
He said one thing, “Just breathing and believing (you can)”
Makes you can a reality.
What do I want to believe in?
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