Final week, one of many world’s hottest reveals lastly made its strategy 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 seek out out what occurred to the passengers of Oceanic Flight 815.
Though it didn’t fairly land the airplane (heyo!) with its remaining few seasons, few will take umbrage with my perception that one episode specifically was among the best hours of TV I’ve ever seen:
Season 5’s: “The Fixed.”
I gained’t spoil it for anyone who hasn’t seen this episode, so I’ll simply communicate in generalities:
A personality finds himself present inside two realities inside his thoughts, and he’s slipping additional and farther from actual life. It’s solely via his “fixed,” his girlfriend, that he finds his means again from the brink.
I considered “The Fixed” quite a bit again in 2011 when I traveled world wide.
For these 18 months, each a part of my life was abject chaos: a special hostel each night time, a special group of vacationers every single day, a special nation each week or month, and a special place to eat for each meal.
Whereas all the things 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 strategy to Netflix, I used to be reminded of The Fixed once more these previous few weeks as my journey schedule picked again up.
Lately, these are the “fixed” issues I prioritize via the ups and downs of life:
- 15-minutes of transferring my physique.
- 150 grams of protein + serving of fruits/greens.
- One hour targeted on writing within the morning.
I do know that irrespective 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 large number.
I’ve talked quite a bit about “self-care” these days, and the way we regularly assume the answer is exterior (shopping for bathtub bombs or a 90-minute therapeutic massage), however the actuality is commonly inner: establishing or accepting boundaries, train, and so on.
What’s “The Fixed” in YOUR life?
I’d love to listen to about your Fixed.
When all the things appears like a hurricane round you, what are the stuff you prioritize day by day to maintain you from floating off into outer area:
- A ten-minute dialog together with your partner?
- Going to the health club?
- Sitting for a fast meditation?
- Calling your mother?
- A 5-minute stroll?
With the state of the world lately, or the state of your schedule, it’s simple to really feel like we’re break up between two realities.
Generally, when our identification is stolen from us, our “fixed” would possibly want to vary.
What are the issues that hold 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.
