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Why Feeling Lost Is The Greatest Gift
I recently had a conversation with someone who reminded me about the gifts that come from feeling lost. This conversation brought me back to a couple of years ago when I felt completely lost. I didn’t want to get out of bed and I didn’t see the purpose in life. Even though this time in our lives is depressing and difficult, there is great beauty and freedom that lives in it. You just have to be brave enough to embrace the pain and wait for the inspiration.
Actually, great spiritual leaders talk about these times with much excitement because we will never understand the power and magic of the human spirit until it is tested.
Our first instinct is to freak out and cling to some solution because the feeling of despair is too scary. I say embrace it. Live in the unknown and let it teach you something about yourself. Be reborn. Find yourself all over again.
“Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.”
– Henry David Thoreau
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You have such style. Feel calm looking around at your environment. The
curtains, your voice is soothing too :p
when i wake up in the morning i dont feel lost i feel like sleeping another
5 hours!
Very emotionally moving, However, How the hell are you going to go ice
skating and skiing in San Fran California? Stupid question but, Itsn’t it
like..hot there. Anyway, I think you should come to Toronto, Canada
a.s.a.p. We gots lots of snow!
When I first saw the title of this video, I thought to myself “WTF is she
talking about?” Good thing I watched the video before I judged it further.
Haha! I had an experience back a while ago where I felt like I wasn’t being
me and that I had to be the opposite in order to fulfill the expectation of
others. In a lot of ways, hold back a lot of my true feelings and
personality. This is why “TheBitterIntrovert” exists. I realize we do two
totally different things, but I’m trying to let you know I relate, so back
off! :p
At first i thought the title was feeling confused is the greatest gift 🙂
I think my favourite quote about this subject is from J.K Rowling, she said
“rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life”.
She mentioned in an interview with Oprah that she’s never tried to
romanticised rock bottom because it’s a horrible experience, but she said
it was also very liberating, and the for exact same reason that you
mentioned, she had nothing to lose. (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv1O6JJMC5o – Incase you want to watch it,
it’s rather long though)
Another thing to remember, like most things in life (and indeed life
itself) is that it’s only temporary. Being at rock bottom will only be
temporary. Even if you logically know that simply going to sleep will make
you feel better, you will still think your shitty feelings are going to
stick with you, when the unlikeliness of that is stupendously high.
You’ve talked about Slovenian girl who left to US but she was still
unhappy? Why? Because she’s(was) unhappy with herself(yourself), not with
enviroment and to be happy, be friend to yourself, find yourself and you
won’t be lost anywhere you go :)).
Of all the countries … she’s from Slovenia :O I am too 😀 It’s next to
Italy (North-East).
I really enjoyed this video. Happiness, sentimentality, gratitude all in
all great positive energy. Thank you for this 🙂
Oh yeah i forgot to say merry christmas
Wow, thank you for this :’)
I love you so much, thank you! *heart hugs*
A pokemon ad before your video LOL!!!!
BAH HA HA HA! Depressing holiday parties = YES!
“It’s really hard for me to enjoy the holidays because I’m single.”
#FirstWorldProblems Lol.
I’m glad that I just have money to buy decent food. This will be the first
Christmas in 3 years where I will be able to afford cooking something
festive. I made an all natural Orange Juice Fruitcake, it’s a family recipe
so kind of weird. (Has dried apricots and dates)
But I guess my point is, when you’re barely keeping yourself alive, you
don’t have time to reflect on how lonely you feel. So it’s like, “psshhht”,
yeah it would be nice to have friends or a girlfriend to celebrate
Christmas with, if I wasn’t fucking starving to death. Lol.
1:55 Reminds me of that scene from Joss Whedon’s “Angel”, where Angel says
sarcastically, “Oh right, this is L.A. *We have to talk about our feelings.*”
I never really took that seriously until now.. Lol.
2:56 I disagree. We always have MORE to lose. Make no mistake about it. I
learned that from experience. They say there’s no place to go but “up”, but
no. There’s ALWAYS more “down”. 😛
But seriously I know what you’re saying. I think finding yourself when you
feel truly lost, has everything to do with embracing God’s providence; your
destiny. I think we all have some idea of what we should be doing with our
lives, but choose not to. Due to the nature of our connected existence,
there is a better life waiting and already planned out for you. When you
reject that (“free will”), your life is lived out kind of like a serious of
complete randomness. Maybe things will be great, then suddenly go bad, and
then good, and bad again, like a roller coast. Until you finally embrace
your true path.
I guess it goes to show we don’t belong to our self, but to each other.
What a lovely perspective!
You are really putting out great vibrations into the world. They will come
back to you tenfold! Peace.
We say in Arabic, forgetting is a good method to train your imagination
to respect reality.
Thank you so much!!! This video is spot on what i needed! You are gorgeous
and amazing!!! <3
This video is just perfect. I’ve been through so many periods of
loss/freedom, and really look back with gratitude for those experiences.
Everybody should watch this.
Never mind her, she’s just rehashing what others have said before. Nothing
original and nothing thoughtful. She’s just here to make money, she does
not genuinely care about your well being. You’re however watching a genuine
hollywood gold digger.
R u a philosopher
Hahah come join the confusion!!! I’m in!!! Haha 🙂
Thank You so much for this video. Really needed it. Am balling my eyes
out…Thank You.
Such a lovely video…
Great video, i like to see someone who think exatly like i do. Good video
girl:)
I won’t say it’s the “Greatest” gift per say. But you make some good
points.
I’m so glad I watched this video. I’m beyond lost in life, have absolutely
no idea what direction God wants me to go in 🙁 at least I feel a little
better knowing it will get better.
Thank you