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If you were a Superhero, what’s your Limitation?
I am in this awesome phase of parenting where my kid loves Marvel and superheroes, and wants to watch all the different stories. It is so cool. We’ve been listening to little snippets that explore the different human superpowers that makes one a superhero. The first time I heard this, I remember how I went, “Holy crap!” Because a lot of times we just let our minds wander, and one of the questions that my kids will ask me is, “Alright Dad, if you could have any superpower what would it be?” We try to come up with fun stuff. One of the cool things is to give ourselves permission to be kids again and let our minds wander and imagine. This was a saying that my daughter said, and it caught me off guard. I remember thinking this is so profound for a kid. “A superhero without any limitations is not a superhero at all.” Then we started thinking what is everyone’s limitation? There is a way to defeat every single superhero. For ex., it was Kryptonite for Superman. We started going down this wormhole. There was a time when there was no Kryptonite for Superman. He was a superhero with no limitations and it flopped. He had no weakness so there was no way for him to come out of the battle that would keep you on the edge of the seat.
In these videos I always think how can I apply this to myself so I can make my life better? I remember wanting to be a superhero as a kid, so I could save myself. We all have traumatic stories from our past. We tend to compare ourselves to the superhero with limitations. We hold ourselves to our ideal, our perfect person, and then we get so frustrated, hurt or angry when we make mistakes or fail, when we experience our own limitations. Because that causes so much pain, we do the best that we can think of, like sedating or numbing out, so we no longer feel the pain. And then it perpetuates the cycle. Using this analogy, even the coolest superheroes, they all have limitations, but when I look at my limitations, I judge myself, I think less of myself and then that perpetuates the pain. I create the pain and it feels real.
So part of this whole experience of learning how to become so much freer than our current limitations, and expanding to honor my limitations. What if instead of denying them, I accepted them? What if I were to partner with them, to forgive them, to love them? That’s the part that was so foreign to me for the longest time. As we learn to live with these limitations, they are no longer judgments, they are no longer trying to hide or conceal, and we learn to live with it. Going back to the superheroes, that’s where they gain their strength, understand their limitation and even though there is a limitation where they could be beat, they overcome all odds and then go back to save the day. I don’t know where you are in your superhero story, I don’t want to make it cheesy, but it’s so cool when you look at all the different facets. We can learn how to enjoy the defeats and not really tie ourselves to the outcome of successes. This is how you truly learn to live life and enjoy it regardless of whatever is thrown at you. Even if you have limitations, you can be your superhero. Stay in the fight and you can become better and better.
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  • @river3167
    @river3167 День тому

    You wouldn’t be doing this if you didn’t make money off of it.

  • @Gthegr8one
    @Gthegr8one 19 днів тому

    Need that right now.👍🏿👍🏿. Thank you..

  • @abysssans8188
    @abysssans8188 26 днів тому

    Oh, you meant mental addiction. I thought you meant a physical addiction for a sec and I had to pause for a moment. Having an addiction to a drug is not fun, even if it was medically prescribed.

  • @Orson_3
    @Orson_3 28 днів тому

    Thank you.

  • @romolina83
    @romolina83 Місяць тому

    Just sent my son there love your perspective

  • @JOHNLARSON.LAKEPREPPER
    @JOHNLARSON.LAKEPREPPER Місяць тому

    Mark anyway we can chat?

  • @shellyhandy3737
    @shellyhandy3737 2 місяці тому

    So true

  • @shellyhandy3737
    @shellyhandy3737 2 місяці тому

    I like the energy you have for sobriety. Addicts need more people like you and the energy you have in their lives. I am a normie however, my whole life I have seen addiction take lives( family members, friends and loved ones) Thank you for your videos

  • @imkaim97
    @imkaim97 2 місяці тому

    It's not :/

  • @PiperMr
    @PiperMr 2 місяці тому

    I was the mud pie eating champion of my neighborhood as a small kid and NEVER got so much as a cold. I would eat things I dropped on the ground all of the time. I never even got the sniffles during covid and I never missed a day of work without even the first jab. You can definitely build your immune system up.

  • @joncalkins1183
    @joncalkins1183 2 місяці тому

    When did you film this?

  • @RyanCrissman
    @RyanCrissman 3 місяці тому

    This

  • @JasonSmith-xu8ld
    @JasonSmith-xu8ld 4 місяці тому

    I don’t remember where I heard it but , being wise and being smart are 2 different things! God bless hope everyone is having a wonderful day !

  • @pg4662
    @pg4662 4 місяці тому

    No you don't need to relive it. Best bit of advice I was given years ago was, 'Get over it, get on with your life, just reserve the right to be a bit pissed off about it from time to time! Works for me!

    • @HitokiriDeDo
      @HitokiriDeDo 4 місяці тому

      The healing is accepting the pain as part of life and letting go of the suffering. Easier said than done though. Took me 20 years of emotional work.

    • @pg4662
      @pg4662 4 місяці тому

      @HitokiriDeDo yes, it's hard to accept that it's part of your life. It takes time. And I hope your hard work has paid off.

  • @masonmurphy6009
    @masonmurphy6009 5 місяців тому

    The key trick is, taking a step back, looking at the big picture. Every angle, every perception, every scenario. Most people cant see more than 10 feet in front of them

  • @suntheranpadiachy
    @suntheranpadiachy 5 місяців тому

    You never tell us how to do that, but if i could , people would call me Mr Cool😂

  • @bichonwlz963
    @bichonwlz963 5 місяців тому

    Great video, a lot of people in my generation and just in general should see this and really take it in. Also, side note, you remind me of rob dyrdek

  • @MisterNiles
    @MisterNiles 6 місяців тому

    Thank you Lucifer!

  • @Anime-k4u
    @Anime-k4u 7 місяців тому

    Agree

  • @shacka95
    @shacka95 8 місяців тому

    My dad has never said any of these things to me in my 29 years

  • @Blessed591
    @Blessed591 10 місяців тому

    I learnt that this year . . . Coming out of longstanding abusive relationships with a narc husband and toxic work environment led by a narc boss . I opted out n have lost a lot of friends and I aint backing down . . . Opportunities are opening up for me and I am goad that I don't have to deal with other people's drama . . .

  • @Md.MorsalinIslam-h2b
    @Md.MorsalinIslam-h2b 10 місяців тому

    Warning : There are many errors in your channel. Due to which your channel is not growing fast. Did you find those errors? If you do not find that please inform me.

  • @bonzoukouassi1764
    @bonzoukouassi1764 11 місяців тому

    ❤️❤️ im always afraid

  • @michaelpaul6619
    @michaelpaul6619 Рік тому

    Thanks 🙏

  • @terryhawkins2324
    @terryhawkins2324 Рік тому

    But not all the freaking time. Stop moving the goal posts

  • @HeatherNoeL-jd6fc
    @HeatherNoeL-jd6fc Рік тому

    ❤I'm so looking forward to this. 🎉

  • @kckstyles9914
    @kckstyles9914 Рік тому

    I lost 170lbs naturally and without doctors or dieticians assistance so I know following through and having this attitude works!

  • @codyc6515
    @codyc6515 Рік тому

    ✌️ promo sm

  • @TangiMatheus-k7y
    @TangiMatheus-k7y Рік тому

    Tangi😂😂

  • @MildredCarroll-cj8ix
    @MildredCarroll-cj8ix Рік тому

    Thanks

  • @addhoc256
    @addhoc256 Рік тому

    Doing well is the best revenge

  • @juneingram1130
    @juneingram1130 Рік тому

    Very helpful. Thank you

  • @wertan10
    @wertan10 Рік тому

    Bro I just live in cum lmao

  • @liliyakamala2348
    @liliyakamala2348 Рік тому

    Your are correct it is after a hardship or a struggle we get these chances but it also brings about a choice… we have to choose to embrace what we have been thru and let that seep in and the we have the next choice to make.. we can choose to utilize what we have been thru to help others and grow , then it works like a trampoline and we get to use what we learned to help people, in some manner. The other option is that we can choose to refuse what we have been thru. Even tho it showed us strengths we didn’t even know we had. If we refuse we either get that lesson again but perhaps in a slightly different way. That means also that we don’t see our own strengths but rather use the fear as a paint that we then use to paint our self into a corner, thus we make our world smaller and smaller

  • @theveganrancor3678
    @theveganrancor3678 Рік тому

    What about when to much struggle is whats holding you down and sedation is the only thing getting you by until you can leave. Nobody wants to struggle suffer we just wanna be told we did a job or did good by someone and when you cant do that or get that what do you have? A void that gets filled through sedation until something more fulfilling comes around. The problem is the sedation becomes the fulfilment you thought you were looking for and everything else suffers.

  • @untitled.innominate
    @untitled.innominate Рік тому

    Live your best life by being grateful wherever you’re at, knowing that things will continue to change, and to not live in fear or judgment.

  • @isabellamaldonado564
    @isabellamaldonado564 Рік тому

    st

  • @jasonhill7802
    @jasonhill7802 Рік тому

    Too true mate.

  • @marciadasilva700
    @marciadasilva700 Рік тому

    😁 yay, thank you 👏👏✌️💪💯🙏🥰❤️🌺🤙🤙

  • @shellyhandy3737
    @shellyhandy3737 Рік тому

    💛

  • @dakota2579
    @dakota2579 Рік тому

    🌹 P r o m o s m.

  • @onc.o.d.ebarber
    @onc.o.d.ebarber Рік тому

    Good channel🙏🏿

  • @loritrommer8426
    @loritrommer8426 Рік тому

    Amen

  • @shellyhandy3737
    @shellyhandy3737 Рік тому

    So true!!

  • @kathiler
    @kathiler Рік тому

    Love “space for the grace”! And did you say be there in the pathetic? Lol

  • @LivingInLagunaBeach
    @LivingInLagunaBeach Рік тому

    Hey 👋

  • @emmettunderwood6858
    @emmettunderwood6858 2 роки тому

    🤦 p̾r̾o̾m̾o̾s̾m̾

  • @thelovableprotagonist5574
    @thelovableprotagonist5574 2 роки тому

    Thank you, that's very helpful

  • @mustafamohamedali8192
    @mustafamohamedali8192 2 роки тому

    Mustafa, a friend of Bill W. This talk helped a lot in my classroom where I am teaching step work. We run a sober house in Tanzania. Many thumbs up and love for posting this.