People are energized by the strangest things.
I was watching a program on Guinness World Records and was amazed to see two men competing to attach the most pegs to their face. No word of a lie, here were two very ordinary, sensible looking men, with a bowl full of clothes pegs, systematically pinning them to various parts of their facial anatomy until they looked like lions with their manes on backwards.
Not one member of the audience laughed. It was serious business.
This is something I have never considered a natural energy booster, but the winner looked elated with his result: more than 120 clothes pegs attached.
Two more contestants competed to eat a raw onion in a certain amount of time. The man who won this looked like he was going to spew onion over everyone. Insult was added to injury, however, when he was told he had failed to beat the existing world record.
Where have we come to, when people are prepared to go to these lengths to be recognised in a book?
One record I could understand was that of the ‘Oldest Windsurfer’. When he retired in 1986, Australia's Otto Comanos, then 66 years old, took up windsurfing and until recently regularly windsurfed two to three times a week in and around the lakes of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Because of arthritic pain he has had to switch to canoeing.
Otto obtained obvious pleasure from windsurfing and canoeing, and was not just doing it to get into the Guinness Book. To him water sports were a natural energy booster.
In 'The Energy Book for Life' I talk about Anthony Kelly, 'The Arrow Catcher', who has 7 black belts in Martial Arts and holds 8 Guinness World Records in arrow catching, paintball catching and the most punches in a minute. In the book, Anthony explains what energizes him and how he contributes to the energy of others, especially young people.
I won’t knock the Guinness Book of Records because it creates for many people much pleasure and passion which are natural energy boosters. It inspires others to go for a goal, and it is not only the competitors who benefit but the people who buy the book and those who watch the show.
When I watched the show it gave me a good laugh – another excellent natural energy booster.
What thrills you? What gives your heart a lift?
It is not only a pleasure to find things you enjoy doing, but it is your job, your duty, your responsibility.
As the Dalai Llama says:
‘The purpose of life is to be happy.’The more happiness you enjoy, the more energy you will generate, and you will radiate this to those around you. Happiness, laughter and enjoyment are infectious. You will be more likely to stay healthy and well, to contribute to others and society.
So be like the Guiness World Record holders and go for your passion. Find and enjoy your own natural energy boosters, every day.
Live with Energy
Joan
Joan Small is the author of ‘The Energy Book for Life’, the Guide to Energetic Living, and the book series, ‘Allow Yourself… You Deserve It’, How to Free Yourself from Stress and Control and Live with Fun and Love. She empowers people to make positive changes in their lives. See http://www.natural-energy-boosters.com
