Can a cover stand on its own? Joe contemplates this as he listens to Lianne La Havas' rendition of "Weird Fishes," originally by Radiohead. He muses on the importance of recognizing the presence of light even in your darkest moments, emphasizing the power of individual choice and the ability to shift momentum towards positivity. Joe encourages you to embrace your own uniqueness and take control of you lives, reminding you that you are the ocean—where the Weird Fishes swim!—and have the power to create their own reality.
Episode Highlights:
The song sets a tone of deep darkness, but it also highlights the flickering presence of light that can guide us out of dark places.
Accepting negative circumstances may seem easier, but acknowledging the possibility of positive change requires a series of small choices.
Everything in our conscious awareness is light and information, while the phantoms represent changing experiences and conditions.
Being a "weird fish" in a bottomless sea implies individuality and the power to control one's own world.
Recognizing that we are the ocean and having the power of the ocean behind us allows us to escape darkness and experience momentum towards the light.
Rock bottom moments can initiate the search for light and the realization that there is only one way to go from there—up.
Grasping every bit of light builds momentum and leads to the acceptance of a new truth.
Encouragement to be one's own version of being insanely great and to choose a day filled with positivity, light, and personal growth.