Why You're Still Fighting a Battle That's Already Over
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Why You're Still Fighting a Battle That's Already Over
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In a session with my coach recently, I realised that a part of me is still scared of being seen.
As a child I spent a lot of time lying under the coffee table in our lounge while everyone else watched TV from the sofa. It became a family joke. Looking back, I think it was my safe place. And I don't think the fear was of being seen. I think it was the fear of not being seen, and the sadness that followed each time I reached out and wasn't.
My coach then told me the true story of Hiroo Onoda, a young Japanese officer sent to a small island in the Philippines in December 1944 with the order not to surrender. The war ended nine months later. Leaflets were dropped. Search parties called his name. Letters came from his own family. He decided all of it was enemy propaganda, and he stayed at war until 1974. He only stood down when his own commanding officer, long retired, was flown out to tell him in person. His country welcomed him home as a hero and thanked him for his service.
Hearing that, something landed in my heart that I had known intellectually for years. The war is over.
In this episode, I invite you to look at what you are still on duty for. What are you quietly bracing yourself against this week? And what if you no longer need to?