Binibining Ces

Ang cravings ko lately ay mapag-isa sa sarili kong mundo. And of all places, sa Enchanted Kingdom pa talaga. Pero sakto lang rin kasi yung binabasa kong libro Mind Magic ni Dr. James Doty.

Sobrang daming takeaways ng librong to. Pero yung pinakatumatak yung story ni Jim Carey. Talamak na sa mga motivation videos yung kwento nya sinulatan nya sarili nya ng $10M na cheke para sa kanyang “acting services rendered,” years ago bago pa sya sumikat. Tapos boom—years later, saktong $10M yung nakuha nyang talent fee from Dumb and Dumber.

Pero mas malalim pa pala hugot nya dun, Kala ko delulu lang sya tapos nagkataon lang na nakakuha ng $10M.

Sabi raw kasi nung nagsisimula pa lang sya sa kanyang career, Ok naman na sya doing impressions, making crowds laugh. Pero deep down, tinatanong nya sarili nya, “What do they want?” gabi-gabi. In a way sumakses na sya, pero parang may kulang.

Tapos one night, may lightbulb moment:
“They want to be free from concern.”

Na-realize nya na yung real gift nya wasn’t just being funny, it was freeing people from their worries, kahit sandali. Kaya he stripped down his act, stopped performing to please, and started showing up as himself—someone who didn’t care what others thought because he knew his intention was clear. Yun yung magic.

So na-align nya yung gift nya with a greater purpose: to relieve people’s suffering. Ang reflection pa nga nya, part of his drive came from his childhood desire to make his mom feel that life was worth it” kasi may sakit yung nanay nya kaya pinapatawa nya.

Na-realize din nya na when he performed, he was doing exactly that—helping people feel lighter, seen, free. “I did something that made people present their best selves to me, wherever I go.”

Sabi nga ng EK, “The magic stays with you”. Sana mag-stay rin utak ko.