Making adjustments in free fall, by Curtis Rivers

Meditative Story

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Mental Health, Society & Culture, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Meditation, Religion & Spirituality, Personal Stories, Health & Fitness, Storytelling, Society And Culture

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🗓️ 16 February 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Through his long and storied career as a stuntman, Curtis Rivers has appeared in scores of films and television shows, ranging from James Bond movies to Captain America to Game of Thrones. He has won a Screen Actor Guilds Awards as well as membership in the Hollywood Stuntmen’s Hall of Fame. The Briton is also a two-time Guinness World Record Holder, in the longest-duration parachute jump (45 minutes) and the longest bungee cord jump (from a hot-air balloon just above 15,000 feet). In today’s Meditative Story, Curtis shares how his ability to visualize the path ahead became a key component to his success, and allowed him to forge a new future for himself along the way.

Curtis now works primarily as a stunt coordinator and inspirational speaker. He is the author of The Fearless Path: What a Movie Stuntman’s Spiritual Path can Teach You about Success.

Listen to Forrest Galante's Meditative Story "Adapting to life's unexpected nature": https://listen.meditativestory.com/ForrestGalantePIO

Information on Curtis' book: https://www.curtisrivers.co.uk/the-book

Curtis' Website: www.CurtisRivers.com

Curtis' LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/curtisrivers/

Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story: https://meditativestory.com/

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0:00.0	Now, as I rock it towards Earth, I feel the ice cold air flow on the tops of my exposed
0:14.0	feet.
0:15.0	I know where they are.
0:18.0	I line them up and I fall straight.
0:20.9	A few microagessments change my whole trajectory.
0:27.0	I cannot be open, I glide down, pull the brakes, my feet hit the ground, gently.
0:50.5	Curtis Rivers has an exceptional ability to visualize his body in space.
0:55.6	It's what enables him to master a host of specialized skills from martial arts to skydiving
1:02.2	and to achieve his dream of being a Hollywood stuntman.
1:07.8	But this acute focus prevents him from recognizing that his dream isn't all he thought it would
1:14.0	be.
1:15.5	In this week's episode, Curtis shares how it's never too late to give ourselves permission
1:21.6	to picture and discover the future that we want.
1:27.6	In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music and mindfulness
1:35.0	prompts so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories.
1:41.2	And that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives.
1:47.2	And wait what?
1:54.6	And I'll be your guide.
2:16.5	Your body relaxed.
2:19.3	The body breathing.
2:22.4	Your senses open.
2:25.0	Your mind open.
	...

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