Guys, Scott Merton here, welcome to class two of the five minutes beyond the labyrinth. And in this class, we're going to look at the labyrinth of life, why is it that we get lost? So life is a bit like a labyrinth. To me in that, you know, we're always looking for the center, we're trying to get somewhere trying to reach a goal. In life, we're trying to reach an ideal of what we think we want our life to look like. And invariably, we get lost at some point.

Life doesn't always get a plan, we don't always end up where we wanted to or expected to. And because of that, we get confused, we get lost. And there are many external influences that seem to determine our life. And we don't have a clear understanding of what those influences are. We aren't always aware of what those influences are in our life, right. So hence, it's a bit like a maze.

We can see exactly where we're going, which is this idea of, it's somewhere out there for us to find. And in the beginning, it's supposed to work like this, right? We want something, we take action and we get what we want. It's that simple. And the things that we want to know enough money to support the lifestyle that you want, go get a job, make money. Have a great time.

Perfect partner, great family and friends. You know, go out, meet people, find someone ideal, and don't connect and next thing is you getting married. And a career that gives you purpose and meaning. All right. So you know, age 18 you're supposed to figure out what you want to go study at university. You get your degree, you apply for a job, and that's it.

You've got amazing career that's gives you meaning and purpose and a fit and healthy body. You know, for some of that Some of us that's really easy and naturally, a fairly fit, and healthy some of us that's a, you know, big, big issue. And then the other one is a satisfying sex life that never gets boring. So how many of us can claim to have that in our life all the time, right? So it seems, what really happens is this, we want something to take action, we maybe we get it, or we get released, we get closer to that thing. And then it seems that it changes.

We don't get it or you know, maybe we don't even want that thing anymore. You know, you find a great partner and they change, you change. It's not the relationship you thought it was going to be. And you don't want it anymore. You want something else you want something better, right? So this is what happens to us in life.

You know, we get to a place where we don't know what we wanted. And we're really sort of confused about what we want to do, or what to do. Like can lead to stress leads to anxiety, start to feel a sense of guilt and shame. And we get tired, stop caring, and we get depressed. And that's exactly what happened to me about five years ago, went through that whole process living in London married great relationship at the time, two really cool careers that I was pursuing one as a life coach in the mental health sector. One is a filmmaker and a writer, living in London traveling great friends, lots to do in London.

And I was confused. I really wasn't sure what I wanted anymore. And I was stressed about that. Some anxiety about that start to feel guilt and shame. But really, I was just overwhelmed. It's vital and to the point where I was tired and stopped caring And then it took me six months to realize I was in the middle of a depression.

And it's interesting being someone who worked in mental health who knew what depression look like to suddenly realize that six months, six months I was I was depressed. So the things that really start to impact us to create this, you know, confusion in the labyrinth starts with the adversity that we face the things that impact us. That is going to be the topic of our next class. And I'll see you there