Let Go
Slowing down to speed up
When you’re staring death in it’s eyes, nothing else matters —
“I will be the 1st person in history to not purge from this Kambo experience”
These were my exact thoughts.
Sitting on a flimsy medal chair & chugging water from an empty peanut butter jar, Costa Rica’s humid climate was gifting me swamp ass — a minor glimpse for what was to come next.
I was about to begin my first ever Kambo ceremony.
Kambo is a poison used as a traditional medicine in purging or cleansing rituals, primarily in South America. It is a waxy substance collected by scraping the skin of an Amazonian tree frog, Phyllomedusa bicolor.
And what’s in it?
A natural opioid, also called Dermophin, which is 40 times stronger than morphine.
The intention of the Kambo ceremony?
Even though evidence is scarce, supporters argue that it's beneficial for nearly everything, frequently mentioning depression and impotence.
Although I was not experiencing depressive like symptoms, you can count me in for an adventure.
Especially those abnormal adventures, in which you are pushing yourself mentally, physically & spiritually.
I began to feel nausea, as I finished gulping down what I believe was my 4th or 5th JIF peanut butter jar of water, in less than 5 minutes.
Sting!
The stomach pain left my mind and the fear entered.
You are burned with a smoldering vine, then the poison from the Amazon frog is applied to your flesh.
Almost instantaneously, the other fellow participant next to me was vomiting and cleansing his soul.
My vision narrowed into a tunnel and grew blurrier with each passing second; sweat poured down my face as my mind screamed.
My body, mentally & physically felt as if I was a VIP guest at the Grim Reapers estate.
Why the fuck did I decide to do this?
No matter the circumstance, I will not puke.
I felt as if I was holding on for dear life.
Why?
Sting, sting sting!
The shamans burnt my other shoulder, applied more medicine and the death trip spiraled out of control.
I will never forget hearing, “Stand up, walk around. Breathe & let go!”
Rarely, in Kambo experiences, stubborn participants would rather fight the medicine, instead of flow with it.
Ego.
Underneath the medicinal burns on my shoulders — I, likely similar to most of you, I have a chip on my shoulders.
A point to prove. Not so much to others, but to me.
As I resisted the urge to purge, the shamans had no choice but to apply more medicine to my other shoulder.
Trust me, it worked lol
Sorry to the innocent lady helping me through the brutal process, as I projectile purged the murky water into a bucket she was holding to assist me.
I will never forget the lesson.
Let Go
This is what had to be done to release & cleanse.
"The Art of Letting Go" is a phrase that embodies the concept of releasing attachments, whether emotional, physical, or mental.
It signifies finding peace and freedom through acceptance, surrender, and trust. Whether it's about relationships, past traumas, financial decisions or expectations, letting go is often a journey toward personal growth and clarity.
Opportunity Cost
Holding on for too long leads to paying the price of wishing and hoping instead of seizing the opportunity to succeed.
This becomes extremely expensive. One of the biggest financial burdens in one’s life.
When you understand the poisonous patterns in your life, you can create a formula to medicate yourself & heal.
Opportunity Cost = Forgone Option – Chosen Option
***Here are 3 very common examples of NOT letting go:
1. Holding Cash:
In the short term, sure — cash is king. Since 2020, the USD has lost over 25% of its purchasing power. Therefore, over a period of time, not deploying your cash into opportunities is a major cost.
Although past performance does not indicate or guarantee future returns —
My company, Algo Omega has helped dozens of everyday people deploy their capital into their own licensed algorithm trading bots, which has consistently performed between 5-20% or more per month. Yes, per month… unlike traditional investments earning 3-10% per year.
2. Paying Off Debt vs. Investing:
Someone who uses extra income to pay off their mortgage early might save on interest payments. However, the opportunity cost is the potential growth they could have gained by investing that extra income in a diversified portfolio or retirement fund, which could yield a higher return than the saved interest.
3. Cutting Losses:
Our ego wants to hold on for dear life. If you invest into digital assets: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, NFT’s, Stocks, etc. this especially seems to be the case.
Instead of selling off those assets, such as stocks/mutual funds & leverage a potential tax loophole, such as tax loss harvesting, to offset other profitable gains you earned…
Or better yet — deploy that remaining capital into a different opportunity, in which that decision alone could result in major profits to offset the initial investment losses incurred.
Our ego would rather keep the chip on our shoulders, rather than cut our losses.
This poisonous pattern will compound against you & you’ll do it All For Nothing.
Invest into your peace of mind & you will conquer the poisonous pattern.
The price of peace is priceless.
Let Go!
