Get on Fire.

In both my vlog and blog series, I often encourage fellow Phoenixes to "Get on Fire."

After watching one of my videos, a viewer messaged me and asked me what that meant to me. This got me thinking, as getting on fire, really is two-fold.

On one hand, being on fire describes a crash and burn descent. When we consider the adversity that one faces when "on fire" - the pain, the fear, the intensity of the experience of the fire itself, while you are going through it seems unbearable. You are outside of the safe zone and everything you've had or worked for may be engulfed in the flames. It seems that within seconds, everything is gone and you are left vulnerable and afraid. Moreover, you are powerless to stop it. It's scary. So why would one want to "Get on Fire"?

That's simple. Because it has a purpose.

In life, we have to endure certain trials and no matter how careful, how mindful, how meticulous we are in our planning, there are inevitable heartbreaks, letdowns, shortcomings and accidents, that just cannot be avoided. These are fires in their own right. Yet, as horrible as they seem, they are necessary rites of passage of grand design that we may never fully comprehend. Without these experiences, we would not have the courage, the strength, the determination or the know how to get through the next fire, that will most assuredly come.

So when I am asked, why I would encourage someone to get on fire, the answer is: so that they can rise again, recognizing the courage and determination it took to do so. So that as they reemerge from the ashes of their circumstance they can proclaim and reclaim their position of power. So that one can recognize the phoenix within.

On the other hand, we use the same terminology "on fire" to describe one who is on the rise. When someone is making strides in their academic, athletic, professional or even their personal life, we say that they are "on fire".

So when I tell you to get on fire, I am telling you to embrace your circumstances because you will emerge victoriously. The fire does not define you, but it strengthens and prepares you for what is to come next - the ascent.

Get on Fire! 🔥🔥🔥