Life is not fair! is what we hear many times from kids and adults when we “don’t get what we want.” That special gift, that chocolate cake, that planned trip that never happened, those high heels or brand new car that we were expecting…
Life is not fair..
But, have we stopped and really thought about how we measure fairness and what we are really getting instead of those other “expected” things/situations?
About a month and a half ago I started planning a trip to one of my favorite cities, San Diego, CA, with a group of wonderful ladies to attend Brendon Burchard’s High Performance Academy Live Conference. Every day that passed we were more and more excited. Everything was ready, tickets were purchased, reservations were made, and everything was going according to plan.
Our flight was departing on a Tuesday night. Turns out that on Monday morning things didn’t actually happened as planned. After having a relaxed and amazing weekend with my friends, I woke up having an excruciating pain in my throat. Positive me “knew” that it was something temporary, so I decided to start taking ginger tea, Astragalus, honey drops, plenty of liquids, and everything natural that could take the sore throat away. I was SURE everything was going to be ok by Tuesday morning. That night I went to bed, not before counting my blessings, including having gotten sick because it had forced me to take things slower that day.
The morning came and I was feeling even worst. My body had come into a state of shock and to summarize it all, I ended up not being able to go on my trip. Even though I would have loved to go and lived that experience, to be honest my main focus was figuring out what was happening with my health. So, up until this point I hadn’t thought if life was “fair or not.”
After two IVs, two doctor visits, seven attempts to get my veins (two successful ones), one ER visit, different approaches to attack what I had, a final diagnosis (Acute Viral Pharyngitis and Rhinitis), an atypical body reaction, and seven days later, I can say that I am now feeling much better.
Every day, I kept on practicing gratefulness, even though I was stuck in a room for what sometimes I thought were UNLIMITED hours. And when people mentioned how sad it was that I hadn’t gone on my trip, that it wasn’t fair, I would just honestly think, I am just happy there’s at least a diagnosis!
At the end, Life IS fair and it is what we make of it and the situations presented to us. I was able to confirm that:
- The people in my life simply rock and their unconditional love is undeniable.
- Social media unites you with people that you didn’t even know were following you.
- No matter how “perfect” things might be going, there is always the element of surprise, and we just have to embrace it as it comes.
- The power of prayer and meditation surpasses your wildest thoughts.
- Natural medicine simply rocks!
- It is in your toughest times that life sends you even more angels to watch over you.
- Patience is a virtue.
- Always heal mind, body, and soul together. Finding balance there, will give you extreme clarity, energy and vitality.
- Don’t underestimate the power of your breath (even though I was having difficulty with this as my throat was shut and my nose as well…but I hey… I figured it out 😉 )
- Whatever happens, always be GRATEFUL.
THANK YOU for all of you who prayed, sent messages, energy, called, texted, emailed, and had me in your thoughts. It meant the world and it was a huge part of my recovery. My family, friends, sidekicks, you know who you are, THANK YOU for caring and elevating my energy levels even when I felt I had none left. I am blessed to have amazing doctors in my life who are like family to me, Dr. Sanchez, I have no words to express my gratitude towards you. And THANK YOU George Schoendorfer for bringing to me what ended up saving me from this madness. A Silver solution which in a matter of two sessions started killing this virus and opening up my airways.
For me, life IS fair. It is tough at times, filled with surprises, hard moments and situations we might not understand at that point, but at the end it IS beautiful.
So, whatever your situation is, whether it is an illness, tough times at work, a family situation, a flat tire, a broken foot, a crazy neighbor, hang in there, don’t despair, smile, and if you’re reading this, THANK YOU for being a part of my fair life. I am GRATEFUL for you.
Infinite blessings,
Ana