Can you imagine if you could predict everything that would happen in your life? How weird would your life be? I mean…think about it…you would never be surprised, you would not learn life lessons because you can predict what is going to happen and  take a different route to avoid something unpleasant. You would then  never learn how to handle life challenges. Some may want to take the easy route in life saying….um…yes…I want to know what’s going to happen in my life and avoid the bad. Sometimes we all undoubtedly feel that way…but…would you have different emotions if you could predict life events?

I alway try to find the positive in every situation. This doesn’t mean that I don’t cry and get upset over the events in my life that do not go the way I had wished for. I have emotions and I’m proud of them. I get cranky, confused, irritated, happy, sad, and the list goes on and on…. I am happy to be able to experience “emotions.” I am also happy that I can learn from my emotions while almost always being able to handle them (some situations take me longer to handle…let’s face it, not many obstacles in life have quick fixes.” Life obstacles are life lessons and this week has taught me to learn some tough life challenges.

We all go through hard life obstacles and we all go through amazing life adventures, both leaving memories and lessons within our heart. I’m going to be blunt here….I am losing my voice and after surgery I will be left with just a whisper. I’m grateful to have a whisper after surgery, as there are those who do not have a voice at all. Did this put a wrench in my future goals…..yes…but after losing a couple of nights of sleep thinking about my future, I realized that I am heading exactly where I should be. I will be able to use a microphone when needed, and I can still write. Life will continue the same with a few adjustments. These are life lessons my friends. Lessons can be hard to swallow at times, but we learn from them, adjust accordingly to make life just as amazing as it should be for us all.

I am going to continue dedicating my life to helping people as I have for the past thirty-seven years when I became a medical assistant and started my journey of helping others at the age of twenty-five. Life is very unpredictable, enjoy the challenges, enjoy the good, bad and ugly life events. Events that upset us can either shut us down, defeat us, or we can dig in, figure out ways to learn from the events, and continue on with a life that will always be full of adventures and unpredictable life lessons.  As Dr. William Glasser states in many of his books, we all have the choice on how we react to unpredictable life lessons.

I do want to add that after surgery my airway will be open more allowing me to get back into running again. This is truly a blessing for me in itself. I remember a nurse running a 5k that I was running, most of us runners like to beat our last time, this nurse actually stopped running and asked me if I would like to use her inhaler because I sound so bad trying to breath when I run. I will never forget that kind nurse and losing time trying to help me because she thought I was having an asthma attack, when in fact it is just the way I sound trying to breath. (After surgery I will not sound like I am gasping for air…another win for me.)

Trust the Journey and Life Lessons

Alexis BSc (Psyc), MILC

Alexis Life Coach Inner Abilities LLC

Holistic Life Coach & Counseling