I'll never forget the day I got the phone call.
I was standing in the kitchen and had just given my baby girl her breakfast. The phone rang and I thought it was him. The husband I had only an hour before kissed goodbye and told to have a good day. "Be careful, I love you and we will see you later" were the last words I would ever say to him. It wasn't him on the phone but rather a call that would change the rest of my life and that of my daughter, just then 8 months old. He never made it to work, killed instantly, and along with him, everything I thought my future held.
I was a stay at home mom, who hadn't finished school and had no real career experience to speak of. What was I going to do? How was I going to care for my baby girl? How would my heart heal? My whole world had shattered with that call. The life I had, the future I thought I would have...upside down.
My answer - I did what I had to do. I cried - but I cried with my feet under me. I returned to college, earned scholarships, built a career and a new life - and conquered. I had to. My daughter was depending on me. A few years into my career, I had a mentor tell me that one of the most impressive things about me was that I was never scared - not of her, the next assignment, the impossible tasking - none of it. And why would I be? I had figured out the secret.
Fast forward almost 20 years later, with 2 boys added to my family, several college degrees and certifications, a successful career, and connections of relationships that make it a life worth dying for. The best part - I get to help other people figure out the secret for themselves. It is always right there inside - you just have to know how to find it.
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