Living Fully
TODAY IS A GIFT; THAT’S WHY IT’S CALLED THE PRESENT!
Spoiler alert we were all born to die, seriously from day one, the end goal is to transition from this life. We all have a set number of days, breathes, and moments to live. Unfortunately, this notion that we have plenty of time and we will eventually get to living our best life once we … (fill in the blank). No judgement, I think at some point in this life’s journey many of us; including me and Charles, have thought WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME..
Well, for me it was in the Twighlight of the morning, and I was heading to my car for work. At that time, I was working in Southern California as a travel nurse! Before I could reach my rental car, I was attacked and robbed. As the attack was in motion I literally separated from my body, and I was looking at the attack from above and outside of my body. I remember thinking “This is it! So I am going to die like this and be found dead here in my scrubs?” Honestly, I was pissed more than frightened because this is not how I saw myself going out! Obviously, that was not the end of my story, since I’m still here and thriving.
Wow, to think nearly twenty years ago I was at death’s door and was able to walk away to keep living. I immediately felt the grace in the way things turned out and I knew my life would never be the same. I made the decision to not live the role of a victim and to live fully every single day. I was determined to never take life for granted because I knew that in blink of an eye my time in this life could be over.
I have often wondered if I would prefer to die suddenly or with time to say my goodbyes. Honestly, after that attack my answer is I would hope to leave this physical experience PEACEFULLY! Last year I was able to say goodbye to a very dear sister friend, she died with a smile on her face. Whatever she saw during her transition brought a peaceful smile. Yeae’s theme for departing this life was “Journey to Joy” seeing the smile on her face I would say she made it to her (click joy to learn more) JOY!
Now 2020 was an AWAKENING for the entire world that there is no TIME SAVING BANK. Granted people die every single day however in 2020 people were literally losing entire families, mom, dad, siblings, children, etc… Charles and I literally held on tight for the bumpy, twisty, life changing ride of 2020 and all of the horrific sadness and pain. However, many found joy, freedom and love in 2020 as well. Charles and I chose to spread Love and became One Love Ambassador launching the Love Drops Podcast
As Charles and I celebrated 2021 we were like most people GRATEFUL to still be alive and well. We were moving full speed ahead and soaring into new adventures and celebrating the release of Charles’s book Tai Chi Secrets
Like many people we thought the worst of things were behind us, little did we know our path was leading us right to death’s door. This time it was my beloved Charles who would have the life altering experience. Please believe, “We Didn’t See That Coming”
For the first time in his life Charles was hospitalized at the age of 77 years old. From the time of his admission Charles was given a grave prognosis even though he had no medical history and was not on any prescription medications. Charles would however survive the traumatic 80-day ICU experience and be called “The Miracle Man” upon his discharge directly home! The experience changed both of our lives and as we healed forward, we vowed to live each day fully. Charles and I had a renewed appreciation of our One Love Mission and vowed to allow our story to be used to bring love and healing to others. As a part of my healing journey as Charles’s advocate and caretaker, I wrote a book “After-Care”
So when people are looking at our lives and trying to figure out the why behind our journey. Charles and I are beyond trying to explain, because we know we are the living testimonies spreading love around the world. We know that someday we will have to exit stage left through the door into the beyond but for now we will courageously, in love daring to be the best version of ourselves each and every day. WE CHOSE TO LIVE LIFE FULLY!