I believe that every tragic circumstance holds gems of potential (mini-miracles) for us if we just have eyes to see them and the desire to make them real. I've known this for years and have incorporated it into my work and my life. It's what has allowed me to live a charmed life even in the midst of what others would call tragedy. Let me show you some examples of what I mean.
Fifty years ago my Dad picked up a staff infection in a hospital and spent the last 15 years of his life bed ridden. During that challenging time, he became an incredible folk artist, documenting the history of the small town I grew up in through his art. He became a man we deeply respected and loved as a result of his illness and his legacy lives on through his art.
My niece has four wonderful children, one of them with multiple disabilities and in a wheelchair. This year, the kids in his school got him to walk the whole length of the school corridor for the first time. I watched the video with tears in my eyes. And his awesome Mom, my niece, she's in her forties with four kids, one in a wheelchair, and she pole dances like an 18 year old in her spare time!
Last week, a friend's husband was diagnosed with cancer and she's growing so brilliantly into the situation, sourcing the life of their dreams together as a move across country. At the same time, letting this point her towards her greatest potential, she's creating her next new business opportunity that absolutely rocks!
With my Mom's passing this week, my brothers and I have grown so close. And it's opening up a new life for Santari and I, one in which we plan to move to Spain and live as digital nomads for some time to come.
You see, inside every crisis and tragedy lie these mini-miracles just waiting for us to recognise their beauty pulsing away in there, itching to come alive in the world. It's like when you were a kid and your mom wrapped up pennies to hide in your birthday cake ... these little mini-miracles are wrapped up and hidden inside the tragic cake. All we have to do is be willing to look for them. I know this is not how we're trained to be in circumstances like this, but wouldn't it be wonderful if we were. I'm up for that transformation on the planet. How about you?
Fifty years ago my Dad picked up a staff infection in a hospital and spent the last 15 years of his life bed ridden. During that challenging time, he became an incredible folk artist, documenting the history of the small town I grew up in through his art. He became a man we deeply respected and loved as a result of his illness and his legacy lives on through his art.
My niece has four wonderful children, one of them with multiple disabilities and in a wheelchair. This year, the kids in his school got him to walk the whole length of the school corridor for the first time. I watched the video with tears in my eyes. And his awesome Mom, my niece, she's in her forties with four kids, one in a wheelchair, and she pole dances like an 18 year old in her spare time!
Last week, a friend's husband was diagnosed with cancer and she's growing so brilliantly into the situation, sourcing the life of their dreams together as a move across country. At the same time, letting this point her towards her greatest potential, she's creating her next new business opportunity that absolutely rocks!
With my Mom's passing this week, my brothers and I have grown so close. And it's opening up a new life for Santari and I, one in which we plan to move to Spain and live as digital nomads for some time to come.
You see, inside every crisis and tragedy lie these mini-miracles just waiting for us to recognise their beauty pulsing away in there, itching to come alive in the world. It's like when you were a kid and your mom wrapped up pennies to hide in your birthday cake ... these little mini-miracles are wrapped up and hidden inside the tragic cake. All we have to do is be willing to look for them. I know this is not how we're trained to be in circumstances like this, but wouldn't it be wonderful if we were. I'm up for that transformation on the planet. How about you?