Welcome Back To Life

“Welcome back to life” was what President Pinera of Chile said to each miner as they were rescued from being over two thousand feet below the surface. Out of everything said during these dramatic 22+ hours of rescuing 33 miners, that stuck with me most. These men were stuck with no contact to the world for 17 days, yet still didn’t give up. They spent another 52 more days living underground but having faith that they were going to be rescued. There was some encouragement, as some were supplied with food and water, and one was even able to communicate to his girlfriend and received a wedding proposal. He was to be married once he got out of there. However, it was mostly faith they depended on most, believing that they were truly going to be rescued. You have to wonder what was going through their minds; if any doubts popped in their head. One miner did mention that he was in a constant fight with between God and the devil. Obviously, God win, and He always will. Once they were rescued, doctors said they healthier than they expected, and they were smiling, singing, chanting, kneeling and praying, and hugging their loved ones. They didn’t even seem like they were stuck underground for 69 days. I know certain it was their faith in God and God’s will that allowed this miracle to happen. If they gave up and had no faith they were going to make it, I can guarantee none would have survived.

I was truly inspired this evening, witnessing this event. It reminded me that when life gets you down, you have the choice to get back up (Okay, I watched the Karate Kid tonight as well that said that!) You have the chance to fight back and not let life dictate how it should go. You let life teach you how to overcome the obstacles so you can become strong enough to press forward and go after your dreams. “You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude towards what happens to you, and in that, you will be mastering the change rather than allowing it to master you.” -Sri Ram.

Many of us will have a dramatic experience in our life, and we are blessed to be able to decide on how to handle the situation. We can either choose to let the drama capture us or we can choose dig deep within ourselves and be bigger than the situation and overcome. The miners didn’t see life as being over. They united together and encouraged each other every day, praying constantly, and kept the faith that they will be able to enjoy life again. And because they did not give up, they were rewarded by ‘coming back to life.’ They were greeted by the President of their country with open arms, being one of their biggest cheerleaders. They are receiving unimaginable invitations and riches from all over the world because of what they were able to overcome. Of course, they did not expect all of this. What they did expect, however, is that they will be given another chance. Now am I saying that big drama will bring you a big reward? Well . . . . kind of. It won’t always be handed to you like in this situation. Once you overcome an obstacle in your life, you have reached another level and are closer to being deserving of your destiny. You have to put in the work to get what you want.

Tonight, I was inspired become a stronger person. Become stronger in my faith in God, become stronger in my faith in what I believe I’m designed to become, and become stronger in my faith that I’m capable of overcoming any obstacle that comes in to my life.

“It’s not what happens that determines where you’ll go. It’s what you with what happens. What happens, happens to us all. It’s not the wind that determines our destination. The same wind blows on us all. It is the set of the sail.” -Jim Rohn.

LIVE TO DREAM BIG!