You are a Miracle

April 19, 2020

10:30 AM

It’s been almost 6 weeks since the COVID-19 pandemic affected my life. Six weeks since my bodybuilding shows were cancelled, I was forced to work from home, and six weeks since I’ve been around my friends and family.

While yes, I’m completely alone without even a plant to look after, it’s comforting to know that I’m not alone in this situation. We’re all in this, and we’re all being forced to adapt to situations we never could have imagined.

Looking Within

One thing that’s been on my mind lately, is how this time has forced all of us to really observe and evaluate our lives. It’s forced us to be still and to really take an internal look at who we are as individuals.

I was watching a dumb, chick-flick the other day, and while I rolled my eyes for 90% of it, there was one scene that really resonated with me.

A character was feeling really down on his luck because he thought he messed up the wedding and lost the girl of his dreams.

His friend turned towards him and said, “Have you ever thought about how small the chances are that you would be born? If just one thing in history had changed, just one of your millions of ancestors hadn’t crossed paths at the exact moment they did, then you wouldn’t exist. You’d never have even lived a single day."

And I sat there thinking, what an incredible idea! If one thing in history changed, just one little detail, I would not have been born. I would not even exist. One TEENY-TINY thing and poof! Bye-bye Shannon.

“Have you ever thought about how small the chances are that you would be born?"

I am a miracle. WE ARE A MIRACLE. No matter what theory you believe in on how humans were created, you cannot deny the fact that each theory caused a miracle.

Self-Evaluating

I feel like with this pandemic and being forced to evaluate ourselves, many people are starting to question what their actual purpose in life is. All the hustle and bustle of “normal” life provided a perfect distraction to what was really going on in our lives, and now that we are being forced to be still, we can see more clearly the direction we were headed.

I think before COVID, we were all driving too fast to be able to look out the window and appreciate where we were going.

Now is the time to take control of your life. You are a blessing, your life is a blessing, and you alone have so much meaning.

To not take advantage of each day, is doing a massive disservice to yourself. I firmly believe that our purpose in this life is to be the best version of ourselves we can be. We were given the best gift just by being born and by not recognizing that, by letting life pass us by, is such a waste of a miracle.

"Now is the time to take control of your life. You are a blessing, your life is a blessing, and you alone have so much meaning."

That movie quote fueled the fire that was burning inside of me to make something of my life. I’m actually annoyed that I’m already 27 with only 24 hours in a day because how can that be enough time to become who I want to be? How can that be enough time to accomplish all I want to do and to take advantage of this life I was given?

I woke up with this fire inside me, and I want to pass along the message that I learned and to fuel other’s as well.

You are a miracle.

No matter what terrible things are happening, no matter what struggles you are dealing with, no matter if you’re completely alone or with surrounded by loved ones, YOU are the gift you were given.

You are a miracle.

So raise your hand up and repeat after me, “I am a miracle. I am a blessing. I am a gift.” Because you are. Now use it.

...Here’s to Health. Cheers.