Greetings! I travel for business very frequently. There are places that I come to so frequently that there are people that I have established relationships with in these areas. In New York City, there is an old Russian massage therapist named Karla. I met her four years ago after I suffered a debilitating illness that made me so ill that I was a "shut in" for nine months. After I finally recovered, and began to travel for business again, I met Karla and began my new journey into understanding how "Wellness of mind, body and spirit" work together and should work together to help us create the life that we want. I became a wholehearted believer of integrating your thoughts, body and maintaining a strong spiritual base.

Happily, I am contracted to come to NYC at least once per month. Each and every time, I am overjoyed to go to the spa where Karla has worked for over 25 years. She is loving and nurturing. She babies me and my lonely spirit by wrapping me in warm towels from my head to the toes, giving me aromatherapy massages, warming up my slippers and robe, making me herbal tea, serving me dried vegetables, and threatening to take me home with her to make sure that I am taken care of properly. I hadn't had anyone fuss over me like that since my mother died over 23 years ago.

On this particular trip, I have been dealing with making major decisions about the direction that my radio show will take in the future. Typically, during these difficult economic times, I have been very diligent to generate enough monies to make to provide for my family and my staff. Even though I know I can do it, the stress definitely takes a toll on my body. I can't wait to schedule my visit to Karla.

I was stunned, shocked and absolutely emotionally devastated when the reservations operator on the other side of the telephone told me "I am sorry Lynn but Karla passed away suddenly on Sunday"

"Oh my God!" was all I could get out of my lips before I collapsed in a mountain of pain and tears. It is as if the life was sucked out of me and the last haven I had on earth was cruelly taken from me.

And within our lifetimes, there are several times when we feel that we have crossed the line to what more we can bear. There are times when we have no words to explain our pain or hurt, our sense of stability is yanked from us leaving us without strength.

It has now been another day since I received the news of Karla and when I woke up this morning in my h otel room, I knew that I must now reconstruct my life to keep myself well. I must make a commitment to continue to nurture and renew my mind, body and spirit. As Karla has surely embarked on her spiritual journey into heaven, I made these affirmations to remain WHOLE through life's trials and tribulations. These are affirmations I made to myself and I share them with you and invite you to join me in making them today:

Affirmations for Wholeness:
Today, I choose health and the fullness of bodily life.
I give thanks for the health that I have.
I make choices that are good for my physical condition.
My body quickly and willingly responds to my loving and healing thoughts.
The process of complete restoration takes place in me now. I am grateful.

Today's Quote:
Happiness is a mental state and can be fashioned by our thoughts.
Celebrate a new day to embrace wholeness in mind, body and spirit. Yesterday is gone, and tomorrow is not promised. Take today, and make something wonderful of it.

Prosper!
Coach Lynn