The Little Girl That Changed My Life

Do you believe that we, as human beings on this earth, were destined for a life of misery, pain, and suffering? Do you live your life with the belief that life was meant to be, for the most part, this arduous and unfulfilling process interrupted by brief periods of a sense of accomplishment and happiness? Do you live your life for next accomplishment or the next “big thing”? Do you dread Monday through Friday and live your life for the weekends where you attempt to have a brief escape from the reality that is your life? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you are creating and manifesting the life you are living. I know it is a difficult thing to grasp, however, where you are in your life is a result of all of the choices you have made throughout your life. I am not referring to where you are in your life in the material sense. I am referring to where you are in your life from the metaphysical point of view. Allow me to explain.

I recently worked as a senior chiropractic intern at a chiropractic clinic in the No. 1 People’s Hospital of Zigong which is located in China. We had the incredible privilege of bringing chiropractic, and along with it a greater level of health, energy, and human expression to the wonderful people of China. There was one patient who left a lasting impression in my heart and changed my life forever. She is a beautiful little ten-year-old girl with a radiant smile that lights up a room. She has the kind of presence that brightens up the day of even the most callous individuals. When she arrived, the door opened and she walked in with a smile from ear to ear. She waved at everyone and gave us all a look that said, “I love my life and I love you just for being a part of it, even for a brief moment.” What I have not told you so far was the fact that when she was born, it was in a lifeless state due to a traumatic birth. Due to that traumatic birth, she suffered brain damage that caused her to walk with a severe and noticeable limp. This beautiful, vibrant, young girl had no choice as to whether or not she was going to have a smooth delivery or have it turn out as challenging as it was. She did have a choice, however, how she was going to confront life in spite of those challenges and she is confronting life in a very powerful way!

Have you seen people who have what seems like from a material sense the most incredible life yet they are completely unhappy and unfulfilled? On the other side of the coin, have you seen people who have incredible life altering afflictions or always seem to get the “short end of the stick” so to speak, yet are happy and fulfilled in their lives? There is no inherent meaning in any situation or in the life that you are living. The only meaning is the meaning in which you give it. Do you choose to live your life powerfully even in the face of adversity or do you choose to be a victim? Do you choose to look at every situation and encounter you have as part of a process to develop and grow you as a person or do you choose to have a “poor me” attitude? Do you choose to see yourself as a victor in all that you do in life or do you choose to have a self-defeating approach to your life? Do you choose to build yourself up into a powerful, compassionate, and confident human being or do you choose self-deprecation? Ultimately the choice is yours.