A Normal Days Drive
Last October I went to Columbus to visit my daughter. Actually, I was going to watch my grandson, so my daughter and son-in-law could go to NYC to visit a friend. I took my then 3 year old grandaughter with me, since I thought she would have a great time with her cousin and it gave me a chance to spend time with her.
It was an uneventful three hour trip to Columbus. We had dinner and my daughter gave me the last minute instructions for her son, emergency numbers and such. They were leaving at 4:00 in the morning, then it would be just me and my two grandchildren. Off to bed with my grandaughter.
The Unexpected
Within an hour, I was shaking and shivering uncontrollably. I tried to get warm and get myself under control, to no avail. I had to wake my daughter. I knew something was terribly wrong, but couldn’t imagine what. It seemed like hours before we reached the hospital. It was three days before I would leave. I ended up in Intensive Care for those three days, still wondering what happened.
Although doctors have diagnosis, none of it made sense. Supposedly pneumonia and an infection without any prior symptoms. What landed me in Intensive Care was a rapid decrease in blood pressure and a change in heart rhythm. Unexplainable, but scary, nonetheless. Actually, I was unaware of what was happening, but know it scared my daughter.
Live It or Conquer It
I don’t know how to explain the fear which ascended on me every-time my heart raced, or I felt weak. Each time I feel a bit anxious, almost panic stricken by my remembrance of that evening I went from perfectly fine to lying in a hospital. For a whole year, I avoided anything which would make me feel weak, make my heart race or cause me to feel anxious. Needless to say, in that year, I probably gained 20 pounds. I still don’t have the answers as to what caused this sudden ailment. I have lived in fear of something unknown, something unexplainable, something I had no control over.
I can only say, it is not the best place to be. Fear of the unknown is a horrible place to live.
NO MORE! I chose to conquer this unknown.
It’s Up To Me
I took the same approach to my business plan for 2009. I don’t know what next year will bring. Will interest rates go up or down. Will there be more foreclosures? Will the government bail out everyone? I have no clue, but I do know, my attitude will not be affected by what the news says. I won’t be swayed from my goals by a bad economy.
I continue to educate myself about real estate, changing laws, new loan programs, foreclosures, short sales and I plan to be a conquerer in 2009. I will not live in the past – those years are gone. We have a new real estate market and I believe my attitude will determine my success. How about you?
