Around 3:00am one morning in March 2008 a nightnurse came onto the ward to check on her patients. After reading my chart she asked “Have you worked out why you were spared? – You were given some task to perform and you’re being given another chance to get it done”.
I never saw her on the ward before and never saw her again. Her words spooked me.
Some 18 months later at a routine check up my GP told me it was time to address my blood pressure problem and to bring my cholesterol down from the clouds. I should start on medications immediately and expect to take them for the rest of my life. That was the moment that the lights came on for me. Ever since, my eyes have been adjusting to a new vision of the world, and I like what I see.
I’m seeing health as an overarching relationship between the individual, the group, the business and society. I’m able to maintain a big picture awareness while busying myself in my work and the business of everyday life. Every day is a gift, a challenge and a puzzle.
If you woke tomorrow at 3:00am and asked yourself ‘Why am I here? What would your answer be?
