I am writing you on a sunny Tuesday night.

It it quiet in the house, kids are watching a movie and my husband is out.

And as I am sitting here at my desk, I am thinking about what impacted my life most, what made me grow most, what shifted things within me in the biggest way.

I can say that it was, when faced to big challenges, to choose love over fear, to choose forgiveness over righteousness, to choose the higher Self over the small self, to have the courage to stand up for my truth and claim my worth.

And this is one of the most powerful examples I lived in choosing love over fear. As you might know, my mom has struggled with addiction her entire life. 

18 months ago, she was 69 years old at that moment, my dad called me to tell me that my mom was not well at all. Her addiction had got worse again and he had difficulty handling her. So he asked me to come over.

I drove to my parent's place and sat at my mother's bedside, as I had done so many times over the past 40 years. She was heavily under influence and started blaming me for not loving her, for not making time for her, for being selfish all of the time.

I did not listen to her hurtful words but instead, started talking to her from a place of deep love and care. I told her that she had the choice, that every time she chose to drink, she chose not to love herself, every time she chose to drink, she pushed away all the people she loved.

I asked her with love and compassion in my voice if this was the life she wanted, I asked her what kind of life she wanted to live the years she had left.

I was very peaceful and did not go into her provocations. I repeated that she had the choice and all I could feel was love and compassion for the pain she inflicted on herself. 

My words were very powerful, clear and loving. 

I left the house and the next morning she called me to say she had made a decision, she had decided to stop drinking, she had called AA to come over and visit her. And until this day, she has not drunk one drop of alcohol and I know she will stay sober.

That was a day where I let my higher Self take over and talk to her, I was not concerned about her accusations towards me, I could clearly see where they came from. I simply chose love, to love and forgive her.

Choosing love heals, not only yourself, but those around you too.

And this is what I wanted to share with you today. In our lives, we have the opportunity every day to rise above our conditions, to become bigger than ourselves, to grow and expand. This is the true meaning of becoming an inspiration and a leader.

And yes, it takes courage, it is not the most comfortable path, but it is the only way towards a fulfilled and meaningful life...