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When the
attending physician walked into the room, my wife was in serious
pain.
“Oh, I’m
surprised that you feel so much since you are on the epidural drip.
Maybe you need a booster or let me check…”
With a surprised
look on her face the doctor said, “Wow Mrs. Ali you’re fully dilated,
no wonder the epidural is not working!”
Now
normally, I wouldn’t laugh in a situation like this but I couldn’t
help it when the doctor asked my wife, “Do you feel like you have to
go to the bathroom Mrs. Ali…not number one but number two?”
I was
cracking up and I couldn’t believe that she asked that BUT…what I
didn’t realize was that, that meant that our baby was making her way
out!
Then to my
unexpected surprise the doctor said to my wife, “Mrs. Ali your doctor
is already on the way and he should be here shortly so DO NOT push no
matter how bad the urge!”
Well they
couldn’t have said a more difficult thing because once that urge hits
it’s like trying to stop Niagara Falls. Keep in mind that these
people are AWESOME at what they do and are a really great bunch but…
My wife
was screaming, “Oh my god, Oh my God, the baby’s coming and she’s not
waiting! I can’t hold it, I can’t hold it!”
She held
the pain for what seemed like eternity.
When the
doctor finally arrived, it “only” took 20 more minutes of grueling
pain and pushing and our baby girl was born!
Annabelle
Ali joined us at 8:27 AM on September 9th, 2005.
Whoa…
What an experience!
After the
adrenaline settled and we rested off the aches and pains from not
sleep for three days, I realized something quite extraordinary, and I
had to share it with you.
You see,
after all of the months of morning sickness, the trips to the hospital
for complications and the constant stress of not knowing if the baby
was okay, I realized that all of this pain made us stronger for our
daughter’s future.
Nature
doesn’t do things by accident, I learned. The sleepless nights that
expecting mothers experience among other things, is a biological way
to prepare them for what’s ahead.
I realized
that my own life on the street and being poor, prepared me for what
was ahead. It gave me the perception a person destined for success
needs!
Why do you
think that many people who are born into some level of wealth, have
miserable and self-destructive lives?
They don’t
have a point of reference, so their perception is not the same as
yours and mine.
YET, on
both sides the poor and the rich, there are those that excel and rise
to levels beyond belief.
You MUST
understand and use your pain to pull you through the tough times and
to stay on the right path during good times.
Nature
protects us and creates us through pain, so why do we run from it or
use it negatively?
Oh, so
what does that have to do with cash registers?
Well, the
some of the most successful products and services are built around
preventing or treating some type of pain! It doesn't have to be the
typical type of pain always, but rather anything that we don't want to
have to bother with.
Things
like cooking dinner tonight (fast food) or not having money to buy
something (credit cards), no equipment to work out (gym), don't want
to buy a stamp and wait for the letter to get there (email).
So...
The next time you hear from someone who is not well-off, financially
and they say, “Well, I know richer people who are miserable!” You
should immediately realize that those “rich” people never had the
privilege of being poor!
Your Perception Creates Your Reality!!!
Bottom Line:
Use your pain to help yourself, use your pain to help
someone else, but ALWAYS use your pain.
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