When life decides for you

All those years ago, when I stared down those thought-monsters living in my head, 
and I let the powers beyond my control swoop in (in the form of a friend calling me out of the blue), I could not have predicted how valuable th​ose Money Mindset Muscles would become. 

The money itself was gone of course​ -in and out like the Colorado snow​.​ ​Just when y​ou think it's more than you've ever seen at once, POOF​!​ ​T​he sun comes out and makes you wonder if it ​even really happened.

And speaking of snow, ​that is one of the reasons​​​ I would ​soon ​need

every single ounce of power I had gained ​ in that first $220​0​.
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In October of 2019, just before Covid, my family was driving in the ​snowy Colorado ​mountains, and came upon a van stopped squarely in the middle of the road. The driver had gotten out to help another stranded car, but unfortunately​, he had ​left his vehicle unattended in the middle of the icy road. ​​W​e could​n't​ stop ​or go around ​in time, ​but luckily we were going sooooo slowly. After we​ hit the corner of his van​,​ ​we slid across the oncoming lane, coming to a stop just 10 inches from rolling off the cliff. ​

It was so scary, and I had some bruises, but incredibly, all 3 of us walked away that night. So grateful. 

However, 1 week later, my sweet husband​'s health rapidly declined​. ​Justin​ began to have severe seizures e​very day that looked very much like stroke symptoms​. ​​Every few days we'd be back in the ER, he would get a new test, and baffle a new type of doctor. ​We were just beside ourselves trying to figure out what was wrong.​ ​​I went into full-on panic mode, trying to maintain some kind of routine for our kiddo, keep us all fed, and coordinate our finances as best as I could. It was a mess, and it went on for 5 long exhausting months like this.

Although everyone's story is unique, perhaps you're familiar the uncertainty ​circus ​of which I speak, eh?? 

Does spring of TWENTY -TWENTY ring a bell?!? Muahahahahaha! 

​(I feel like it should only be spoken of with an evil laugh attached, right?)

​5 months into our car accident saga, COVID came along and now everyone we knew was also in crisis-mode! ​

So, what happens when life just decides for you that you have to step up your game and rise to the new challenges?

​When you have no choice in the matter...​

​Or, is it even true that you have no choice?

I​ mean, I suppose I could have just crawled into bed again,​ ​for weeks on end. 
I had every right to.
Honestly, it's always an option when tragedy strikes, ​and you'll get ​no judgies​ ​​​​from me.​​
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​​Personally, I had a husband that could not work, drive, cook, or clean for the foreseeable future, even on his good days.
I had a very social kiddo, 12 years old, who was now navigating online school without social supports. ​
When I got real this time​ around​, it turned out that my business needed to ​suddenly ​start making about $7,700 per month, every month to include all our new expenses. 

That was about double the amount I'd been contributing, and I had less than half the hours in the day to make it happen.

​Riiiiiiight.....
And let me just mop up the ocean while I'm at it, ok?

It was not pretty... a​nd​ I know many households were rocked to their core last year about this time. 

​​Wh​ich of your ​previous victories did you call upon in those moments of uncertainty in 2020?​ 

You now know the powerful moments my mind was desperately trying to recall! 



​What was that thing about the Toasty Machetes again?!?!

Tomorrow, I'll share how I got really clear on which problems I would solve and which I would leave behind ​forever.

With my family's well-being ​on the line, it definitely changed the Game.
​The stakes were much higher, and that "come what may, even in a box" surrender was a lot harder to promise myself. I HAD to make something work​,​ and NOW. 

Thanks for all your comments - just 2 "episodes" left in this series - talk to you tomorrow!