Season’s greetings to you all! This past year has been the busiest for me teaching Romana’s Pilates since I started eleven years ago. Welcome to new clients and please forgive the long drought of no postings.
As the year winds down and we are busy connecting with family and friends, I wanted to share a story that will hopefully inspire you all to take a moment and remember all the gifts in your life - especially the greatest gift that lives within you.
On the way to work the other morning, I decided to hit the Bluetooth radio and see what came on. I have no idea where the songs came from, but they were actually pretty good! Mariah Carey’s song "Hero" played and I got so emotional; it just came out of me. I had to quickly regroup as I was arriving at the studio (my clients don’t ever see me with tears in my eyes)! It happened so fast, I didn’t know where it came from.
Later, I was trying to think why that song brought on such a strong emotional reaction. Then I remembered. Six weeks after our youngest son was born (he’s 24 today), we were at my brother’s house for his son’s Christening party. Always a great time with the McCoy’s! We were just about to leave when a freak accident occurred. Our middle child Jack, who was about 19 months old, walked through an unplugged coffee urns extension cord which caused the full 50 cup urn of very hot coffee to spill on Jack. The liquid went through his shoes and took the skin off his feet to the bone, as well as other parts of his body.
We ended up at Shriners Hospital in Boston-a place loaded with living angels and enormously talented doctors and nurses. In fact, if we were to have another child and the baby was a girl, she would be named after Jack’s nurse, Brenna. Jack and my husband Jay, who never left Jack's side, stayed at Shriner’s for just about a month. Let me tell you why my son left Shriner’s on his way to full recovery and no surgeries....Prayers. The gift of brilliant and courageous doctors and nurses, and a small child’s will to keep moving and not let fear get in his way to returning home.
The song "Hero" must have been out on the radio back then because the words seemed to have been written for Jack. But those words are universal for all ages for within each and every soul lies a Hero. And when I heard those lyrics and got emotional, I knew at that moment, I must share them and remind you all this…
And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
Let us not forget! Keep the Faith everyone! Prayers are always heard…and if you find yourself starting to doubt or letting fear sink its sharp numbing nails into your soul….remember that you and you alone have all the gifts you need to be a Hero.
Wishing you and your family good health, good cheer, and Peace on Earth.
In peace and health,
Debbie