Purpose

I just received an email from one of our instructors that just went through her first round of chemo therapy.  She was diagnosed with breast cancer.  She has been sending updates on a weekly basis to keep those close to her informed about her health and well being after her diagnosis.  Each time I have read the update she has sent I have smiled from ear to ear.  Strange right.  You would think that receiving this weekly update would be heart wrenching.  Quite the opposite actually.  She has been so optimistic, upbeat and honest.  This week she sent a message describing that she is going to attend a conference to be a wellness coach for other women that are going through breast cancer, and that she believes that this may be the plan that was intended for her.  How incredibly inspiring is that?  Sometimes through our greatest pains in life we discover the path we are supposed to travel to truly serve our lives greatest purpose.  Before she found out she had breast cancer and had to come off of our schedule she was one of our most popular instructors.  She had packed classes in a 7:25am time slot, a time I honestly would have never thought would draw a large crowd.  It was crowded because of her.  Her passion, her knowledge, warmth, motivation and her inner beauty are contagious.  When I think of all the women that I know this woman will touch on such a deep level after enduring this experience how could you not smile.