I’ve always said: «At 25, you either make it or you break it !!! » My birthday was May 9 and on May 2, I fell ill with pneumonia. I lost 18 lbs and had to stop working for 3 weeks. One of my girlfriends pointed out to me from the book ‘’Écoute ton corps’’ the psychosomatic definition of pneumonia which means: « you are tired of breathing, you are tired of being a part of this world’’.
That was exactly the way I felt. My soul was pining, my heart was aching, my whole being ached, I had this void inside of me, a really big void. There was no reason for this, I was good in school, I was good in sports, I was good in music but a profound discontentment with life engulfed me and I couldn’t explain. You can’t explain it, no one understands, no one listens. You feel alone, discouraged, and you feel that living life doesn’t mean a thing.
For the first 25 years of my life, I was miserable. I always complained about everything and nothing, about life, weather, society, school, the work environment. I was so negative that I really didn’t have any acquaintances or any real friends because when you are so negative, no one wants to be near or around you…. I felt totally rejected, and on top of that I was a nerd – too good at school - which made it even worse…
One night, I was in total distress, I was fully distraught and I happened to be surfing the TV and fell on a program against suicide. That night, was the night where I lived my biggest distress and was close to doing it. Thankfully, the program told you to make one call before taking your life. Since I had no real friends, the only person whom I thought of calling was my mother. It could’ve been a Social worker, a Help Line, a friend, anyone but I called my mother. That night, she really listened intently with all her heart, without judging, without expectations, she really sensed the distress in my voice – a deep distress, a profound discontentment but she listened. By only listening, I was able to vent, to express my sorrows, my fears, my helplessness and the more I talked, the more I was appeased. So, that night, thanks to my mother who listened I said to myself: ‘’ I’ll go on for a while longer”. Well, I quit my work as a secretary – when in fact I had studied in Actuaries and was hoping to work in California or Australia. I quit my work , I was living in Montreal in a 1 ½ and nowhere was this in line with any of my dreams.
Finally, August 7, 1995, I said yes to a new career, a new challenge in Financial Planning. That day, my boyfriend left me and I had to buy his half of the house. I was starting a new career in Sales where I attended a lot of seminars, training sessions, attended Motivational Speakers conferences and met and made friends who were not only motivated but who were also motivating. This is when my life took a different turn and now, I have realized many dreams, many many dreams which I will let you in on later on.
I hope my story will help you go through it, not to quit, to find the tools you need, the required coaching to help you talk with people and continue on living, continue dreaming and live.
This is why I decided to start this blog to help you go through it, to support you and encourage you. Exchange your inspiring stories with me, your victories no matter how small, your feats and lets encourage each other. I hope to get testimonials from around the world; I hope to create a community where we can exchange on the internet but also in person with people who live close by. To the road of life, success and dreams !!!


