EDITORS NOTE
FIGS & FETA Magazine | Issue 13
It has
taken me
the best of 50 years for me to FEEL
that the universe has my back.
Surrendering to this truth has
brought me freedom. I now know
that every moment, whether a twist
or a turn, allows me to make new
CHOICES so that I can continue
carving my path, confident in the
cradle the universe provides.
I hear you loud and clear. I appreciate
and understand there are times when
moments make no sense, and you
question, “Why me?” The events in
these last five years of my life led me
to moments when I, too, doubted
that the universe had any good
intentions for me, what with the
challenges I was delivered. But as I
write this note to you, I KNOW
precisely WHY I had to undergo
these tests of character.
Just so you know, I don’t live with
rose-coloured glasses constantly on. I
only choose to wear them more often
than not because I am fortunate that
I can find good in everything.
You need these rose-coloured glasses,
too. Because one day, the universe
may hand-pick you to travel from
Melbourne to Bali, unaware that your
friends are on the same flight. You
land in Bali, and in minutes, one of
your friends suffers a massive heart
attack in customs. He dies right in
front of you.
The universe chose me to support my
friend’s beautiful wife during that
traumatic event. I know because we
shared the same boat—my heart was
tender, still grieving the loss of my
DEAR brother. So the compassion I
could embrace my friend with was
instinctive and genuine. And my
LOVE for all human beings kept me
by my friend’s side until I was sure
she was safe as her husband made his
way home.
Looking back, I knew I needed to
witness a sudden loss in that way so
that I could genuinely share my
message: TODAY is all we have with
you.