07/31/2021
Dear friends, family, and acquaintances. You know I haven’t been on social media much, and when I have, it’s not been about my personal
life. However, I need to share what has been going on with me in the last 4 years.
First, I was in and out of the hospital with stomach pains, we still haven’t figured out what it was. Then, I had stones taken out of my kidney, which went drastically wrong, with me ending up in hospital for 15 days on and off.
After that, I ran into a pole in my studio, while teaching a full Pilates class. The whole class heard the crack. Went back to hospital thank God nothing was broken, but they didn’t check for concussion (which I had). It didn’t even occur to me that I may have a concussion. So I went to hot yoga one week later, attempted to do crow pose, and fell flat on my face breaking my nose and giving myself a second concussion.
I went to Iran to visit my mom, and I got COVID for 17 days. Then came back home to the usa, had another concussion and bruising all around my right side from my forehead to my eyes.
6 months later I got T-boned by a deer (I mean what the hell) who gets T-boned by a deer?! My spine was out of wack, but I was ok. It could have been so much worse!
And last night I was consoling a young girl, who is about to lose her mom. I’m a big believer in hugs and human touch for comfort and transferring of positive energies. She tripped backward and held on tight to me, so I went with her. She landed on her back and went forward hitting the table behind us, then I hit the stone flowerpot followed by the concrete floor, hitting my left cheek, then my left jaw, then I blacked out, until I felt blood in my mouth. My lip had split in 2, and 3 of my front veneers broke. Lucky me, there was an amazing plastic surgeon and dentist at the party. I didn’t have to go to emergency. They took me to the private office and sowed my lip up, and I am now at the dentist seeing what’s the best way to take care of my teeth, without bothering my cut gum and lip.
As I’m writing this, I have to tell you how blessed I feel that my whole face didn’t break and my jaw is in tact.
I am sharing this with you because it really isn’t worth having petty disagreements amongst each other, it is not worth being jealous of what the other people have. It is not worth getting hurt about who said what, it is not worth to play the politics of this world. We should thank God, universe, higher power, or whomever you believe in! Life is short!!! Enjoy every second of it and don’t say “why me!” Think “Thank God, it could have been much worse!!!”
Be grateful everyday. Write down every night things you have to be grateful for - the roof over your head, the transportation you have to take you from A to B, the money you have in your pocket, even if it’s $100 it’s better than nothing. I feel so grateful for having amazing friends, great brave kids who have taken everything that has happened to me with a sense of humor and great stride, and most of all I’m so grateful for Afshin, my husband who has been like a rock for me, supporting me in my ups and downs, never complaining and always loving.
