Susan Biali

This past weekend I was honored to be invited to listen to Laura Lynn Tyler Thompson, my good friend who also happens to be the host of The Daily (the program on VisionTV and JoyTV, that I appear on every Wednesday), speak about the amazing story of her life.

Her story changed the way that I see the tough times in my life, and maybe it will do the same for you, too.

The theme of her talk was this: “God loves to surprise us!”  

She told the story of how one night, back in the days when she was an exhausted, frustrated mother and housewife, she was watching TV, and suddenly was seized by inspiration:  “I’m going to be on TV!  That’s what I’m meant to do with my life!”  She said that she knew it, more than she’s known anything else in her life.  She didn’t have any experience in this industry at all, but she still knew, somehow, that it was possible.

Have you ever had that kind of experience?  Did you dismiss it as silly?  Perhaps you shouldn’t have.

Anyway, the next day she called a local television network, and told them that she was planning to have her own show.  They laughed at her at first, but after some effort and persistence, this formerly miserable housewife was being broadcast nationally, with her own show on the Biography Channel.  Imagine!

And then it all came crashing down around her.  No more show, no more TV opportunities.  Over.  For two years, it seemed like everywhere she turned, she met nothing but failure and hopelessness, her own failure and hopelessness.  If that wasn’t bad enough, she also got diagnosed with Lupus.

Things got so bad at one point, that she was sure that the golden period of her life was over.  That life for her simply wasn’t meant to feel purposeful, and passionate, anymore.

Laura Lynn prayed throughout all of this, and sometimes all she found in response was silence, nothing. 

Until one day, out of nowhere, through a series of “coincidences” – she was offered a new show:

“The Daily with Mark & Laura Lynn” ( www.thedailytv.ca)

Bigger, and better, and even more perfectly suited to her personality than her previous show, that she had been so sad about losing.  By the fourth episode, her new show already had better ratings than her old show had ever had.  And, her Lupus is completely in remission.  Now, she’s using the story of her dark years, to inspire and help other people.

“If it ever seems to you that there’s no hope left, that life will never be good again, and even God seems to have forgotten you,” she told us, “just wait.  Wait – for the surprise.  God always has one waiting for you, if you just hang in there and believe, no matter how dark things get”.

I know this to be true.  In September 2006 it seemed like all my dance dreams had turned to ashes.  I’d lost my teacher, my guitarist, the other dancers I worked with, and I’d even lost my dance studio.  All I had left was a steaming hot laundry room, in the middle of the desert, to practice in.  I thought my flamenco career was over, but something inside me just wouldn’t give up, and I kept practicing, even if I’d never have an audience again.

Three months later, on Christmas Eve, I stepped onto the stage at one of the best resort hotels in the world, Las Ventanas al Paraiso, with two of the best guitarists in the world, Guitarras de Luna, playing live for me.  The audience in front of me was filled with celebrities, and high profile people from all over the world.

Hang in there, and wait for the surprise.  It will blow your mind.

Dr. Susan Biali, MD is an internationally recognized wellness expert, life coach, speaker and writer, dedicated to helping people live their dreams and create better balance, health and satisfaction in their lives. Dr. Biali speaks internationally, and her opinions and advice on health and life appear regularly in print, radio, and television media across North America.  An expert for HealthyCanada.com and HealthyOntario.com, she writes three nationally published columns on wellness, nutrition and life balance.  Dr.Biali is the author of the upcoming book Your Prescription for Life! Seven Steps to Extraordinary Health & Happiness.  www.susanbiali.com

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