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My sister, the baby of the family, recently graduated High School. About a week before graduation, we got into a deep conversation – she wanted to know that in 10 years she was going to be ok!

It was a rhetorical question because she knew that there really isn’t an answer to this. There aren’t any guarantees. 

At the time, I didn’t have an answer. 
How is anyone ever supposed to know how anything will turn out in the future?
 
I wish I could go back to my 19-year-old self and tell her not to take the dorm counselor job in Worcester, Mass. Because it was horrible.  
 
But there are no guarantees and no backsies.


Then I read something (somewhere – I wish I could remember where) that said 

You will survive what comes next because you survived what came before

You will survive what comes next because you survived what came before

I’m going to be ok, life is going to be ok.
 
I survived crap before so no matter what more stuff life throws, I got this! My sister loved it too! 
 
And then she shared something with me – 
 
Asaf (my husband) and I are 10 years into our marriage and 10 years into our first company (real estate) and we are doing ok. 

More than ok.
We have built something incredible that will (please Gd) keep growing. And that helped her. Once she started the ball rolling, I started looking at my life in comparison to where it was 10-15 years ago vs now. I have a lot to be thankful for! 
When I graduated High School, I wanted to get married, have a bunch of kids and go work in a non profit somewhre in the world. I was 18.

I got married at 23 because when I was 18, Asaf and I hadn’t met and he wasn’t ready to get married and I wasn’t ready to marry him (because I needed life to happen to realize what was truly important).

Leah, our daughter was born when I was 25 and 8 years later is our only. I’m so grateful and thankful for our blessing (you can read about our IVF journey here).
 

Since we got married, while we were building up the Real Estate business, I took a job working for a non-profit organization helping children with special needs. 

But the job didn’t pan out long term. 

So maybe what I wanted at 18 is different than what actually happened but it’s better!

Here's something else i realized

Asaf reminded me the other day, that while we were dating, I shared with him that one day we would own property. It took a few years but we own 3 and aren’t stopping there. 

We can create our destiny and where we land up.
I said those words and forgot about them. But its happening. 
 
Will you be ok in 10 years? 
 
Yes! 
Because you are deciding now that that will happen and will verbalize it
You have been through so much! 
You are strong!
You got this.
 
In health
Zelda

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