turn your wtf moment into the upgrade of your life
WHAT IS A WTF MOMENT?
A What The Fuck (WTF) moment is an event in your life that stops you in your tracks and makes you rethink everything. Generally it is a trauma, tragedy, or crisis, but it does not necessarily have to be. Things that you thought you knew or took for granted may be called into question. You realize that life is short and that you are unsatisfied with your current status quo. You want to make big changes towards wellness and fulfillment, towards living your dreams.
CLASSIC EXAMPLES OF A WTF MOMENT:
Major/Chronic Illness
Infertility, Pregnancy or Birth
Marriage, Divorce, Breakups
Death or Serious Illness of a Loved One
Losing a Job
I’ve been there. If you are struggling in the aftermath of your WTF Moment, let me be your guide to finding the afterglow and turning your tragedy into triumph.
MY WTF MOMENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS JUST 28 YEARS OLD
MY WTF MOMENT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS JUST 28 YEARS OLD
One day, while I was on a boring conference call at my old law firm, I got a call on my cellphone from my doctor and heard 3 little words that forever changed my life: You have cancer. After a year of treatments, including chemotherapy, fertility preservation, and several major surgeries, I was pronounced “in remission” and sent back into the world to live my “new normal.” But nothing was normal anymore. My eyes were now open to my own mortality and the brevity of life. I knew I had to find my purpose and start living an authentic, meaningful life. And so I did.
We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into triumph, to turn one's predicament into a human achievement. When we are no longer able to change a situation--just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer--we are challenged to change ourselves.
— VICTOR FRANKL