Ask Dali Mama

DEAR DALI MAMA:

All these weird things have been happening to everyone I know right now. One person had this weird health scare. Another got in an accident. One friend who was only forty-something died in the middle of the night, no warning. And another guy’s wife suddenly up and left him. And on and on. I’m feeling paranoid. Am I next? What’s happening?

–Paranoid (Brazil)

DEAR PARANOID:

This is kind of a crazy time on the planet. Sometimes when these unexpected events happen (health scares, divorce, accidents), it’s a wake-up call to step up and be who you are and live your life according to what’s really important to you. So what is really important to you and are you living you life in accordance to your true priorities?

No need to worry. Just because someone chooses to have a wake-up call in a dramatic way doesn’t necessarily mean you have to do it the same way. Just make the changes you need to and live your life fully awake so you don’t need a wake-up call.