Coincidence? I Don’t Think So.
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DID THAT REALLY HAPPEN? I know I paint a perfect picture in my first story, but it was perfect at that time. However, I began to have a lot of problems in my marriage, and I won’t go into detail about this. I didn’t know what to do. I am not proud of this at all, but what happened is not something I can change. It is something that I wish I never had to go ahead with, but I felt like I had no choice. Faced with this dilemma, I could never put into words how bad I felt. My life plunged into the lowest depths when I needed just one more clear sign which would be a deciding factor as to whether I would get a divorce or not. It appeared as a voice message on our answering machine. He was asleep, so he could not erase it before I heard it. I would get a divorce. There was another matter. Now I was faced with some financial issues for the three of us to be able to survive. I was paying a large sum of money for my apartment in Aspen. I had calculated my living expenses; and I knew that I did not have enough to cover them. I knew that if I went through with the divorce, I could only afford to pay a ridiculously low amount of $500.00 dollars per month for a two-bedroom condominium for my two young children and myself, which was unheard of in Aspen. I remember, as I took this daunting risk, that I was really petrified, and I was holding onto my faith with all of my strength and conviction. It all may sound really trivial compared to what others have had to go through, but for me, I was in a lot of trouble, and my two young children really needed my help, and I was not doing very well emotionally. It all seemed impossible. I was very depressed, sad, and scared. I left with my children, and my husband was served with divorce papers by the local authorities in a few days. It was around November 16, 1998, my birthday- what a way to spend my birthday. I found myself sleeping on the floor in the back room at the Christian Science Society for two days with their permission, with my son who was five years old. He was very confused and upset. I had my three-year old daughter stay with my mom. I can remember feeling so ashamed that I had to ask to stay there, but I didn’t have any money, and I didn’t have anyone to turn to, or at least I didn’t think so. I was so embarrassed to tell anyone. I did manage to confide in my very caring boss, Michelle, who I worked for part-time at a health club, located on the property of the Aspen Meadows and Aspen Institute, not far from my home. I was still working at the Crystal Palace, though we were in between seasons and singing at my church jobs as well. Going to work anywhere at the time seemed to be an enormous task. Michelle arranged for us to stay there for a couple of nights. She turned out to be my angel, and I will forever be grateful to her. She suggested that I enter a housing lottery. In Aspen, there are lotteries run by the City Council for local employees only who can enter, if you qualify. The holder of the top ranking ticket can buy a brand new condominium at an incredibly discounted rate. Without hesitation, I told her to forget it. I dropped the subject cold, though she gave me an advertisement anyway in a local paper of an open house that I could visit. I barely accepted it. I stuffed it into my briefcase, and I didn’t think about it again for a while. I was overwhelmed then with a few other matters of greater priority than the advertisement. As the days in November passed, I realized that I should consider the idea of the housing lottery.
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Isn’t it great to get help and support at the times when you desperately need it? What if you think you don’t know anyone at all who might help? Even in those dark moments and hours when it seems that everything is completely hopeless, you can be rescued. There is evidence of miracles all around us if we are paying attention. Living in Aspen, Colorado, I went through a very painful divorce, leading me to experience one of my biggest miracles within only one month after the divorce. From that point on, I started considering miracles as a viable option, sometimes my one and only option, and it worked! After that, it was demonstrated to me time and time again, so much that I decided to write a book about it, and it’s not reserved for just a ‘chosen’ few.
About the Author
When Sandra was five years old, she announced to her family that she would become a professional singer. She did. When Sandra’s son was in the first grade, she told her two children that he would be singing with a famous boy choir. It came true. When her daughter was in the second grade she said she would become the President of the United States...the votes are not in yet! Growing up in a small town in Colorado called, Paonia with one older brother and two older sisters, Sandra’s passion in life was always singing. She trained for thirteen years as a pianist, and attended Friends University in Wichita, Kansas in the US as a Music Major, graduating with a BME. She sang for many years as a professional singer and actress which brought her to Aspen, Colorado. Before starting her career as a full-time music teacher in Florida, Sandra was mentored by and worked for the #1 speaking coach in America, the late Bill Gove. Currently, Sandra can be found at the American International School of Dubai in the UAE where she has worked for going on six years with Principal, Othman Abdalbari, and her title is Head of Leadership. Malih Al Yaman, the founder of the Young Leaders Development Program, works closely with Sandra, matching up his programs with her students. She has continued to play the piano and sing at hotels in Dubai and coach private English classes as well. She has two children, Cristian and Samantha who both live in the United States.