You Are Right On Time!

You Are Right On Time!

Throughout my life, I have been blessed with many dear mentors.  It is my belief that throughout life we often all have mentors at different facets of our lives.  The mentors come to teach us exactly what we need to learn at the exact right time.  I have found that these everyday heroes arrive with no fanfare & almost in answer to a prayer that I had not even yet voiced.

This arriving of these teachers in life got me thinking as well about people out there in the world that have generous hearts & a spirit of “oh there you are & you are right on time” every time you see them.  They are the “there you are” people vs the “here I am people”.  Please don’t get me wrong, the “here I am people” are a riot & I love them very dearly too.  We are each unique & see in others a buffet of experiences.  Throughout life’s various phases (chapters I like to call them),  the folks that have been mentors for the large part have been the “there you are & you are right on time” thinking & behaving people in my life. 

Not every mentor started out as a family member although several are & always will be continuous teachers .  What I definitely can say is that every mentor has become family.  The wisdom has been shared in so many different ways over the years…lessons shared with mentors have included:  challenging me to go to the next level, setting pile upon pile of specific book recommendations, guidance on seminars & speaking engagements to attend either as an audience member or speaker, parenting wisdom, career guidance, spiritual guidance, life experience wisdom & finally guidance on health & wellness. 

It is comforting to have a team of health & wellness mentors.  Whether a person has diabetes or another ongoing “365” health challenge, having the right team at the right time that meets each of us at our needs makes a huge difference don’t you think.  Here’s a neat quote that a mentor once shared with me…”you don’t know what you don’t know”.  That is the whole reason that I have found that having a health & wellness support system in place is invaluable because I know that even after having type 1 diabetes for 5 years, there is still oodles for me to learn.  The other thing is that not only do I want to learn more, but I also want to know about the new health information right away…because to me that means “right on time”.  May you find too the exact team “right on time” just for you.

Smiles, Saundie :)