(^) Irene Martina
Looking back on your life, have there been major challenges that
have helped you master success, both personally and in your business
lif e?
MARTINA^
I know that every one of us deals with challenges from all aspects of
our life. Souls come in with major lessons in every lifetime and, believe
me, I have had more than my share! Here are a few of the things I have
faced:
- I came from a broken home and my father was an abusive
alcoholic who beat my mother senseless a few times. As a
result of one of his attacks on me, I lost my eyesight for a
period of time. - I was forced to live on the streets for a short time when I
came to Edmonton, Alberta (Canada). - I have buried my entire family and I am the only one in my
family to have lived past sixty. - I have beaten cancer twic e.
However, the most powerful and influential experience I have had
th at h as led me to become the person, teacher, and spiritual leader I am
today is this: In 19 63, at the age of seventeen, I was walking through a
park one night beside the river in Windsor, Ontario, with two friends,
who were the same age as I was.
Suddenly we were attacked, raped, and stabbed. To my horror, they
killed my two friends. I remember that as th e EMS drivers were putting
me into the ambulance, I heard them say something to the effect that I
would not likely make it either. I heard myself scream inside my head
th at I was not going to die! Come hell or high water, I was going to live!
I went into a coma and while I was there a small angel child came to
me and told me to fight because my life was not over yet. She said I had
a special destiny to fulfill. “Go back,” she said, and I did. As a result of