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My Journey: From Atheist to Spiritual
Before 1989, Slovakia used to be a communist country, and most Slovakians were non-believers. So being a Slovakian, I grew up to be a non-believer as well.
I didn’t have dreams; I had goals. These goals were based on logic, discipline, willpower, common sense, academic thinking, and the mentality of “I’ll believe it when I see it.” I looked down on people who believed in God. I judged them as being “unsophisticated.”
The logical and goal-oriented thinking served me well for many years in life.
- I excelled at school. Learning was super easy for me!
- I was accepted into an excellent and hard-to-get-into college
- I graduated with honors and earned my degree diploma
But things changed in the second year of my Ph.D. There wasn’t much awareness about fitness for women in Slovakia at that time. That’s why the dean of my college offered me a trip to Los Angeles (the mecca of Fitness and Bodybuilding in the USA). He wanted me to learn extensively about fitness in LA and then come back to Slovakia to start a fitness program for women.
I went to Los Angeles with full zest and motivation. But, life doesn’t always go according to plans. Does it? After a month, the person who offered us help in the USA “changed his mind” and crushed our plans.
