I g n i t e Y o u r A dv e n t u r o u s S p i r i t / 49
A l b e rt U r e n a “Inevitably, everything that happens to us, happens in our favor.” My intention in writing this story is to awaken in you the spirit of wonder, to question everything around you, so you can then express who you really are.
Moment of Clarity Waiting to board an airplane at the airport has become something familiar in my life. In the span of two years, I have been on 14 trips of which eight have been to countries on different continents around the globe. My network of friends has expanded. I manifested my childhood dream of getting recognized on stage in the City of Angels: Los Angeles, California. All is aligned and getting better every day. I have people in my circle that push me continuously to become a better Albert Urena. It is good to feel like I have it all! Yet, it wasn’t always like this. Let me take you back to a time where it seemed that everything in my life was getting out of control. I constantly lived with a victim consciousness and complaining attitude all the time, “Why is this happening to me? Why me? What did I ever do to deserve this?” Those were the phrases that constantly rumbled in my mind and came out of my mouth. It all started when I was a little boy with rosy, chubby cheeks, only four years old, and my father pulled on his worn and muddy leather
