I turned 40 last year and I took the opportunity, in these difficult times, to look back on all the important events in my life.

I was 9 when my mother tried to kill my father, so I was confronted with schizophrenia at a very early age.

As a teenager, I was bullied all through high school. Since I had skipped a year in elementary school, my small and frail body made me the perfect prey.

As an adult, my ego dominated most of my decisions. This destructive “beast” led me to severe depression and burnout at the age of 25.

My 20s was a series of events only seen in the worst Hollywood movies. Three years in New York City’s bar scene, three years of my life where I had two drug overdoses and lost my driver’s license twice for alcohol abuse!

I’ve allowed myself to slip into such degrading behaviors that I’ll spare you that part of my life!

When I was 29 years old, my mother died in my arms of a virulent cancer. That April day, I made a promise to myself to “live” rather than continue to die a slow death!

So I spent hundreds of hours in therapy, developed my passions and studied human behaviour! At the age of 30, I completed an MBA at the HEC and then specialized in NLP.

All of this just came back to me yesterday morning, coffee in hand, as I was contemplating the beauty of a sunrise. Thinking of all the darkness that accompanied me throughout my journey, I could only smile at how far I’ve come in the last ten years of my life!

I have a virus since my early thirties and it’s called HAPPINESS! I am a survivor of life! A warrior!

I put an end to this endless battle to enjoy every day that life has to offer! Every morning, I take the time to put on my playlist of “Latin” music and dance like a child in my living room!

I now understand that happiness doesn’t come with wealth, success or work! It is ALWAYS there, at each minute of every day!

Just like you, I am concerned by this virulent virus that has been ruining our lives for too long now! History will certainly not forget this sad and dark period.

However, I want to propagate a virus that is stronger than all the evils there is on the planet right now: HAPPINESS!

I am convinced that if we all get infected with this mesmerizing virus, we will be able to get over this difficult time so much more easily!

I am sending you lots of positive vibes! Don’t give up! Together, we will soon win over coronavirus!

Marc