I Was Warned I Would Be Paralyzed Before it Happened
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Ok, the title of the video might be a little bit of exaggeration. I wasn't literally told that I would be paralyzed in three days, specifically. But what happened in that little hotel room in south Colorado was still pretty surreal. I don't believe in destiny per se, at least not the idea that we were born to do one specific thing in a certain way. I do however believe that we are each born with a specific set of gifts and that life tends to nudge us in directions that will allow us to discover, nurture and utilize those gifts to their highest potential. Sometimes, like was the case with me, we stray so far away from the highest expression of our gifts that those gentle nudges turn into a solid slap upside the head. As was the case for me when I got in the car wreck that left me paralyzed from the waist down, it was from the moment it happened a clear wake up call. Cynical people or psychiatrist types might believe that assigning this meaning to a random traumatic event is a great coping mechanism that helps an individual deal with such a reality shattering event. To that I would say, yeah maybe, perhaps it is just human nature to try to derive meaning from suffering so that the suffering doesn't seem pointless. But from my perspective the ability to assign gainful meaning to something tragic sounds a lot more like a useful skill than a 'coping mechanism'. It really comes down to what your core beliefs are in how the world functions. Is the Earth, the Universe, and your own life all just the result of millions upon millions of random circumstances happening over the course of billions of years for no particular reason? Or is there a bit more to the story than that? Is there some spark, hit of magic or intelligence to the whole thing? I don't think that EVERY ONE of our favorite movies, stories, books and myths would hint at the touch of the divine, if there wasn't a little something to it. When I have questioned whether or not there is a God, I first thought a lot for many years, about what the definition of God would be and for me I came to the conclusion that each person's definition is unique and ever evolving. When it comes to believing in something divine it's glaringly obvious to me at this point in my life that there is undoubtedly forces beyond our comprehension at work and that at least of of those forces loves us deeply, unconditionally and is working in our favor if we align with its laws and principles. To the skeptics I would simply ask, "Either way, God or no God, which belief better serves you and the human condition? One where a omnipotent creationist being that interconnects all living things is caring for you, loving you unconditionally and protecting you. Or the alternative, that you are alone in this cold, unfeeling natural world, where it's dog eat dog, and you have nothing but your survival skills and complete chance to get you through. For me, coping mechanism or not, the world where there is a creator, weaving intelligent magic through all of us and guiding us to unlock our fullest potential so we can most effectively serve others is simply the answer out of the two possibilities that makes my day to day life the most enjoyable, and my future outlook the most bright. I think assigning meaning and purpose to events is probably our single greatest defining characteristics of being human and using it to find meaning in your life is kind of the whole point.
I knew I was going to have a stroke months before it happened. I can say I understand!
I was paralyzed, but I had surgery and then got post-op pneumonia, put on a ventilator, then life support for over a month. Today, I can walk again, but I can’t run yet, which I loved to do. I was in two accidents many years that caught up to me.
You can't run yet*
@@bridgerfrederick thanks for the correction.
Some how I unintentionally found your podcast; really I don't know how but going along with the theme of your talk it was meant to be! This past year has been bad I'm in a deep depression. But when I pull myself out of this hole, I've got some miracles to share with you. I believe everything you said and am blown away by your brilliant insights and the happiness you describe after all you've been through. Makes me ashamed to be depressed. There worthwhile reading in the new testament about when Christ passed into heaven he left each of us with the holy spirit. Sorry to say I'm not a scholar of the Bible but I believe its in book of Matthew.
You are SOOOOO GOODLOOKING !!!
He’s also sooooo paralyzed.
He's married
@@chuckiepeoples that was soooooo super MEAN
@@chuckiepeoplesevil
@@SEEK-d-Truth To another man?
What you experienced was God inn that hotel room, telling you the plan for your life. Then when you turned you back on it and tried to do it in thr wrong way he intervened again, by allowing something more drastic to happen. God does not punish us , he loves us we are his creation, but he does allow things to happen to us to bring us back on the right path for your life. Dont dissmiss tha you are hearing from God ,there is no other God but him and nothing compared to the love his has for you, and he allows things to happen that at times we think why did this happen to me, and then he turns it all around for the good of us. Read your bible and prsy to him just talk to him and ask him to reveal hisself to you through jesus as with him in your life all things to together for the good through christ our lord and saviour. I pray read this and take it as truth and a promise that if you believe in the father that he will turn your life around for the better. Amen. God bless you. Xyou had your
min thirteen is on crash how happen , mood , truck full of cattle loading got angry w loaders, eighty miles hour on highway car came in front from side or can tell more where he came from and who had the right but maybe safer to let go of gas long before coming to sideroad where cars are coming...26 min about brain injury ..and other guy in other car or never mad at him he made a mistake, kelsey pretty serious brain injury but not that bad, his gf or ..of vid guy..big infection antibiotics ruening gut opiods sucked soul out
yep, lovely paraphrase.
@@bridgerfrederick maybe can say more about how happened did he come from side righ left and what u could have done to prevent crash slower or
The stuff behind you kind of detracts from your msg
Glad you’re doing okay. Christianity is the only thing that has helped me get through tough times. I don’t want to shove my religious beliefs on you. I just want to share what has helped me. The Bible states that God will never leave or or forsake us. I would recommend that you at least explore the Bible and Christianity. We all make mistakes and poor choices but we can be forgiven for them and change. Sometimes it takes a bad situation to change us. You seem like a great person and are headed in the right direction. Good luck with everything
I appreciate you sharing what has helped you. I think religion is one of the pillars of a complete human existence. I agree that it would be a good time for me to reexplore the teachings of the bible. Thanks again and good luck to you as well!
Exactly what I was thinking. ❣🙏
No God gets us through it. Religion is very personal to each person and not everyone is "christian"
It's the one true God and He sent His son Jesus please know
Hey B. just found ur channel and apparently I'm ur 200th sub..
So what's the prize did i win 🏆 🤔
😹😂😹
I'm kidding ofcourse...
Well i hope you can get to walk run hunt etc.etc. someday..
I believe in miracles ✨️ 🙏
Btw ur story was mad exorbitant and pretty wild but sad too..
I had an experience when i was 15
I was with a friend of a friend and he's like u wanna smoke a doobie?
I said what is that he's like some weed aka reefer aka pot aka maryjane aka marijuana i think you get the joint oops i mean point 👉 👈 👇👍 😅
I said ok i guess it will be my first time ⏲️ ⏳️ 🕐 🕙
So we did and I didn't feel anything..i said i thought you get high from smoking this..he's like you usually don't ur first time 🤔
So we smoked a little more and idk a couple minutes later i start to feel anxious and i feel my heart racing like I'm running 🏃♀️ from a ax murderer or something...
I then start to panick like I'm going to have a heart attack and I'm going to die..it was mad scarey
The kid is just laughing at me and such..he's like relax just go with it or something... I'm thinking what's this laced with acid or something 🤔..
Well eventually my heart got back to normal and all was good...i thought....
I then started to get panic attacks like all of a sudden I'd get mad anxious again the following weeks..
So one night my *f. Mother called the 🚑 after i got another panic attack and she didnt know what was going on with me...
So i eventually got stuck in a hospital 🏥 for like 2 months because my F. Mother didn't want me back .....yeah i know tmi...
So idk if you had a panick attack in ur video or it was something else 🤔
I eventually stopped having so-called panic attacks 🙃.
*Foster mother
That is a wild story and I'm super happy you shared it. Gave some extra significance to hitting 200 subscribers! But yeah, I have had some really intense panic attacks from marijuana and also just entirely sober. I find that if rather than trying to escape the feeling, I sit with it and kind of reverse engineer the flooding thoughts, then I can usually unwind the flurry of emotions back to a single source or belief. It's much easier said than done and took me many years of practice. But for me at least, there was always a hidden fear deep down at the source of those overwhelming panic attacks.
@bridgerfrederick hey B. Thanks for ur acknowledgement and yeah I understand you about the panic attacks and trying to just go with it...it's definitely not easy..just glad I don't get them anymore..now watch me get 1 tonight or something 🤞🏼😬😏