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What's the Point???
I used to ask myself, "Why am I even alive?" on a regular basis.
Then, one day I remembered an inspiring animated story that I had seen years earlier about a young child named Oblio. The villagers didn't approve of Oblio because everyone else had a pointed, cone shaped head. Oblio was the only person in the village that didn't. His head was round. So, the villagers banned Oblio to the pointless forest. Time went by. Then one day Oblio returned to the village.
He was asked, "Have you learned anything?"
Oblio replied, "I've learned that we don't have to have a point, to have a point". Sure enough, when he took his hat off there it was. He had a point!
Translation, "We don't have to have a point to have a reason. However we all need to have a reason. If not, what's the point??"
It's not enough to sit around moping all day complaining about what we've lost and thinking about what might have been. Instead, thank God for what you have left, and for being here now! It could have been worse, or you wouldn't be reading this. You may already have something most people never get, a second chance. Use it wisely!!!
Think about things that interest you or something that you've always cared about. Now's the time to get involved. It doesn't matter how small or insignificant it may seem. Start small and grow. No excuses. Just do it!!!
God my wife and I little horseshoe nail crosses as our reason. Others may view them simply as crosses that we sell to make a buck. However they are much more than that to us! We view them as mental and motor-skill therapy and our reason! Maybe you can too!
It all began awhile after my NDE when a preacher asked me to speak in front of the church. I said that I couldn't do that because I had nothing to say. The preacher told me to just tell my story. He believed that is why I was given a second chance and to tell my story to everyone that would listen. I declined to speak, but that's when I started to try.
Believing, "Build it and they will come", our first page was the one about my stroke. It took us 4-6 months to get the first visitor to our website. Now we get hundreds daily - (We've never hit 1000 but have came very close several times) We began receiving Inspirational Emails from the visitors. As acknowledgement, we began including them on the website. We began to receive so many that we had to create a library to put them in. There were so many links that the library took way to long to download; so we divided the page into two etc. Now it has snowballed into well over two hundred articles in four Inspirational Email Libraries and we are backlogged with many more that someday hope to catch up and include. (Not bad for someone with a severe brain impairment, had no talents and knew virtually nothing about the Internet or websites.)
We planted a seed five years ago, and watch it grow. It's not about the money; riches don't always come as wealth! My NDE is the true reason for our website. The crosses are only there to fund it. We are on a fixed and limited income and use the cross and ebook sales money to pay the associated hosting expenses. Sometimes I am actually happy that I got hurt. Because if I hadn't I would have never slowed down, found the time to serve Him, make so many friends and affect so many lives. I just wish that I'd learned it sooner but never took the time. Now if there's one thing I have, it's time. It's how I use it that matters.
Throughout history, Christians have suffered and have asked themselves the same questions that we do today. I believe that we'll get our reward when the time comes. Until then, we must be strong. It's not a popularity contest!
Before ending I feel obligated to tell you that my wife Evelyn reads almost every one of the emails that I receive and I hers. That is why we often go by the name EvRi1. (Evelyn + Rick) We have been married for over 39 years. I have a lot of trouble conveying my thoughts, word association, typing with one left finger (was right handed) etc. so we talk, then she writes.
As long as we have something to keep us busy we don't have the time to think about ourselves. I was a very mean and bitter person. I took it out on everyone, until I went to the psyche. (My Near Death Experience) I've learned that it helps to view problems as "opportunities in disguise" , attitude truly is everything and... Never give up!!! use my experience and abilities wisely!
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Stroke Awareness & Prevention - Free information downloaded from the Internet and compiled into this easy to read format. ![]()
My wakeup Call - Late one night... I was sitting at the computer... I remember saying, "God... I'm tired of living like this. If this is it, please get it over with. Less than one minute later, I heard a chime... (excerpts) My Near Death Experience - I was not a religious person. All of my adult life, I only had two prayers. The first, God when the time comes, give me a second chance; the second, please don't take me until my children are grown. Never really believing, I said these prayers every once in a while, just in case. You know what I mean. Little did I know that both prayers would be answered on the same day, Easter Sunday, 1994. How I Make a Horseshoe Nail Christian Cross Necklace - This motivating craft changed our lives!!! - I've read... Can you... imagine the potential? - Believe me, if I can be successful at it, anyone can! Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me live to tell the people of this age what your strength has accomplished, to tell about your power to all who will come. - Psalm 71:18
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Since it's creation in June 2004, many of you have visited my Patriotic / Inspirational Libraries hundreds of thousands of times. Now, I want to help others avoid the wasted years of valuable time and torment that we experienced. I've added a Low-Cost Rehabilitation Therapy Library to include possible therapies, treatments cures for cancer, stroke... / brain injury victims, diabetes, heart, blood pressure / hypertension, Alzheimer's, rheumatism / rheumatoid arthritis, pain, hearing / vision / memory / balance & insurance - long term health care problems to read in privacy without ever leaving home.
On Easter Sunday 1994 my husband of 23 years at the time, Rick experienced a severe base of the brain stroke (torn vertebral artery) at the age of 44. It left his entire right side, concentration, memory, cognitive skills, vision and personality traits severely impaired.
The conventional medical establishment saved his life but did very little to help with motivation, attitude, inspiration and long-term rehabilitation.
That's when our long journey began!
The majority of Rick's recovery came after he was told by his medical doctor that he would probably never improve, was refused therapy and sent away.
After a short time in therapy Rick was let go and told that for any further therapy he was on his own. We were told that our insurance company refused to pay for any further therapy because he would probably never get much better anyway. Not being able to afford $150.00 per hour at the time on our own and being declined by the state Department of Rehabiltiation, Rick sank into a deep depression, began drinking while on antidepressants and became very bitter. It wasn't until later when he met Dr. Vincent a clinical psychologist that things began to improve.
We began searching for low-cost alternatives that we could afford and do/use at home.
Through years of searching, joining support groups and talking to others we learned more from ordinary people with experience than we did from the so called experts.
I've gathered possible alternative solutions to the sometime-embarrassing emotional, mental, physical, financial/income and spiritual problems that we encountered into one place for others that are too poor to pay but too wealthy to get aide like we are. Hopefully, it will help others to avoid the wasted years of torment we experienced!!! Continued > > >
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