Hey Friend,
Thank you for sharing your story - you know… this song AND this reply hits me deep.
I’ve been in that weird spot where you feel lost. When I was 17 I went through several months of tests and treatments for some Heart problems I was experiencing. I had to go to high school with heart monitors, sleep with them on, go into the hospital to do additional tests and so on.
I ended up being diagnosed with bradycardia (abnormally slow heart rate) and received a pace maker. At that moment, like in the video, my world crumbled all around me. I was an athlete and my main sport was Football - I was even getting scholarships for college. After that, it was my plan to join the military with my body and that was going to be my life… until it wasn’t.
I was completely and utterly lost and had no idea what I was going to do with my life.
I’m 32 now and can look back at that moment in my life and smile. Why? It was that very thing that tore my world down around me that gave me the chance to fullfill deeper desires and dreams. If it weren’t for getting a pace maker, I woulnd’t have gone down the adventerous path I did and experience the emmense beauty in life that I did.
There’s a lot of uncertainty with dealing with this kind of thing. A lot of unknowns. It can be really scary and drive you down a dark hole that can be really hard to escape from. It can be really hard to see the light when you don’t even know where to look.
This is a moment of reclimation in the sense that you have an opportunity to rebuild your life different. In a sense - you have a fresh start. Something that can be really hard if done alone, but you’re here with us at HeartSupport - we’re here to remind you of the good that can be acheived and done in life.
Adding to this, It’s extremely hard to lose someone. Especially a mother. For those that inspired us and made a difference in our own lives that are no longer with us, it’s important to consider how we can “honor” them. I often have mental/spiritual conversations with the people I’ve lost and my goal is to one day be able to have them look me in the eye and hear them tell me/my spirit that they are proud of me. For the ideals, principles, and lessons they upheld and passed along to me.
You are at an inflection point, my friend.One that seems like the end of your world. Sure, it may be the end of the world you once knew, but it’s a start to a new one. One that can and will be much better, more beautiful and more inspiring than before.
Hold fast, my friend. We’re all in this together.