(Part
1) The Three Simple P's That Helped Me Overcome
Patience , Persistence
And Prayer
1st)
Patience - the
quality of being patient,
as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune or pain, without
complain loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
2nd) Persistence -
persisting, especially in spite of opposition,obstacles,
discouragement
3rd)
Prayer – the practice of praying :prayer is our solution to human
problems, to seek guidance, understanding, the strength to overcome
adversity and to seek hope when it seems all is lost
I am going
to stray off from golf and try to share my personal experience and
how I overcame a tragic point in my life. When I started this blog I
wanted to reach out to anyone who loves the game as much as I do but
has physical limitations such as myself. No matter what faith you
might follow the three words listed above are universal, they are
meant to inspire and give hope. In order for the healing process to
start you have to be mentally prepared to accept the challenges that
lay ahead and find the strength to move forward. By applying these
three simple principals I found that inner peace and a path to
follow.
My story starts in the fall of
2000 after being in an accident and being life flighted to major
hospital that specializes in spinal cord injures. I remember the
nurse on the flight telling me she would be counting my breathes
because there was a chance they would have to perform a tracheotomy
due to the level of my injury. I awoke the next the day alone in the
intensive care unit and to my disbelief found myself paralyzed from
the neck down. At the time this had happened I was 44 yrs. old with a
wife a two young children who were hours away, I could not even
contact them to seek and express comfort. That is when I realized I
was in the fight of my life, just 1 day early I was a healthy young
man on my way to a golf course to prepare for a upcoming golf
tournament and now not knowing if I would be able to walk again. That
is when I recalled the teachings of the three P's and just how
important they would become on my journey in life. If I were to reach
one person who is seeking some comfort at a time of need then that
would make my journey all the better.
(To be continued in part 2)
