Don't want to move this PRSI, but definitely religion (Christianity). Presuming you believe that Christianity is true, how can it not be the most important part of your life?
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The one thing that changed your life forever...
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That wasn't the thread title.
And as to your claim - I am a Christian, but I would put nothing ahead of my family.
I wouldn't put anything ahead of my family either, but if you read the Bible. Appearantly God asked Abraham to kill his son, I guess that's why he got to live for about 175 years. Job put God first as well.
As for me, I look at this stories and wonder if these stories are authentic or if they suffered from schizophrenia.
This is a nice little thread. Let's not send it to PRSI with debate about religion/faith. If someone says that faith changed their life then let's just leave it at that and save the disagreements and arguing of details for the appropriate place.
As far as life changing events in my life. I would say all of mine have to do with relationships, my relationship with God, my relationship with my wife, and my relationship with my children. There's no going back in these three areas, each of them has forever changed me in a positive way.
As far as life changing events in my life. I would say all of mine have to do with relationships, my relationship with God, my relationship with my wife, and my relationship with my children. There's no going back in these three areas, each of them has forever changed me in a positive way.
Definitely, Children first my own, then my grandchildren.
When you do it right your world revolves around them.
When you do it right your world revolves around them.
The one thing that changed my life forever happened a couple of weeks ago.
Dec 21st.
My left eye was getting puffy and my eldest brother told me I needed to go to the hospital.
I went to the VA Hospital emergency room and an angel of a doctor saw me and her knowledge saved me.
She said I had Orbital Cellulitis. A virus bug had worked it's way from my sinus to my left eye. Had I not gone in that day it would have spread to my brain and more than likely killing me. I have an immune system disorder and this bug was getting into my bloodstream.
They admitted me immediately and put me on three kinds of IV antibiotics 5 times a day.
The myriad of doctors who saw me said I would be in the hospital through Christmas so I would miss Christmas day at home.
Well they did all the cultures etc. and it so happened that they chose the correct anti-biotic for the bug that was in my system. That was. To me. A miracle . Or whatever you choose to call it.
Christmas day at 2PM my chief doctor came up to me and asked if I wanted to go home. I told him it would be the best Christmas present I would have ever received.
He signed the paperwork and I made it home at 4PM Christmas day.
I did not lose my eye and due to some great,knowledgeable Doctors it did not spread to my brain.
That. Changed my life forever. I am now very thoughtful about keeping my eyesight.
My eye was opened Dec 25th 2011.
The End.
Dec 21st.
My left eye was getting puffy and my eldest brother told me I needed to go to the hospital.
I went to the VA Hospital emergency room and an angel of a doctor saw me and her knowledge saved me.
She said I had Orbital Cellulitis. A virus bug had worked it's way from my sinus to my left eye. Had I not gone in that day it would have spread to my brain and more than likely killing me. I have an immune system disorder and this bug was getting into my bloodstream.
They admitted me immediately and put me on three kinds of IV antibiotics 5 times a day.
The myriad of doctors who saw me said I would be in the hospital through Christmas so I would miss Christmas day at home.
Well they did all the cultures etc. and it so happened that they chose the correct anti-biotic for the bug that was in my system. That was. To me. A miracle . Or whatever you choose to call it.
Christmas day at 2PM my chief doctor came up to me and asked if I wanted to go home. I told him it would be the best Christmas present I would have ever received.
He signed the paperwork and I made it home at 4PM Christmas day.
I did not lose my eye and due to some great,knowledgeable Doctors it did not spread to my brain.
That. Changed my life forever. I am now very thoughtful about keeping my eyesight.
My eye was opened Dec 25th 2011.
The End.
You win.
For myself, I'd like to say marriage and children, but I think really it's getting my depression problem diagnosed and treated. If not for that, I might not still have a wife and children.
Having a detached retina at age 12. I had surgery and my sight is back, but I can't play contact sports. Horseback riding was a hobby of mine, cant do that either.
I also wanted to take up boxing, but my doctor forbade it years ago and still does. Well, at least I Have my sight and can drive!
I also wanted to take up boxing, but my doctor forbade it years ago and still does. Well, at least I Have my sight and can drive!
Leaving a crap, soul-destroying job and doing something else.
Best decision I ever made, for two reasons.
The day I left, I went out that night and met my lass, who I've been with for 4 years. She's brilliant.
If I hadn't quit, I wouldn't have been out that night, and I'd never have met her.
I'd recommend it to anyone.
Best decision I ever made, for two reasons.
The day I left, I went out that night and met my lass, who I've been with for 4 years. She's brilliant.
If I hadn't quit, I wouldn't have been out that night, and I'd never have met her.
I'd recommend it to anyone.
I a deeply personal way. Read it. It is just radio broadcast transcripts from the BBC....
Wow.. I can't really pick one thing.. there have been a LOT of things that changed my life. Some good, some bad.
I'll start with the bad.
The death of my dog. Sounds petty, I know, but when you're an only child, 8 years old, and your closest friend is your pet, it means a lot. And to see her having to deal with having a leg amputated or put to sleep from a car hitting her in front of your eyes, it's really traumatic. Topping that off was that it could have been avoided, if my parents weren't fighting and let her out because she was barking. I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to her either; I was sleeping with her in my bed Friday night; When I woke up Saturday morning, her, her bed, and her bowls were gone.
Subsequently, shortly after that, my parents divorced.. and it wasn't amicable.
Next.. the death of my first girlfriend. She and 3 of her friends were driving to a basketball game one Friday night, and a drunk driver was speeding the opposite direction. He swerved to their side of the road, forcing them off the road and head on into a tree. Driver was through the windshield; died immediately. my GF had massive internal damage.. she died 3 days later without regaining consciousness.
The drunk driver walked away from the crash. Sadly enough, 12/19/11 was 20 years exactly since her passing.
Lastly, the death of my daughter. It happened too early, and there was nothing we could do to stop it. The doctors wouldn't even let me in the room to be there. She was born at 21 weeks (24 weeks is minimum for viability of a successful birth of a child, which would grant you a birth certificate). She lived for only 7 minutes. By the time they let me in the room at the ER, she had already lived and passed. I only got to see her for a few moments before they took her away. They termed her a "late term miscarriage" (second trimester loss), as such was deemed waste. We didn't get a say in the issue; we saw her, then she was gone.
We vowed to never go to that hospital again.
While I did have a 'normal' childhood, made friends, had fun, etc. I knew at least at the back of my mind, that life doesn't come easy.
Now for the good stuff!
Going to and living in Australia. Like the OP, it opened up my eyes, especially to someone born and raised in the midwest USA (Nebraska). I got to see the world and how the US is viewed outside the world, and I have to say, we are desperately LACKING. I won't go into it (PRSI), but I'll say that I enjoyed my time there and the friends I made there that I went back a second time. If there is anywhere else in the world I would live that felt like 'home', it would be there.
Meeting my idols, and having them become my peers. It's one thing to meet someone you've idolized all your life. It's another when they come down from that proverbial 'perch' to meet you. Spending time with them, getting to know them as people; as equals, and eventually, friends.. it means a lot. That happened to me in 1994, and I am still friends with those idols to this day.
Meeting my SO. If some idiot gate agent hadn't escorted her to the right gate number but wrong terminal in Las Vegas, I wouldn't have met her. More importantly, if she wasn't panicked, and her guide dog didn't have to take a ****, I wouldn't have met her! But she was in a panic, and McCarran Int'l doesn't have a pet relief area, so she called. She missed her connecting flight thanks to the gate agent's screwup, and the next flight to where she was going wasn't for 4 1/2 hours. So she called, I picked her up, found some grass for the dog to go (thank you, UNLV!) got both of them fed, escorted them to their flight myself, and the rest is history.
Finally, The birth of my son. After what happened with my daughter, we were scared about what would happen with this one, if it would happen at all. It did (6 weeks early), and while bittersweet, I'm happy he's here. Life hasn't been the same since.
Like I said, through the good and bad, I've learned that life doesn't come easy at all; but I've also learned to enjoy the good parts of it as they make you who they are.. and I'd rather have them define me than the cold-hearted bitterness of the bad.
So enjoy those good times, everyone; they'll sustain you a hell of a lot longer than you will ever realize.
BL.
I'll start with the bad.
The death of my dog. Sounds petty, I know, but when you're an only child, 8 years old, and your closest friend is your pet, it means a lot. And to see her having to deal with having a leg amputated or put to sleep from a car hitting her in front of your eyes, it's really traumatic. Topping that off was that it could have been avoided, if my parents weren't fighting and let her out because she was barking. I didn't get a chance to say goodbye to her either; I was sleeping with her in my bed Friday night; When I woke up Saturday morning, her, her bed, and her bowls were gone.
Subsequently, shortly after that, my parents divorced.. and it wasn't amicable.
Next.. the death of my first girlfriend. She and 3 of her friends were driving to a basketball game one Friday night, and a drunk driver was speeding the opposite direction. He swerved to their side of the road, forcing them off the road and head on into a tree. Driver was through the windshield; died immediately. my GF had massive internal damage.. she died 3 days later without regaining consciousness.
The drunk driver walked away from the crash. Sadly enough, 12/19/11 was 20 years exactly since her passing.
Lastly, the death of my daughter. It happened too early, and there was nothing we could do to stop it. The doctors wouldn't even let me in the room to be there. She was born at 21 weeks (24 weeks is minimum for viability of a successful birth of a child, which would grant you a birth certificate). She lived for only 7 minutes. By the time they let me in the room at the ER, she had already lived and passed. I only got to see her for a few moments before they took her away. They termed her a "late term miscarriage" (second trimester loss), as such was deemed waste. We didn't get a say in the issue; we saw her, then she was gone.
We vowed to never go to that hospital again.
While I did have a 'normal' childhood, made friends, had fun, etc. I knew at least at the back of my mind, that life doesn't come easy.
Now for the good stuff!
Going to and living in Australia. Like the OP, it opened up my eyes, especially to someone born and raised in the midwest USA (Nebraska). I got to see the world and how the US is viewed outside the world, and I have to say, we are desperately LACKING. I won't go into it (PRSI), but I'll say that I enjoyed my time there and the friends I made there that I went back a second time. If there is anywhere else in the world I would live that felt like 'home', it would be there.
Meeting my idols, and having them become my peers. It's one thing to meet someone you've idolized all your life. It's another when they come down from that proverbial 'perch' to meet you. Spending time with them, getting to know them as people; as equals, and eventually, friends.. it means a lot. That happened to me in 1994, and I am still friends with those idols to this day.
Meeting my SO. If some idiot gate agent hadn't escorted her to the right gate number but wrong terminal in Las Vegas, I wouldn't have met her. More importantly, if she wasn't panicked, and her guide dog didn't have to take a ****, I wouldn't have met her! But she was in a panic, and McCarran Int'l doesn't have a pet relief area, so she called. She missed her connecting flight thanks to the gate agent's screwup, and the next flight to where she was going wasn't for 4 1/2 hours. So she called, I picked her up, found some grass for the dog to go (thank you, UNLV!) got both of them fed, escorted them to their flight myself, and the rest is history.
Finally, The birth of my son. After what happened with my daughter, we were scared about what would happen with this one, if it would happen at all. It did (6 weeks early), and while bittersweet, I'm happy he's here. Life hasn't been the same since.
Like I said, through the good and bad, I've learned that life doesn't come easy at all; but I've also learned to enjoy the good parts of it as they make you who they are.. and I'd rather have them define me than the cold-hearted bitterness of the bad.
So enjoy those good times, everyone; they'll sustain you a hell of a lot longer than you will ever realize.
BL.
Really? I ride too but having a hard time seeing how it could change my life forever. Care to elaborate?
you obviously haven't rode neked.
The picture that is now in my head now has scarred me forever.
now now, im a in shape 34 yo firefighter/paramedic! most ladies would love that picture in their head!
Single? Maybe we should start a new thread.
You're probably right...I'm just not a big fan of naked men - no matter how handsome they are.
Single? Maybe we should start a new thread.
You're probably right...I'm just not a big fan of naked men - no matter how handsome they are.
i hear ya, we don't have the flawless body of a woman!
where is the 'adult' section on MR??!
Giving the middle finger to religion and becoming Atheist. Not having to live your life the way an invisible man in the sky and his 2,000 year old book tell you to live your life is the most liberating thing in the world.
The one thing.... well a person.
My mom passing away in 2006. I lost my best friend and I've never been the same since.
My mom passing away in 2006. I lost my best friend and I've never been the same since.
Every single moment in life changes you, you are the product of all those moments.
However, a suicide by someone quite close to me (many years ago) did change my perspective on life and death quite a lot.
Many moments, unfortunately many of them sad. Strange how it's difficult to come up with good ones when someone asks.
However, a suicide by someone quite close to me (many years ago) did change my perspective on life and death quite a lot.
Many moments, unfortunately many of them sad. Strange how it's difficult to come up with good ones when someone asks.
Same here. I didn't write it in my earlier post but it was an important part of my crisis. I was scared! At first I couldn't sleep, I kept thinking about it. And then I accepted it, and decided I needed to enjoy life more and not care about the future (to a certain point), live life day to day.