My Miracle
Albert Einstein believed miracles are everything or miracles are nothing. When I reflect on those words everything becomes so simple. The way I perceive life and what we are doing is nothing short of a miracle.
On August 11th 2006, I was involved in a serious car accident where I was ejected from my car onto I75 going 75mph. My car rolled five times and I was flown out of my back-right window, impacting the asphalt, and bouncing around like a rag doll. After two minutes I became conscious in a state of shock. With all the adrenaline rushing through my body, the first thing I wanted to do was stand up and assess my injuries. Fortunately, I was advised to stay still and wait for paramedics to arrive. Apparently, the person driving in front of me was a Registered Nurse and witnessed the entire crash. She was looking over me and telling me that everything was going to be okay. She said, “please do not move or you can suffer even more injuries that may be permanent.” Somehow that clicked with me and I waited for help. I was airlifted by helicopter to the nearest trauma center to evaluate my injuries.
I suffered a brain bleed which resulted in short-term memory loss, a dislocated shoulder and some bumps and bruises. I went through surgery for my shoulder and was ordered to take a semester off of college so my brain can heal. The doctors said that if I wasn’t ejected from my car I would have died on scene due to the fact that my SUV was as flat as a pancake on the driver’s side. Luckily, I made a full recovery but on the flip side, I was introduced to painkillers which I began abusing for the next 10 years.
Let’s fast forward 10 years later. The destructive path I lived during those 10 years was a roller coaster for not only myself but everyone around me. The day was Saturday February 19th 2017. I had just woken up from a nap and was withdrawing from high doses of cocaine and opiates. My mother was in the living room waiting patiently for me to wake up with her laptop open on the coffee table. Apparently, for the last three hours, she was doing what mothers do best, researching anything that could help her baby boy. I sat up and she mentioned that she would like to share a video with me. I agreed to watch it, which I realize now was a turning point in my life. The philosophy from the video was a holistic approach that can rid me of all toxins and bring me to a state of mind where I could take control of my life again. When I finished the video I remember my mother asking “sweetheart, this is what you looking for, isn’t it?” I couldn’t agree with her more. It took only one call to Narconon Suncoast for me to realize I needed to do this. I needed to do this for myself first and foremost, but also for my wife, my two beautiful baby girls, my parents and my entire family. Two days later my bags were packed and I was heading to rehab for the first time in 10 years.
Two-and-a-half months later I stand here today, actually living for the first time. You see, before I came here I was in survival mode. I was doing everything I could to chase the next high and the bare minimum to just make it through another day. But today my body is rid of all drugs, my mind is clear and I feel nothing but joy throughout my entire being. This program is a gift to us all, it has been a life changing event that I am forever grateful for. The tools I have learned here will most definitely be applied outside these gates.
The definition of a miracle is:
“Something very good or lucky that happens when you did not expect it to happen or did not think it was possible.”
So once again Albert Einstein had it right, MIRACLES ARE EVERYTHING OR MIRACLES ARE NOTHING.
Miracles are events that take place in our lives, the people we meet that have a positive impact, the way the human race removes themselves from animal instinct and expresses feelings and emotions, the evolution of life from when we are born until we pass away. Miracles are all around us on a daily basis. I have been able to reflect on my entire life throughout this program and I have realized that I am a walking, talking miracle. In fact, everyone is. We have so much to live for. It’s time to embrace life, to progress in it and to never forget that the way to achieve this not only comes from the mind but most importantly the heart.
I’M COMING HOME!
T.G. - Narconon Suncoast Graduate
