A 67 Camaro @ Ironworks??????

[jy211]

That sucks, but just remember the saying: Everything happens for a reason...

[fleetus macmullitz]

Richard,

I hope you are encouraged by what I found on my home page this morning...

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”- Joshua 1:9

[pacificustoms]

I don't know if this helps, but this may be a little up-lifting. It was when I read it:

John is the kind of guy you love to hate. He is always in a good mood and always has something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, I would be twins!” He was a natural motivator.

If an employee was having a bad day, John was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation.

Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up and asked him, “I don’t get it! You can’t be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?”

He replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or … you can choose to be in a bad mood I choose to be in a good mood.” Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or…I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or… I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.

“Yeah, right, it’s not that easy,” I protested. “Yes, it is,” he said. “Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It’s your choice how you live your life.” I reflected on what he said. Soon hereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it. Several years later, I heard that he was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, he was released from the hospital with rods placed in his back. I saw him about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, “If I were any better, I’d be twins….Wanna see my scars?” I declined to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. “The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my soon-to-be born daughter,” he replied. “Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or…I could choose to die. I chose to live.” “Weren’t you scared? Did you lose consciousness?” I asked. He continued, ”..the paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the ER and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read ‘he’s a dead man’. I knew I needed to take action.”

“What did you do?” I asked. “Well, there was a big burly nurse shouting questions at me,” said John. “She asked if I was allergic to anything ‘Yes, I replied.’ The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, ‘Gravity’.”

Over their laughter, I told them, “I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.” He lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude… I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34.

After all today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.

Good luck to you!

[brian mc]

Hi Rich, sorry to here of the recent news with you. i enjoyed meeting you those couple times and Rodger speaks highly of the type person you are, your a good guy and it sounds like your in good hands with that doctor. I hope the surgery goes well for you. We will have to go tear up some pavement together when we get our sleds back from Ironworks

Good luck,
Brian

[rich-allen]

Hey All.

Back at work for the first time since my surgery.
The great news was that so far, I'm cancer free. The only bad thing is, the amputation site hurts like hell. It's been almost a week now and the pain isn't much better than the day I was discharged from the hospital.

Thanks again for all the warm wishes and prayers, I'm positive they made all the difference.


Rich

[ironworks]

Rich glad to see you back in the saddle. I have tried to call a few times and you message box is full. Talk to you soon. See you in 2 weeks in Pleasanton.

Rodger

[HWY Nova]

Rich,

Glad to hear the operation is behind you! We are rooting for you for a speedy (hopefully soon to be pain-free) healing process!!!!


--Eric

[fleetus macmullitz]

Great to hear from you Rich.

My wife and I prayed in agreement just now that by God's great power and willingness to heal you, that all pain will be taken away from your hand.

[rwhite692]

Great to hear from you Rich, we're keeping you in our thoughts and prayers that the pain will go away real soon! -Rob

[tones2SS]

Glad to hear all went well with the surgery and you are cancer-free.
Good things to good people.