The Life Raft We Cannot See.

The Life Raft We Cannot See. An injured man stranded in the wilderness
finds help where he least expected it.

This is a true story...

Albeit, the short version.

A man found himself floating down the rapids in a river at the bottom
of a canyon, miles from anywhere, in the middle of a wilderness area
with his ankle broken in half.

Having been trained on how to get out of the rapids, he determined
that he would get to the shore, and he did.

Not having been trained in what to do with a broken ankle in the
bottom of a canyon...he determined that he would walk out of the
canyon and up the steep, rocky path just as he had come down.
He did not.

You see, his ankle had the deciding vote, and it had decided that
walking up a rocky slope was not in its best interest.

So, in an effort to appease the broken ankle, the man tried to walk
using a crutch made from a tree.

Which was a brilliant idea...

If he had been walking on a smooth sidewalk going downhill for a short
distance.

But he wasn't.

He was next to a river at the bottom of a canyon, miles from anywhere,
in the middle of a wilderness area with his ankle broken in half.

So he decided to think of every possible solution and to choose the
best one.

From helicopters to climbing teams, he imagined every possible means
to get out of the canyon that was miles from anywhere, in the middle
of a wilderness area-with his ankle broken in half.

But while he was thinking, a raft came around the corner.

Which was interesting, because even though he had tried to think of
every possible solution he had never thought of a raft.

But that wasn't all.

Because in the raft was a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician.

Which was particularly interesting, because the man with the broken
ankle didn't know there was such a thing as a Wilderness Emergency
Medical Technician and he certainly didn't expect one to be on a raft
that he hadn't even thought of.

Well, the Wilderness EMT made a splint with duct tape and branches
from a tree and put the man in his raft, and later that night they
camped at a beautiful spot on the river and ate chicken fajitas and
strawberry shortcake.

Which was interesting, because the man with the broken ankle thought
that he would be eating the dehydrated eggs that he had in his
backpack. Then he realized that a lot of things he hadn't thought of
and a lot of things that he had thought of had turned out in ways that
he never thought out.

Which is why I am telling you this story.

I was the man with the broken ankle.

And that day next to the river at the bottom of a canyon, miles from
anywhere in the middle of a wilderness area with my ankle broken in
half...

I learned that I could not possible imagine all of the amazing things
that were in store for me in my life.

Proust says that we shouldn't look for new vistas, but instead look
with fresh eyes.

He's right.

No matter what life is throwing at us, there us a raft around the
corner that we cannot see.

Don't look for it; it cannot be seen.

Don't predict when it will appear; it's not on your timetable.

Don't doubt that it exists, for doubts will cloud your eyes and cause
you to give up before it arrives.

Don't give up; give in.

Give in to the idea that positive events are in your future, even if
you can't see them.

There's a raft around the corner.


"Opportunity is rare, and a wise man will never let it go by him."
-Bayard Taylor

Oh wow, I *like* that. Thanks!

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"Bonnie Patterson" wrote in message
...
The Life Raft We Cannot See. An injured man stranded in the wilderness
finds help where he least expected it.

This is a true story...

Albeit, the short version.

A man found himself floating down the rapids in a river at the bottom
of a canyon, miles from anywhere, in the middle of a wilderness area
with his ankle broken in half.

Having been trained on how to get out of the rapids, he determined
that he would get to the shore, and he did.

Not having been trained in what to do with a broken ankle in the
bottom of a canyon...he determined that he would walk out of the
canyon and up the steep, rocky path just as he had come down.
He did not.

You see, his ankle had the deciding vote, and it had decided that
walking up a rocky slope was not in its best interest.

So, in an effort to appease the broken ankle, the man tried to walk
using a crutch made from a tree.

Which was a brilliant idea...

If he had been walking on a smooth sidewalk going downhill for a short
distance.

But he wasn't.

He was next to a river at the bottom of a canyon, miles from anywhere,
in the middle of a wilderness area with his ankle broken in half.

So he decided to think of every possible solution and to choose the
best one.

From helicopters to climbing teams, he imagined every possible means
to get out of the canyon that was miles from anywhere, in the middle
of a wilderness area-with his ankle broken in half.

But while he was thinking, a raft came around the corner.

Which was interesting, because even though he had tried to think of
every possible solution he had never thought of a raft.

But that wasn't all.

Because in the raft was a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician.

Which was particularly interesting, because the man with the broken
ankle didn't know there was such a thing as a Wilderness Emergency
Medical Technician and he certainly didn't expect one to be on a raft
that he hadn't even thought of.

Well, the Wilderness EMT made a splint with duct tape and branches
from a tree and put the man in his raft, and later that night they
camped at a beautiful spot on the river and ate chicken fajitas and
strawberry shortcake.

Which was interesting, because the man with the broken ankle thought
that he would be eating the dehydrated eggs that he had in his
backpack. Then he realized that a lot of things he hadn't thought of
and a lot of things that he had thought of had turned out in ways that
he never thought out.

Which is why I am telling you this story.

I was the man with the broken ankle.

And that day next to the river at the bottom of a canyon, miles from
anywhere in the middle of a wilderness area with my ankle broken in
half...

I learned that I could not possible imagine all of the amazing things
that were in store for me in my life.

Proust says that we shouldn't look for new vistas, but instead look
with fresh eyes.

He's right.

No matter what life is throwing at us, there us a raft around the
corner that we cannot see.

Don't look for it; it cannot be seen.

Don't predict when it will appear; it's not on your timetable.

Don't doubt that it exists, for doubts will cloud your eyes and cause
you to give up before it arrives.

Don't give up; give in.

Give in to the idea that positive events are in your future, even if
you can't see them.

There's a raft around the corner.


"Opportunity is rare, and a wise man will never let it go by him."
-Bayard Taylor

Kewl!! I love it.

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"Bonnie Patterson" wrote in message
...
The Life Raft We Cannot See. An injured man stranded in the wilderness
finds help where he least expected it.

This is a true story...

Albeit, the short version.

A man found himself floating down the rapids in a river at the bottom
of a canyon, miles from anywhere, in the middle of a wilderness area
with his ankle broken in half.

Having been trained on how to get out of the rapids, he determined
that he would get to the shore, and he did.

Not having been trained in what to do with a broken ankle in the
bottom of a canyon...he determined that he would walk out of the
canyon and up the steep, rocky path just as he had come down.
He did not.

You see, his ankle had the deciding vote, and it had decided that
walking up a rocky slope was not in its best interest.

So, in an effort to appease the broken ankle, the man tried to walk
using a crutch made from a tree.

Which was a brilliant idea...

If he had been walking on a smooth sidewalk going downhill for a short
distance.

But he wasn't.

He was next to a river at the bottom of a canyon, miles from anywhere,
in the middle of a wilderness area with his ankle broken in half.

So he decided to think of every possible solution and to choose the
best one.

From helicopters to climbing teams, he imagined every possible means
to get out of the canyon that was miles from anywhere, in the middle
of a wilderness area-with his ankle broken in half.

But while he was thinking, a raft came around the corner.

Which was interesting, because even though he had tried to think of
every possible solution he had never thought of a raft.

But that wasn't all.

Because in the raft was a Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician.

Which was particularly interesting, because the man with the broken
ankle didn't know there was such a thing as a Wilderness Emergency
Medical Technician and he certainly didn't expect one to be on a raft
that he hadn't even thought of.

Well, the Wilderness EMT made a splint with duct tape and branches
from a tree and put the man in his raft, and later that night they
camped at a beautiful spot on the river and ate chicken fajitas and
strawberry shortcake.

Which was interesting, because the man with the broken ankle thought
that he would be eating the dehydrated eggs that he had in his
backpack. Then he realized that a lot of things he hadn't thought of
and a lot of things that he had thought of had turned out in ways that
he never thought out.

Which is why I am telling you this story.

I was the man with the broken ankle.

And that day next to the river at the bottom of a canyon, miles from
anywhere in the middle of a wilderness area with my ankle broken in
half...

I learned that I could not possible imagine all of the amazing things
that were in store for me in my life.

Proust says that we shouldn't look for new vistas, but instead look
with fresh eyes.

He's right.

No matter what life is throwing at us, there us a raft around the
corner that we cannot see.

Don't look for it; it cannot be seen.

Don't predict when it will appear; it's not on your timetable.

Don't doubt that it exists, for doubts will cloud your eyes and cause
you to give up before it arrives.

Don't give up; give in.

Give in to the idea that positive events are in your future, even if
you can't see them.

There's a raft around the corner.


"Opportunity is rare, and a wise man will never let it go by him."
-Bayard Taylor