Had a crazy day yesterday. I broke my arm in the morning, then I got back from the E.R. and I found my dog writhing in pain. I scooped him up and took him to the vet. They told me he had a brain tumor that was causing him severe nerve pain. I made the decision to put him down.

Then I got home and told the kids what happened. They cried and i held them. The whole time i just thanked God for everything that was happening that day. And I felt calm all day.

I was genuinely grateful to god for the broken arm because it could have been much worse. Thankful for the years we had with our dog.

Thankful I was able to comfort our children. It was honestly a beautiful experience.

Life is simply better when you trust God and his plan for you.

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Mate, that's both awful and wonderful. Hope the kids are good. Get better soon

🫂 We have to live for them. All the best!

Wow, take it easy this weekend.

Sorry to hear about all that hodl 🙏😞

God turns all things for good

I aspire to this level of zen…that sounds brutal for you and the pup. Wishing the best for y’all

Get well soon. These can help your arm heal if you can find a practitioner to prescribe them/send them to you. (I can if you want) https://www.classicalpearls.org/ox-bone-pearls/

Interesting I’ll have to check these out.

There are also useful topical formulas too. If you don't want to ingest the herbs. Also, if there is significant pain/swelling sometimes a local application of herbs is better.

Sorry to hear that and glad everything worked out ok.

Sorry to hear about your 🐶 and hope the Mrs has provided a 🔔 for HODL to ring while he's incapacitated.

Satire

Sorry for the adversity in your life right now but glad for the grace from God!! We had to put our lab down this spring after 15 incredible years

Love this sort of extreme positivity 🙌🏼

Rip hodldog🧡

I wouldn't have been able to make it through the last couple years without my faith in God, and my wife (whom God blessed me with).

Your family will be in my prayers.

Life happens and God as The Holy Spirit is the comforter. I'm glad you know God, and I hope your kids know they can lean on God too (not sure their ages). Thanking God is a great way to show your children who God really is, that He is good, and to stay positive throughout hard times, because God is the comforter and protector, and He wants good for us. Well done modeling how to handle grief and pain really well!

Thank you for sharing your hard and painful day with us! Bless you and your family!!!

Beautiful

I’m at beginnings of trusting God but I already see and feel a huge difference in my day to day.

It makes a huge difference

Sorry man, I hate losing dogs. Wishing you well. Did you take a fall on your arm? I broke my arm in college once while running with my dog when I was drunk - I tripped over his leash like a moron.

Yeah I fell off a quarter pipe 😂

There it is, I wanted to ask. I grew up with a half pipe at my house (brothers) my parents made other kids parents sign a waiver before they could skate it and even then were nervous. The biggest ones always went down the hardest! Speedy healing. 🤣

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I’m so sorry to hear about your arm and dog, and I’m also deeply encouraged and challenged in my own faith to read your response! God is always good! (Rom 8:32)

Happened to me in September,

My Mom and Dad rolled over in their car, they are healing.

On way home my Uncle gets in accident transporting them.

Then 3 weeks later my car gets totaled.

Rough week for our insurance providers.

Sorry for your rough day and the loss of your pooch. You are so right with that mindset. God will bless us all when we live according to him.

It is well with my soul! 🙏

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Damn. Sorry to hear that HODL. Gratitude to God is always the way.

Amen brother.

Sorry to hear about the dog

Couldn’t agree more. Hang in there bud.

Sticks and bones.

Get well soon man. Get out in that sun

Sorry about your loss. RIP Dogl 🙏

I'll go out on a limb here. You owe yourself some gratitude, nevermind your trust in God, you are an amazing individual, even without faith.

Trust in god

I’m about to have to put my dog down due to inoperable cancer and I’m dreading it.

Sucks so much

100x suck

It sucks so much

Sending virtual 🫂

Damn bro, sending prayers your way. Charge on!

Thanks for the reminder. The good news is that you have 2 arms. You only need one anyways.

Coming off the heals of discussion of not carrying insurance. I’m glad you are ok and your family is safe. Sorry for the loss of your pup. Those are tough times.

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God is so good.

Lost our dog in July. My sympathies to you and the family, it’s a tough thing to go through

Wow that’s one heck of a day. Glad you’re ok and as someone who’s broken a few bones before, it definately sucks but they heal up pretty good.

Rough day but great perspective. Dealing with death is part of living and your kids will benefit from watching how you can mourn and celebrate life at the same time. Learning about death through pets makes it easier to understand the emotions some day when friends or family members pass away.

Heal well HODL and sorry about the dog.

Based & condolences

Heal up well and quick, Sir.

Sorry to hear about your doggo. A pet portrait in pencil crayon could be a nice memorial for your dog, I can suggest the artist of these drawings.

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That's officially a bad day. Hoping for some proverbial sunshine in your future!

Wisdom. 🫂

Heart wrenching and beautiful to read. It’s ah-mazing how God shows up when one carries a grateful heart. I can only imagine the next round of blessings on the other side of these grateful lessons. Thanks for your example of alchemy.

“Life is simply better when you trust God and his plan for you.”

Amen fren, amen……..

Jesus...What a fuckin' day! Heal quick brother. When you are going to sell real estate on your Caste for sats?

Damn that is a hell of a day. Love your perspective. On dark days I always tell myself to appreciate the contrast that life is giving me. It’s what makes the good times so great.

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God loves you and keeps you!

I am happy you are alright and sorry for your dog

Hang on to that attitude (full disclosure: it’s hard sometimes) and every day is a gift🫂🌅

….imo hard times may build character but much more than that they reveal character….much respect my fren🫡

Having God to look too in hard times is such an amazing blessing! EVERYTHING becomes tolerable ❤️

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Sorry for the pain, but grateful to see how grateful you are.

Matthew 19:26

But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

How did you break your arm?

Perspective. Approach. Love of God is the highest trust.

Had to put down my mastiff Meeks after 11 years but now I have Satoshi.

Two good dogs

This is fuckin crazy man.

Thanks for sharing.

This post definitely deserves to be at top of my page.

Sorry to hear but

Stay strong 💪🏿

God’s plan wasn’t to break your arm, but he’s a master at making good from bad. Many such cases, within the Bible and without

Exactly I broke my own arm by being stupid lol

What a beautiful perspective, thanks for sharing HODL. Prayers for you & your family, wishing you a speedy recovery!

All that LOVE ❤️ ✨

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus" Phillipians 4:6-7

Thanks for sharing Hodl. What an amazing testimony for nostr and way more importantly for your kids.

All glory to God.

Wow, my thoughts and prayers go out to your family

So sorry to hear about your pup, we had to put ours down two months ago and it was really devastating.. they are family

Take care buddy

when you let God into your life, you see the beauty all around you. thanks for sharing hodl. like you said, life is electric⚡️ how magnificent it is to be able to feel and experience all those things—the good and the bad. how very very meaningful!

people don’t realize that it’s not the vacation in the bahamas, but days like this that make life worth living!

It's your own merit, it's all in your experience, your ability to emphasize, and embrace difficulty. Some call it emotional intelligence, but you can call it God, if you want.

Next level peace achieved. Bravo

never wanna start your day with breaking your arm

Every bitter is a healing

Being grateful despite challenges is what turns us from purely mediocre animals to great people!⭐

I’m sorry for your loss. A dog is such a big and beautiful part of a family. Keep hugging the family and remembering all the good times.

Keep faith in God and stay strong

Been thinking about this post a couple times since yesterday.

Fucking awesome attitude and mindset. Most would dig themselves in a hole of negativity. But you chose to take another perspective and nothing even had to change about the situation itself. You just chose!

Your children will be set up for life with a fatherfigure like this to fall back on and remember.

You can just be positive. Who knew!?

Gratitude works

100%. Beautifully said. 🙏🏻

Peace and love HODL. I never appreciated you were a man of such Faith. If you've discussed this in any pod episodes, I'd love to check them out.

I was staunchly agnostic for many years. This is more recent.

I’m on this same journey and boy is it a breath of fresh air

Amen 🙏. Get well soon. God bless you and your family.

Feel sorry for you but I like it that you started to recognize the "good" things and thoughts behind all the grief. Life can be a bitch, but we are all here for a reason.

Instead of complaining, you started to think and realized that you have so much to be thankful for. It’s a completely different way of living life. This view makes it easier to deal with hardship and still be positive and grateful. These are the people who, from a distance, are seen as strong. These are the people I’d like to spend my time with. Nice post.

You are a case study in “a happier and infinitely more grateful existence” Thank you 🙏🏻 & God Bless

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Your outlook and Faith is an great example. Thanks for the willingness to share with us.

Sorry to hear of your troubles for sure, but God has blessed you with strength for a reason brother. Appreciate you sharing. As always, very inspiring.

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Always amazed how quickly my children accept this news. It’s upsetting, sure, but they move forward.

You’re a good father. Hope you heal quickly and glad the arm thing wasn’t as bad as it could have been.