It came to rest very snugly in the canyon, |
It really was a miracle that things just worked and fell into place, ... I feel like there was a reason why things happened in the way they did. It wasn't just happenstance. |
It took some good calm thinking in order to get myself to calm down and stop throwing myself against the boulder. |
It was more a concern of will I be able to think through this as I do it and will I be able to make good decisions when I'm halfway through it. |
It's a big part of what I've been able to do. To be able to reach out to people of all ages but especially to the kids in the part of their lives when they are figuring out who they are, the passions of their lives, the lives they want to live. |
It's saved lives from depression. It's saved lives from boredom. People tell me they quit their jobs after hearing my story. |
Judging by my degradation in the last 24 hours, I'll be surprised if I make it to Tuesday. |
My name is Aron Ralston. My parents are Donna and Larry Ralston of Englewood, Co. Whoever finds this, please make an attempt to get it to them. Be sure of it, I would appreciate it. |
That was what got me through. I was able to improvise with what I had. |
The courage became more a matter of pragmatics than 'could I withstand the actual actions I had to take', |
They helped me carry my pack, gave me additional water, they gave me two Oreo cookies, the first food that I'd had in several days, |
This story has affected a lot of people, |
Unless it was a fatal accident, which it doesn't sound like, psychologically it comes down to eating the elephant one bite at a time, (prioritizing) and taking care of the next thing you can do. |
We're all going to make mistakes, ... Your mistakes are the result of choices you make. But, because we make mistakes, does not mean we can't rectify that. |
We're keeping it focused on fun events. Basically a party with a message, like last Tuesday. |