I believe it.

Such a vastly discrepant world, shows little promise of armistice.
And not just a ceasefire among nations
Nationalities
Religion
And finally, the big one, of the era seemingly,
Money. 💰

Everyone's clawing for more:
More freedom
More independence
More money of course
Just more.

We see less ingenuity everyday, and more just blatant disregard for that what is wholesome and good.
Inadequacy rules with an ugly, almost STUPID 👊
Immorality, depravity, and heinousness reigns supreme
Especially now, more than ever before.

Why do we flee from the truth?
The good book predicted it, and yet we "mull" around, almost COMPLETELY oblivious to the truth, as it almost strikes us SQUARE in the face.

Smh
Didn't Noah have the same exact problem?!

Side note 📝:
I was reading a book one time, I don't remember the name...
It was listing all the irrevocable proof of Christianity:
It said that there is no physical way to prove that Jesus was the son of God -
It's all about faith.
So let's just prove that Jesus was an actual, living person.
MUCH more verifiable lol

Did u know that there is more proof that Jesus actually lived than that there is water in the Gulf of Mexico?

I'm sry but THAT'S a pretty far stretch...

Then I thought about it
Jesus, since His time has been THE most celebrated and idolized man in history
Idk exactly, in fact I'm pretty sure that nobody can give u the EXACT number
Let's just say that MILLIONS of buildings have been constructed, named after, and used for His glory
Not to mention ALL the paintings, monuments, and other artwork DEVOTED to Him
Sounds to me like He was a pretty exceptional "man"!

It also talked about Noah:
Now, back in those days, it'd be a pretty big gamble to say water covered the WHOLE world 🌎 a dubious proposition at best.
More than likely the WHOLE world was a radically different story from today
I mean like for them, the whole world could be like that entire continent
Eurasia or whatever.

It also talked about some of the mountains having proof of water covering way above sea level
Idk, not a scientist and don't remember exactly...

ALL I can HONESTLY say is that if He said it:
I believe it.

I'd like for everyone to make it
Alas, pretty doubtful.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. lol

One Love,
Trav

A New Era Is Upon Us

A new era is upon us.

We have to shed the quickly dissipating past generations and make our mark in history. The past is behind us, and we need to think about the future. HONESTLY, I don't think we have much time left.

Whatever u wanna believe, we can't deny the astronomical rate in which things are dissolving away. "I" believe Jesus is coming soon, could be ten years or twenty, nobody knows the day. ALL I know is quite a few signs, foretold in the Bible THOUSANDS of yrs ago are happening. Everyone needs to ask themselves what would happen if I'm right? What's gonna happen to me and other people who believe like I do?!

ETERNAL bliss and TOTAL gratification in praising the true King 👑 every moment!

I'm not a Biblical scholar, and honestly, even if I was nobody'd wanna read someone ramble on for paragraphs so I'm not sure I would.

And then u need to ask yourself what would happen if you're wrong?!

ETERNAL damnation.

Would being tortured over and over again for all eternity be fun?

I think not.

Claim Jesus with your heart.

BELIEVE with your heart, and u WILL be saved.

I'm telling u this because I care.

I'm not malevolent or anything.

I don't want anyone to be eternally damned. "I" want everyone to make it - including you.

PLS listen to reason.

PLS don't forfeit your soul.

For ALL time.

One Love,

Trav

Women DESERVE Our Respect

In my opinion, this should be number one on EVERY guy's priority list.

Women DESERVE our respect.

Not ONLY because they're mothers to us all.

Male and female alike, which they are, in MY opinion, they're the better sex.  They care with their hearts 💕 AND the rest of their physical bodies, which they do, wholly and completely sacrifice to the cause.  It's no simple task caring that much.  It can make you physically sick with despair, almost unheard of to men.

Men are so narcissistic.  So coarse and rugged.  I guess some girls like that.  lol  

Not me.  But I better not get off topic.  lol   Somebody pinch me when I do that 😂

Anyway, they need our respect.  Not necessarily because they're less capable or anything like that.  "I" think they're more capable.

I think they've proven:  they can do any and everything a man can do.  Probably better, in some cases at least.  Besides make a baby, and idk how long that'll be true!  What with technology making verifiable LEAPS and BOUNDS on a daily basis.

The real reason men should respect women is because men WANT to be respected.  Give respect to earn respect.  

None of this: guys are better than girls malarkey.

Such BS.

I can PROMISE you, I would much rather be with a dozen girls than a dozen guys.  On really any circumstance.

Maybe it's just how I was raised.

Idk

I LOVE women.

One Love,

Trav

Timing

I keep reading of all this hoopla about this being the end times. What a witless conclusion!

To God, time is meaningless. God is not constrained by time because He is eternal.  However, He does plan things in His own time and timing.  This is predominantly explained in Ecclesiastes.

"The rapture," if you will...

evidence given most notably in the final book of the Bible: Revelations.

He RARELY works in our misguided, mortal time frame. I'm wary to say NEVER, although I reckon that is the case SOMETIMES.

Do you know how many times throughout history that man has tried to attest present day circumstances with scripture?  Well albeit, neither do I, but I'd wager it's a substantial amount.

Now, I could be unequivocally wrong about this, but I kindly doubt it.

Besides all that nonsense, I highly doubt that God, in all His wisdom, would only allow us a few, measly centuries to succumb and to learn from His teaching. What about the people that haven't been born yet?   Don't you think He'd allow them an option?

His love is so radiantly full and complete that He allows us a choice:  Live for Him or not.

In the end we have to choose to trust His goodness, faithfulness and mercy. He has entrusted His message to our imperfect hands.

Indubitably, we need to continue to spread His message to the four corners of the globe.

One Love,

Trav

"But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."  2 Peter 3:8

NYE 2014

I would NEVER try and tell you not to drink. If people want to do something, they do it.

I'm not saying don't drink.  That's your choice. 

Just be safe, be smart.

Do you think you have ANY idea on how much I regret the night in question? Not even close.

Is that enough?

Let me know if I need more.

One Love,

Trav

Back at It

It's been awhile since I blogged, but my counselor told me it was essential for personal recovery.

Finding yourself therapy.

I guess to reshape myself, both intellectually AND physically.

 

Not to mention it's phenomenal mental therapy.  I used to think mental therapy was irrelevant n insignificant, but lately I have retracted that statement. Especially after everyone comments on how I don't even seem like I have a brain injury.

Quite the conundrum! What's more, I FEEL smarter now. More in touch with my intellectual side.

I was kinda nerdy growing up, not bad.  Just a little, lol. 

From what I hear though, nerds in school make more money!

The grass isn't ALWAYS greener on the other side.

 

One Love,

Trav

The 4th

The 4th of July is a time of year which stimulates a myriad of party invitations, so enjoy yourselves. Have a blast! Please, please, please don't drink and drive though!

I'm not saying don't drink, just PLEASE don't drink AND drive.
Call a friend, family member, or someone else SOBER.
Nobody cares.
Be safe.

Sure it's very enticing, that intoxicating drive home filled with an uncoordinated stupor, loud music, and a galore of distractions.
Friends.
Bright lights.
Even at 2AM, while there's not a car on the road, you NEVER see the cop parked behind Shipleys until those red and blue lights are flashing in your rear view. 

Even IF you never get pulled over, your life can take a nosedive into turmoil.  Trust me.

http://animoto.com/play/a9QN1lNjuhnl1TtsoTA8bA

I fell FACE FIRST into a malignant affair.

One Love,
Trav

Illuminating

First they told mom and dad that I would be completely blind in my right eye (mom had decided I could really rock an eye patch though).  Then they forcibly pressed that walking EVER again was impossible.  While I don't see 20/20, I must admit the wreck definitely did affect my vision significantly.  But I'm pretty sure I saw the chair, as I walked into this room before I sat down. 

While I do thank the doctors for their stupendous jaw dropping work, I mostly extol the Lord for my incredible recovery. 

Back I don't know, I reckon five years ago, I didn't have a book idea AT ALL.

Now, I'd reckon I have around three to five book ideas, ON TOP of the current book Dr. Linam and I are stringently working on. 

 

I was HORRIBLY confused and RADICALLY misled.  Praise be to God for illuminating the correct path. 

One Love,
Trav

 

 

A Summer Message

Summer, once again, has reared its' suntanned face.  But in reality albeit a pretty color filled face, it is also the ugliest, grief stricken time of the year for me. I was involved in my death defying accident in the summer - July 25, 2010, to be exact.

Lots of summer parties are clawing at each other for your attention.
So please, please be careful.
It can save your life.
I'm not even saying don't drink.
Just please don't drink AND drive.

I can't even begin to guess how many nights, my roommate and I were BOTH drunker than a skunk, then drove home.
I learned the hard way that ALL it takes is once.
Call someone.
Please.

Be safe.
Do you wanna die?
If not death, a horrible uphill struggle.
Every single day is hard for me. 

Be smart.

One Love,
Trav

Business Opportunity

http://www.gofundme.com/5nux1c

Presently, I can't give the details concerning this job  because I don't want anyone to steal this astronomical idea. It's to fund me, to get licensed to help you guys save hundreds.
One that I have already calculated will save over 400$ annually. Can you even imagine how staggering that figure would be?
That's a vacation!
If not more.

This job will be a safe environment for me, being since I can't walk with full stability yet, much less drive ANYWHERE.
From Manager of a restaurant to this helpless state, good trade off yes?
HA, no.

This job will offer you a substantial foothold in our diminishing economy.
I can't promise you an extra 400$, but I can promise a sizeable chunk of money.
My birthday is January 5, please help me achieve one of my dreams by then. Please.

Make it a Happy New Year!

Lots of parties and social gatherings tonight,

BE safe!

I'm not even saying don't drink.

Knock yourself out.

But PLEASE don't drink and drive.

 

This is NOT fun AT ALL.

It only takes one time. 

I had done it hundreds of times before.

But just one night

Got me a lifetime of frustration and hardships.

Don't risk it.

 

Have a Happy New Year!

Please Pray

Yet ANOTHER swallow test scheduled for this Thursday.

Last week, even though I knew I might not like my answer (I really can't remember the last circumstance that I faced and questioned in recent years where I liked my answer), Haha 'twas a pretty intricately laced sentence I just wrote. Anyways, I asked "Will I have a feeding tube forever?" My speech therapist has always been pretty straightforward with me, not negative but more realistic. I shouldn't even be alive presently. I am, thank God for that. She responded: "Í can't answer that honestly without seeing the results from your next swallow study."

So please, please pray for good results. Pray again, if need be. I would like to model underwear someday, but that's not possible with a feeding tube. HA HA!  I'm really worried about this test on Thursday.  It takes literally two seconds to pray. 

"God please help Superman eat!"   Period.

Prayer works. I'm a living testament to that.

Thanksgiving

A close friend suggested I do a blog about Thanksgiving. I agreed wholeheartedly, so here we go. Thanksgiving is a time of thankfulness, note THANKSgiving.

I have a multitude of things to be thankful for, my superfluous life for starters. Every single moment is a gift from God, EVERY.  More so in this particular time of my life, haha. I'm also thankful for my amazing family and remote friends, that have stuck by me, in this my gravest hour. It perplexes me really, I didn't do a single thing to deserve this desolation, yet nobody wants to sacrifice their precious time. It's all very relative though, I have my life to be thankful for. 

My family depended on your prayer and I thank you everyone from the bottom of my heart. If you've seen my video, it's obvious without your prayers, I would be dead. Without question, someone's body could not undertake that much damage.

Live as I have. We should ALL be thankful at the very least to have the ability to draw in breath. Thanksgiving is upon us so loosen your belts and eat heartily. The birth of our Savior is right around the corner, so save some room!

 

  Sent from my iPhone

Speech Update

Just recently, I started speech therapy for the fall semester at Baylor. As long as I'm making progress, I'm permitted to attend the program, please pray I continue to successfully navigate said peaks and nail biting terraces. Only with God is any of this even conceivable. Baylor is helping me talk once more, while my speech therapists over at Hillcrest are working diligently with the woman who invented DPNS (deep pharyngeal neurological stimulus or something like that) on my swallowing whole foods capability, fairly productively I'd wager. Along with the arduous task my throat needs, they are torturing me with some facial nerve device for my drooling.  Just kidding, although it does have a biting characteristic.  Pretty recently, I had yet ANOTHER swallow test. It seems that therapy has no end, in this my darkest hour. Yet, I continuously press on, as I don't really have an option, to achieve my very distant goal of being fully recovered and living in LA. Tis surely improbable, but definitely not impossible. From the swallow study, the Hillcrest therapists realized I needed to go to an ENT doctor (ear, nose, and throat). I saw Dr. Holland and he will do a procedure to dilate my esophagus and put Botox on a muscle that is not opening like it should on Thursday, October 10th. 
PLEASE pray all goes well.

New therapist at Baylor.  She's great.  

With La Tante at Baylor.



 At Dr. Holland's -

 

Thank you for the prayers.  

 

 

Sent from my iPhone

Things Could Always Be ...

I have ventured on a myriad of treks and journeys through Texas, but in my
"stays" in around about five brain injury clinics I was faced with some brutally
lethargic cases. People that were so victimized by said injuries, pity never
even asked to come out and play. Nay, 'twas forced out of me, like vomit. It was
all of us young, athletic, and charming men. Two of which were undoubtedly
college football players, pretty good from what I hear. It wasn't an injury from
football that did them in, surprisingly. Alcohol was the leading cause in their
injuries as well, funny how that works.

One was boisterously drunk, running around, making a complete fool of himself, I
reckon. He stupidly decided the best course of action, would be to latch on to a
moving vehicle while riding on a skateboard. Must I go into detail about what
happened next? Today, he is nothing more than a five year old. Good decision,
wouldn't you say? I don't think so.

Yet another of my companions, was floating down the Comal River, inevitably drinking.
Something which all of us has done, at one time or another.
But he ran into a couple, where the guy was being excessively
abusive to his girlfriend.  My compadre, a stand up kinda guy, I guess, told the
jerk to give it a rest.  BAD idea. The guy beat the heck out of my friend,
I mean really bad. ALMOST to the brink
of death, but he made it out the other end of the long, dark, and decrepit
tunnel. Mentally intact, but FAR from physically okay. Yes, mentally fine, but
paralyzed from the neck down. Really now?
How evil can you be?  To do that to someone?
Bludgeon them mercilessly, until they are cringing under
your steadily rising furious blows. Probably bleeding LONG before you've
finished. I believe that an act such as this is so heinous, so the death penalty
should, at least be considered. I mean why not? Their subliminal actions weren't
murder, but they might as well have been. My buddy, can NEVER walk again, really NEVER
in fact do anything. Also extremely doubtful he'll ever talk again.  

Things could ALWAYS be worse.
MUCH worse.

Shibby Movie Reviews II

Presumably We're the Millers was sick (means good). Definitely a party boy movie with quite funny
scenes. Makes me chuckle just thinking about it. Obviously a high school movie,
with an edge to it.

The Conjuring was not a real nail biter, but definitely one of the scarier movies I've seen. More high
packed suspense, it left you wondering just what was in that door ajar closet.

Obviously 2 Guns was inexorably a guy movie.  Mom liked it a lot, while I thought it was
okay. Definitely not the best, but then again not the worst.

Elysium is one of my faves out of the movies playing. A lot of edge of the seat action, fairly good
storyline, although I find Matt Damon repulsive. It's not really his acting that
bothers me, it's just his demeanor drives me insane.  But Elysium is one of those exceptional movies.

Shibby
or "cool" to the uneducated. 

Just to Mention ...

All of this engrossing trouble drives me practically up the wall with
insanity.  But I have to mention a very few family members that have quite a large role in keeping my two feet planted firmly and wholly on Earth.

My sweet and dear grandmother
sacrifices a LOT of her spare time for my recovery. Also, my favorite Tante,
Mindy, "tante" means hooker in French.  LOL!  Kidding it means AUNT in French..
Honestly, while Grandmother takes me to Hillcrest therapy three times a week,
La Tante takes me to Baylor most days.
Interlapping days sometimes. 
Once I'm fully recovered I owe them quite a bit.

Lately

My schedule is pretty hectic right now
with ALL the therapy up at Hillcrest.
PT, OT, and very good Speech therapy three times a week.
My Hillcrest speech therapists are working dilegently with me on swallowing. 
I also started again at Baylor for a four week speech therapy stint. 
I go there four times a week for intensive therapy on my speech. 

I don't normally take naps, but with everything vying for my attention
I don't really have much choice in the matter.
It's go, go, go.
That keeps me busy though.

I've been to quite a few brain injury clinics, and
I've been told other patients are really tired.
Thank God, I've never experienced this.
Until now.

Three Year Anniversary

I don't see why today (July 25) can't be considered my second birthday?
I mean God kept me alive as I entered this decrepit and woeful world such as
this through birth. Yet, I believe, and through absolutely no actions of my
own, God obviously had something more important for my life.

At we'll say five in the morning three yrs ago, my brain was rattled and jell-ofied in a wreck,
after a rip and roaring night of stripping at a bachelorette party.  Lol.
My roommate and I were well intoxicated. Then, very unfortunately, we decided to drive home.
BIG mistake.
We hit a tree on the way home.
The result in an instant:
A catastrophic brain injury.
Utterly consuming.
Now my days are consumed with inexorable never ending therapy time and working unreasonably hard to man handle my life back into whence it came.
Overall, it has been a little more than slightly difficult.
Unprecedentedly difficult is a vastly more understandable term.

Three years ago 'til today. 
ONLY through God's grace, I have lived and succeeded. 

Faces of Drunk Driving Interview

I am really proud the TxDOT program in Texas chose me to represent them.
All I can say is:
Please don't drink and drive.
It's not worth it.
Honestly.

If you wanna spend the next five years in recovery,
go ahead and take the risk of drinking and driving.
No girlfriend/boyfriend.
No friends.
Everything is just such a gigantic mess.

The other day Matt Howerton, a news reporter with KWTX News 10, noticed me on the Faces of Drunk Driving
website (www.facesofdrunkdriving.com) and he wanted to interview me again. 
So, I did.
I hope I get my message out.  

Since I can't talk yet,

I'm using my iPad to tell people

how it's not worth it to drink and drive. 

Walking.  I was told I'd never walk again. 

Matt and James from KWTX are awesome.

I appreciate these guys for helping to get my story out.