Message to all my friends
- ben de lappe
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Message to all my friends
Hi all! It's been entirely too long.
First, I would like to thank everyone for all of the support recieved on behalf of my family. As a forum goes you guys are second to none. I hear that I have been missed. I assure you, not nearly as much as I have missed my work that I love so, so dearly. And so very much more. When my son had his accident I was the third on scene. I was collected and focused, probably falling back into a military type protocol. After a brief period when some sense of normalcy seemed to appear I decided to get back into the drawings only to find that when I reached for my laptop my heart stopped and fell to my stomach. I hit the floor. My head swam and I could not breathe, like a car on my chest. My world spiraled and EVERYTHING I cared about, was sorely neglected. Nothing I could do. V.A., doctors, meds...absolutely nothing, no change. I will not repeat here what hell I was in nor what I was thinking at the time. All I can tell you is that I have literally been snatched from that prison. All that was negative was stripped from me. No fear, anguish, worry, doubt, anger, regret...gone. What replaced it is astounding. I was again filled with pride, love, peace, happiness and hope. And that was the beginning. My mind is clear. I see everything that I did to destroy all I had cherished my whole life. But more importantly I now see everything I must do. The path is visible, open like a book. Steps have been taken and works set into action. After being dead for so long I now see the true beauty in this life and I am taking it all in. At first I thought it was a miracle but as God has opened my eyes I must see 50 miracles. It's finally over.
Once more, thank you all. Let the art fly!
First, I would like to thank everyone for all of the support recieved on behalf of my family. As a forum goes you guys are second to none. I hear that I have been missed. I assure you, not nearly as much as I have missed my work that I love so, so dearly. And so very much more. When my son had his accident I was the third on scene. I was collected and focused, probably falling back into a military type protocol. After a brief period when some sense of normalcy seemed to appear I decided to get back into the drawings only to find that when I reached for my laptop my heart stopped and fell to my stomach. I hit the floor. My head swam and I could not breathe, like a car on my chest. My world spiraled and EVERYTHING I cared about, was sorely neglected. Nothing I could do. V.A., doctors, meds...absolutely nothing, no change. I will not repeat here what hell I was in nor what I was thinking at the time. All I can tell you is that I have literally been snatched from that prison. All that was negative was stripped from me. No fear, anguish, worry, doubt, anger, regret...gone. What replaced it is astounding. I was again filled with pride, love, peace, happiness and hope. And that was the beginning. My mind is clear. I see everything that I did to destroy all I had cherished my whole life. But more importantly I now see everything I must do. The path is visible, open like a book. Steps have been taken and works set into action. After being dead for so long I now see the true beauty in this life and I am taking it all in. At first I thought it was a miracle but as God has opened my eyes I must see 50 miracles. It's finally over.
Once more, thank you all. Let the art fly!
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Re: Message to all my friends
AWESOME BUDDY!!!! Proud for you!!!
- acourtjester
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Re: Message to all my friends
Wonderful news, we all walk a path the is our life we never know where it leads us, great to hear you are seeing the light of the lord.
Peace be with you.
Peace be with you.
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- djreiswig
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Re: Message to all my friends
Ben, we will probably never meet on this earth, but I look forward to seeing you in His presence.
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Re: Message to all my friends
So glad for you Ben. Although we have never met in person I always considered you a good friend. Talking to you on the forum and on the phone I felt a connection. I'm thankful God has blessed you and pulled you out of your personal hell. Looking forward to doing another project with you.
Gods Speed
Your friend and supporter
Rick
Gods Speed
Your friend and supporter
Rick
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- ben de lappe
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Re: Message to all my friends
To all who say that we may never meet. All I need in order to provide an excellent living for my family is 120VAC, internet connection and my laptop. My horizons have expanded tremendously, the world is my oyster while I'm here and I fully intend to live the remainder as was first intended.
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Glad to have you back!
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A solid sense of awareness! Awesome!
- Larry83301
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Re: Message to all my friends
Glad you're back with us, love your files, the art work is GREAT!
Larry
Larry
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Re: Message to all my friends
Ben, Glad to see you back. You have been missed.
- ben de lappe
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Re: Message to all my friends
Thank you so very much. Everything here has been sorely missed. But, the skills are sharper than ever!!
- East German
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Re: Message to all my friends
Hello Ben,
Best wishes from germany
Peter
Best wishes from germany
Peter
Sorry for my language! The last English class was in 1982.
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- ben de lappe
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Re: Message to all my friends
Thanks guys! You have no clue how I have missed all of you and the work we do. But I want you all to know that I am so sorry to all of the people that I let down so horribly. It was not a choice willingly made. We appreciate the support given by you all and I cannot thank you enough. If there is anything I can do for any of you in any way, please let me know.
Thanks again!
Back to work
Thanks again!
Back to work
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Re: Message to all my friends
Hey ol Boy, Glad to see ya back! We moved to Oregon and haven't been on the machine much. But the shop is fixed up enough and sparks should be flying more frequent now.
The older I get, The better it was!
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Glad to have ya back Ben!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!