MY WALK OF DESTINY
1) Title Page
My Walk Of Destiny
By Aaron Avila
People who inspired me to write a book
My everything! My true soul mate whom holds my very breath of life on this planet!
My wife and my very best friend.
Rebecca Avila
To my incredible son Ryan Avila. Whom without his love and support our family be in a much different place! Proud of you son! Love you like no other! You’re a gifted man!
My family whom I love! Thank you for your heartfelt support.
And one of the women in my life who had a significant impact on who I am today outside of my wife is “My Aunt Julie Hanson, Affectionately known as MAJ. (My Aunt Julie) I love and appreciate you to the very core of who I am.
Special people in my heart
Every member of Second Chance Stroke Survivors! My awesome new family whom I love with a powerful love only God himself can give. Each of you truly inspired me! Go stroke survivors worldwide!
And a very special thanks to Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor who wrote the book My Stroke of Insight. A must read by every stroke survivor in the world! Her book inspired and impacted my now stroke survivor life in a way that was not of human creation but from God himself. Thank you Dr. Jill!
I would have to say the person I would give equal heartfelt inspiration and gave me a type of spiritual boldness to be true to my Walk Of Destiny is Oprah Winfrey. Oprah and her absolute amazing guests on Super Soul Sunday. With all I am, thank you.
An inspired quotr I received during one of her amazing Super Soul Sunday shows is, “Religion is man working to reach God, Spiritual Truth is God reaching down, and revealing himself to a man”.
2) Copyright Page
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3) Table of Contents
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CHAPTER 1
MY WALK OF DESTINY STORY
WHO I AM NOW
As I begin to write my thoughts down, I can only aspire to be like the many gifted and enlightened guests I watch on Super Soul Sunday. I would have to say Oprah Winfrey and her amazing guests have inspired me like no other, to be true to my spiritual walk of destiny that my life has taken through stroke survival. For one of many spiritual truths on Super Soul Sundays I whole heatedly believe and am now learning is “Bad things happen for you not to you" puts a whole new awakening to the truth for stroke survivors around the world.
Hi I thought you may want to know who I am.
Currently Age: 52.
Born September 1st 1963.
Age 47 when I had a major aneurysm and two weeks later had a major stroke.
September 17th 2010. The day the course of my life changed forever!
Deficits: Can’t walk, Dysarthria, Balance issue.
Married 22+ years to one of the most awesome and amazing women on the planet! Rebecca Avila.
Father to the most awesome son on the planet!
Ryan Avila 22
Born and Raised: Santa Rosa California
Adopted by Verne and Nonie Avila
How I truly feel:
I was the type of guy that could do about anything I set my mind to. Cutting down a 80’ tree….no problem! Designing a water or rain harvesting system…..no problem! Running a crew building a 100,000 gallon water storage tank…………..no problem! Running and owning my own companies National Storage Tank and Rain Harvesting Solutions Inc. for over 12 years BS (Before Stroke) done!
Then on September 17th 2010 as fast as lightning strikes, the course of my life would change forever! My true destiny was about to be revealed to me. You see, my divine destiny was to be a stroke survivor. It’s who I am now.
I was doing the day to day grind and I truly believe there was only one thing that would stop me dead in my tracks! A stroke and near death experience! Now, like most, I had no clue what stroke was.
This cataclysmic life event, forced me to fully re-evaluate all the things I, like most everyone, took for granted! Life itself, walking, talking, feeling one with my body, family, friends but I truly believe that I’ve been given a SECOND CHANCE!
I would come to believe wholeheartedly that this was a type of gift! Yes this stroke is the hardest thing I would ever face!!! But I was alive! Given a gift that the majority of people on this planet don’t have! The chance to live two lives in this one! A second chance to learn not to take it all for granted!
In beginning part of me was so angry, suicidal, and felt ripped off but what I have learned since my stroke makes it all worth it! I should have a big sign on my forehead…….Under Major Reconstruction! I’m far from learning it all!
I would have to say and know with all my heart that if it was not for my incredible family and friends and their support I’d be in a much different place!
Tears of thankfulness run down my face! Go stroke survivors!
WE'RE NOT VICTIMS WE'RE SURVIVORS!
Never Give Up!
With allot of care!
You’re not alone stroke survivor there are 1,000’s of stroke survivors just like you around the world!
Aaron Avila
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