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In this powerful story of survival and spiritual awakening, I share my near-death experience while ice climbing in the Canadian Rockies. What started as a routine climb turned into a life-changing journey between worlds when hypothermia and exhaustion pushed me beyond the threshold of mortality.
This is not just another survival story - it's a profound account of what lies beyond our physical existence, the infinite love that awaits us all, and how this experience transformed my entire perspective on life and death.
I Died for 5 Minutes on a Frozen Mountain... What I Saw Changed Everything" 😱✨
#NearDeathExperience #Spirituality #Survival #Mountaineering #IceClimbing #Supernatural #LifeAfterDeath #MountainClimbing #Adventure #Transformation
## Keywords Included
- Near-death experience
- Supernatural phenomena
- Spiritual awakening
- Mountain climbing
- Survival story
- Life after death
- Canadian Rockies
- Ice climbing accident
- Extreme sports
- Personal transformation
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I had spent years exploring the Untamed
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Wilderness but nothing in my past could
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have truly readied me for the ordeal
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that nearly ended my life it was early
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March dense snow pack weighed down the
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trees and the temperature often plunged
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deep below freezing each night my
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journey began across provincial borders
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with a Backcountry skiing Expedition
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that led my companions and me through
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remote areas of British Columbia for
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over a week we treed across vast snow
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fields learned how to carve shelters in
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drifts so deep that the sky was nothing
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but a tiny blue Bowl overhead and
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practiced the basics of survival under
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Relentless conditions even after such
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grueling Adventures skis strapped tight
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wind battering our faces I discovered
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there was one technique I knew next to
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nothing about ice climbing I had scaled
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rock walls and clambered around on ropes
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before lugging a backpack up daunting
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inclines had been part of my daily
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existence when I was younger still I was
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a newcomer where sheer Frozen Cliffs
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were concerned when a friend Tim who was
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a certified lead climber asked if I
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wanted to attempt a single day of
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vertical Ascent on a popular icefall in
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the Canadian Rockies I agreed some might
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call it bravery perhaps it was more a
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mix of curiosity and
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overconfidence our Trek into the Rockies
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started in the early Dawn 10 ft of snow
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gleamed under a pale Sky dusted with
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swirling flurries that caught the light
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when we reached the wall of ice we saw
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others there too linking their ropes
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together knocking chisels against the
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blocky surface I could feel the tension
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in the air an undercurrent of both
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adrenaline and respect for the
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Mountain's severity I noticed right away
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that something was off with my gear in
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my right hand I gripped a short handled
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hammer fitted with a wrist Loop it was
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meant for chipping for quick placements
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of screws and short traverses Meanwhile
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my left hand clutched a technical ice ax
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with a more secure strap suited for
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longer holds and the possibility of
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regenerative rest if you could hang
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correctly I recognized this imbalance
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but pressed on we were only planning a
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brief climb I told myself it would be
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fine our ordeal began on sun-kissed ice
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but with each hour the day advanced my
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arms quickly groaned under the force
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needed to swing that hammer burying pcks
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into dense layers of ice every time I
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tried to rest the memory of past climes
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flickered through my mind thousands of
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vertical feet on Rock faces weeks and
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months in the mountains but this this
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felt entirely different turned out that
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ice demanded a unique technique one that
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drained energy faster than I ever
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imagined by the time we were a few
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hundred ft from the top it became
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painfully obvious we'd been going much
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slower than the other groups my forearms
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cramped from maintaining a death grip on
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the hammer each time I swung it shock
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waves rippled through my Palms making my
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fingers ache eventually Tim and I
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reached a narrow ledge just as the final
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rays of sunlight drained from the sky
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below the other climbing teams finished
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their descents and started packing for
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the exit there were cheerful waves and
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distant calls but as they disappeared
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into the fading light the heavy hush of
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reality set in night swallowed the cliff
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temperatures abruptly Dove this was the
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pivotal moment when the cold began to
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exact its price our layers though
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insulated were no match for the falling
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wind chill my body shuddered
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uncontrollably each Tremor more violent
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than the last my teeth clattered even as
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I clenched my jaw Tim equally chilled
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scanned the darkness we knew extraction
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wasn't simple here we'd have to repel
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down multiple pitches each a fresh
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chance for error from that Vantage I
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heard the hush of the river below a
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constant distant Rush
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the snow Laden peaks shimmered in
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Starlight I kept glancing at them half
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hypnotized by their beauty but that
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sense of wonder quickly collided with a
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rising Panic how two guides for safe
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winter climbing often stress descending
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before nightfall or ensuring your gear
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is perfect our situation violated all
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those best practices in an avalanche of
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Errors we began to repel The Rock felt
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as if it might slice through my gloves
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each time I steadied against it Darkness
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magnified every Hazard I remember trying
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to stay focused using a step-by-step
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mental tutorial in my head anchor check
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knot lower watch your footing yet with
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the temperature plummeting mental
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Clarity was ebbing just as fast
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hypothermia's stealthy approach turned
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thinking into a thick sluggish swirl
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somewhere during these descents the park
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Warden had apparently realized we were
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still out there and began searching we
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glimpsed lights far off felt a brush of
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Hope unfortunately the terrain was too
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treacherous for a quick rescue and the
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warden had to turn back we pressed on
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illusions of immediate help dulled by
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the biting Relentless weather by the
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time we reached another ledge around
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half the total distance back to ground
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level we faced utter exhaustion a swirl
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of half Lucid thoughts spun in my mind I
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had read about viral hacks for staying
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warm in dire conditions like stuffing
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snow in your jacket to maintain an
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insulating layer or performing intense
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exercise to encourage
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circulation in reality none of these
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were easy methods under those
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circumstances we tried to do jumping
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jacks stamping our feet against the
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glacier surface but the final reserves
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of my energy slipped through my fingers
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Tim and I realized we had one last repel
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about 150 ft above safety the anchor
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here was embedded into the Rock
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specifically designed for training red
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flags or not this was the final Gateway
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between us and St table ground Tim being
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the more experienced climber went first
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working with the rope in what felt like
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a ritual dance against the yawning
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Darkness then came my turn and I
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inherited the job of retrieving the Rope
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I wound it through the ring anchored
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securely feeling that Spike of relief at
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having a stable platform beneath my
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boots however when I yanked down on the
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Rope to pull it through it jammed
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irretrievably somewhere above hidden in
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the dark gullies I tugged multiple times
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each attempt only tightened the snag the
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Rope didn't budge like it was pinned
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under a boulder or locked in a crooked
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crack it's difficult to convey how
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quickly my morale dissolved waves of
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exhaustion and cold hammered at my body
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the next realization came with
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horrifying Clarity I might actually die
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here mere moments from the ground my
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mind turned to my parents memories of
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how my sister's disappearance had
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splintered our family Unity sprang up
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unbidden the ache of it pract ially
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glowed in the darkness I saw my parents'
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faces contorted in grief an old
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heartbreak only turned Deeper by a
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second loss if I succumbed an odd wave
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of relief washed over me some Part of Me
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released the urgency of
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self-preservation as if that was the
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only way to remain coherent my skin felt
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on fire with heat an enormous
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contradiction to the brutal environment
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ignoring reason I unzipped my jacket
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seeking relief from an imagined fever
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Tim scolded me but but I no longer cared
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the best practices for dealing with
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hypothermia say You must insulate
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yourself keep your core warm never shed
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layers I was too Delirious to accept
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that logic each time fatigue overcame me
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my helmet would clunk against the icy
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wall snapping me back into a semblance
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of Consciousness some cycle of blacking
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out then reemerging repeated far too
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many times to count eventually something
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gave way inside me a final slip from
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life into a place of utter Stillness I
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realized with a start that the
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shuddering cold had vanished pain no
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longer riddled my body instead a
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boundless Darkness surrounded me
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soothing and strangely peaceful far in
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the distance I detected a glow a tiny
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spark of Brilliance set against a cosmic
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expanse in an instant it expanded a
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swirling entity radiating intelligence
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as it extended across vast distances in
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a fraction of a moment there was no
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voice yet I felt it speak as clearly as
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if someone had pressed words directly
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into my mind it was summoning me before
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I could formulate a protest it seized me
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with an irresistible Force as though I
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weighed nothing I tried briefly to fight
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back but that boundary between me and it
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dissolved within this glowing presence I
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sensed not fear but boundless Comfort a
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reservoir of profound knowledge csed
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through me as though the mysteries of
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existence were being sh shared all at
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once I recognized an ancient familiarity
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as if I had known this presence forever
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though I had no recollection of learning
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about it in my mortal life at some point
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I became aware that I was no longer
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bound to my physical body it felt like I
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was an orb of Consciousness akin to The
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Entity that had captured me yet smaller
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there was no physical weight no hands or
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feet to weigh me down I hovered in a
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plane devoid of usual constraints then
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from an immen measurable distance a
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second light burst forth intensifying
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until it surrounded me in a Cascade of
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pure Radiance this current was layered
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with countless Hues as if infinite
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galaxies poured through it it enveloped
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me inviting me deeper into a space
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beyond time bathed in this Brilliance I
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felt everything about my life laid bare
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the total tapestry of my Joys and
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Sorrows my relationships the harm I had
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done the kindness I had given I've set
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and tutorials describing a Life review
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phenomenon in some near-death
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experiences but the reality was beyond
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anything I had mentally rehearsed it
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wasn't condemnation rather it was an
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unveiling of who I was in a luminous
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Clarity that allowed no pretense I
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sensed how every unkind action had
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rippled feeling those consequences in a
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direct empathetic surge the anguish I
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had caused others hit me from within
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their viewpoints yet this Unstoppable
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love emanating from the boundless light
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cradled me as I confronted these truths
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it was an unimaginable forgiveness an
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eternal reassurance that no flaw was
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irredeemable if I had watched a
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step-by-step tutorial on compassion it
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could never have approached this
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absolute Mercy the entire reality of my
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being was known and still I was embraced
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I might have merged entirely with that
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presence dissolving into unity and I
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wanted to passionately but a memory of
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my parents and their heartbreak cut
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through I opened up that Longing To The
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Light which enveloped me in renewed
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compassion words that weren't words
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echoed my time in Mortal form was done I
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was being welcomed into a realm far
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greater than I'd ever dreamed possible
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yet I recognized an inner conflict the
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wish to spare my parents from more
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sorrow immediately I felt a swift
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movement through the infinite a journey
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that spanned eons yet occurred
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effortlessly I glimpsed entire con
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stellations blossoming swirling and
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fading a sense of traveling to the edges
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of reality overcame me as the swirling
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intricacy of galaxies revealed itself
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like an elaborate tapestry suddenly I
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saw Earth from an unfathomable vantage
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point I watched billions of people
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trudging through the day or drifting in
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sleep the entire planet became
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transparent revealing to me a single
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glowing spark at the deepest level of
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every living person a shimmer they often
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seemed unaware of in their daily Str
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struggles the radiant presence told me
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these Sparks were part of the same
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infinite love that now cradled me
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demonstrating how all was inextricably
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connected then the perspective zoomed
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out to a cosmic scale this presence gave
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me a sweeping view of the entire
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universe a kaleidoscope of swirling
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galaxies black holes luminous nebuli and
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Beyond into what I could only interpret
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as alternate Dimensions or parallel
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universes each Place brimmed with a
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unique kind of Life shaped by the same
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creative Force the same Unstoppable love
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I felt informed that no matter where
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Consciousness emerges it forever remains
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a facet of the same radiant Source still
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I was anchored to the memory of my
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parents seeing the forked path of their
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future one timeline if I never came back
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one if I returned I discerned that
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ultimately each path LED them to a place
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of Peace though one route appeared more
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agonizing than the other
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I also recognized that Free Will was
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fundamental I had permission to stay or
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the right to leave in a flash of
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self-awareness I understood that staying
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meant fully merging with this luminous
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home drifting beyond all boundaries
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leaving meant reclaiming human Frailty
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and continuing mortal existence with its
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Joys and perils I opted to go back my
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desire to spare my parents that extra
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wound after everything they had endured
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weighed heavily on me
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a silent hush answered my decision then
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the presence guided me again with
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blinding speed I was propelled toward a
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corridor lined with countless swirling
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gateways each one a possible entry point
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for a life in the center of these
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passages royed a beam of Brilliance a
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concentrated essence of creative power I
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was instructed wordlessly to choose my
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conscious being rushed forward I wanted
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an existence balanced enough to
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highlight life's fragility so that any
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light shining through me would be
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recognized as not mine alone but an echo
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of the presence a wave of acceptance
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infolded me then I felt myself condensed
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heavier more defined the infinite realm
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faded with a sudden jolt I was flung
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back into awareness of my battered
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physical form searing incomprehensible
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discomfort replaced that Airy Blissful
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suspension my hands were ice bured numb
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lumps my toes likewise held no sensation
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voices hammered at my ears Tim's frantic
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shouts cut through the hazy Veil a
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rescue volunteer was with him also
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calling my eyes fluttered open to
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realize we had been discovered my
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memories for the next while seemed like
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a disjointed collage of rescue
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procedures being given water strapped
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into a harness lowered to the valley
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floor whisked away in a blur of
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headlights and hushed instructions when
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I next truly emerged from a confused
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Twilight I was safe with heated blankets
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piled on on me my face still stinging
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from the day's final adversity recovery
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was not instantaneous my extremities had
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suffered serious frostbite my mind
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quaked with the Aftershock of trauma and
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my heart reeled from that Cosmic
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Encounter Hospital staff gave me expert
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tips for eventual Rehabilitation like
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daily physical therapy sessions
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specialized rewarming treatments a
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step-by-step regimen that felt archaic
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compared to the Visions I had just seen
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yet I followed them because I yearned to
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walk again without crippling pain in the
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ensuing months I couldn't easily talk
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about what I had witnessed beyond the
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threshold of life my sincerity became
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Tangled with an awareness of how
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unbelievable it sounded people wanted a
15:45
tutorial on the near-death phenomenon
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they'd say describe it in a linear
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how-to style so we can follow your steps
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but part of what happened transcended
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words no Ultimate Guide can instruct or
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replicate the raw transcendental
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Dimension I glimpsed eventually I found
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ways to share bits and pieces some
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individuals labeled them Illusions
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caused by extreme cold and oxygen
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deprivation others were enthralled
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peppering me with questions about
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mystical States and whether there was a
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top 10 strategies piece of advice to
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replicate such a peaceful realm in daily
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meditation I sought humility in my
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answers the only truth I could stand by
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was that I had encountered genuine love
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bigger than
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galaxies in the years that followed I
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devoted myself to analyzing spiritual
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Traditions from ancient texts to the
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latest trends in philosophical dialogues
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searching for parallels to my own
16:45
experience more than once I considered
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the possibility that this boundless
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compassion I had encountered might be
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accessible in simpler forms right here
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in the midst of day-to-day existence if
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there was a behind the scenes secret of
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reality it seemed to be that love is
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woven into everything even though we
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strain to see it I decided I would try
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integrating these insights into
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practical living instead of climbing
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every storm lashed Peak I formed
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relationships more deeply listened to
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others more carefully and tried to show
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kindness even when it felt inconvenient
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I experimented with easy methods like
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pausing before a harsh reply or offering
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help in small ways hoping the love I
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glimp could shine through many of the
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biggest spiritual influences in my life
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shared these same expert tips love
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empathy and presence in each moment
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sometimes I still recall my final
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Visions Beyond those Cosmic Gates I'll
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sense my Consciousness shifting softly
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back to that moment of weightless
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intensity with lights flickering in
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infinite Brilliance and an unconditional
17:53
acceptance that erased guilt or shame
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then I remember the reason I returned
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some days The Human Condition weighs on
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me with all its tragedies injustices and
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heartbreak but a gentle whisper Remains
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the ultimate Essence is wholeness and
18:08
connection far more vast than our daily
18:11
illusions of separateness in retelling
18:13
this Saga I often focus on the tangible
18:16
aspects chapped skin a jammed rope the
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Synergy of survival tactics but beneath
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that is the intangible metamorphosis
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that overshadowed the physical risk my
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near fatal climb transformed me from the
18:29
inside while step-by-step tutorials on
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Ice climbing are crucial for safety and
18:34
best practices ensure you plan your
18:36
roots pack the right equipment or stay
18:39
within your experience level there's
18:41
also an underlying journey in every
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Mortal life in that Journey the truest
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anchor isn't forged from metal or epoxy
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it's any Act of compassion any risk
18:50
taken on behalf of Love reflecting on
18:53
that night I sometimes wonder whether I
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would have chosen differently if I'd
18:56
known the cost that cost both physical
18:59
and psychological was Monumental yet
19:02
when I weigh it against the immeasurable
19:04
gift of insight I always find that I
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have no regrets the freeze the
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hallucination or Awakening whatever the
19:11
label shifted me forever trending now
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might be a phrase repeated on Modern
19:17
platforms to catch attention but
19:19
authenticity extends beyond the surface
19:21
of social media phrases it's about
19:23
living insight and forging genuine bonds
19:26
two tasks that remain infinitely more
19:28
formidable than any ice asense I've
19:30
encountered for climbers seeking a more
19:33
grounded approach there are top 10
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strategies to avoid catastrophes
19:37
training thoroughly never climbing
19:39
beyond your skill set respecting
19:41
changing weather ensuring proper gear
19:44
knowing Advanced rope techniques keeping
19:46
warm layers handy staying hydrated
19:48
evaluating fatigue in teammates
19:50
maintaining timely communication and
19:53
linking up with rescue support if needed
19:55
these are best practices that can save
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lives but know how to manual is a fail
20:00
safe accidents still happy n because
20:03
mountains are unpredictable and each
20:06
climber's physical condition can shift
20:08
in an instant it's not just the extremes
20:11
of mountaineering that carry these
20:12
lessons life itself is always uncertain
20:16
in viral hacks for personal growth you
20:19
might find advice to practice gratitude
20:21
daily recognize the brevity of existence
20:24
or maintain
20:25
open-mindedness I humbly believe
20:27
integrating these IDE
20:29
is more vital than any single adrenaline
20:31
rush or Mountaintop selfie confronting
20:34
one's mortality can spark A Renewed
20:36
sense of reverence for just being alive
20:38
and a deeper commitment to extending
20:40
kindness whenever possible I used to
20:43
believe that my body chisling its way up
20:45
towering ice was the ultimate Testament
20:48
of my strength now I see that
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vulnerability is better proof of our
20:52
shared human nature mortality unites us
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we share heartbreak we share hope we
20:58
share a longing for meaning if I gleaned
21:01
anything from that luminous realm it's
21:03
that compassion might be the greatest
21:05
creative force of all with it we can
21:08
become instruments of healing without it
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we remain trapped in cycles of fear and
21:13
isolation whoever reads or hears about
21:16
my experience might interpret it
21:18
differently some through religious
21:19
Frameworks others from a strictly
21:21
rational Viewpoint either perspective
21:24
can hold truth that infinite presence
21:27
displays itself in countless ways some
21:29
we might call Supernatural some anchored
21:32
in the intricacies of the brain the real
21:35
pivot is how we choose to respond in our
21:37
daily lives let the existence of that
21:40
unshakable love be an invitation to live
21:43
more
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authentically whether that means
21:46
practicing quiet acts of generosity or
21:48
forging a path of mindful awareness the
21:51
shape it takes is personal in certain
21:54
moments I recall the Starlight
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shimmering across the Frozen Peaks the
21:58
hush of the Saskatchewan River far below
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the possibility that every moment could
22:03
be the last that final repel jammed rope
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and utter exposure taught me an epic
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lesson in humility then the intangible
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Cosmic experience taught me about a
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boundless realm beyond our usual senses
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had I not survived I would never have
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told this story yet some Essence within
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me would have continued I hope that
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those who listen or read these words can
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sense a fraction of the peace and awe
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fluttering through me when I think of
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that Cosmic invitation it strips away
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the fear of dying it doesn't eliminate
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the pain of losing loved ones or
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witnessing suffering but it reframes
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those sorrows inside a cosmic tapestry
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where love ultimately prevails I can
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still see the multicolored Brilliance
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swirling reminding me of the Northern
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Lights multiplied a
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thousandfold that Brilliance was alive
22:56
an intelligence far surpassing anything
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I've known
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it was a behindth scenes glimpse of the
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ultimate Foundation supporting not just
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our planet but countless worlds we have
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yet to imagine in that single unearthly
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moment I was both minuscule and infinite
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embraced by an unconditional acceptance
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that overshadowed every regret I carried
23:18
let me address briefly the aftermath my
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parents eventually found out every
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detail they were both agonized and
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relieved in equal measure grief had
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carved up whole in their lives years
23:29
earlier when my sister vanished seeing
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me return from the brink battered but
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alive gave them a chance to reclaim some
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equilibrium we still don't have answers
23:39
about my sister even so my parents told
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me that my survival and the spiritual
23:44
perspective I brought back changed their
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outlook on life no tutorial or best
23:50
practices can teach that kind of renewal
23:53
it comes only when hearts are laid bare
23:54
through love and compassion in these
23:57
pages of memory one image stands out the
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first time I was able to walk outside
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again months after the accident the sun
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felt unreasonably warm on my face nearly
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shocking after so much iciness I inhaled
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the crisp air grateful for even the
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smallest detail a bird singing the
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distant hum of traffic everything felt
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bright unbelievably real that sense of
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aliveness is something we so often
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neglect in our daily schedules missing
24:26
the miracle in each humble moment my
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advice if I dare call it that is to
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remember that we exist in a remarkable
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and Mysterious World the daily routines
24:36
your top 10 strategies for productivity
24:39
or those latest trends for health are
24:41
all valid Pursuits but at least once a
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day perhaps at Sunrise or some hushed
24:46
moment before bed let the rush subside
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feel your heart pumping sense the
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Bedrock of existence in that sliver of
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quiet you might catch an echo of the
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love that enveloped me on the that
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mountain side it's not necessary to
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Teeter on the brink of death to discover
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your part of something immensely larger
25:05
just acknowledging that possibility may
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be enough for
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transformation if step-by-step expert
25:11
tips help then create a short routine of
25:14
mindfulness an easy method to unplug
25:16
from distractions practice compassion in
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your relationships offer a friendly
25:21
smile to someone who seems down these
25:24
things may look small but they resonate
25:27
they lighten the burden strewn across
25:29
our
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civilization returning to the subject of
25:32
the clim itself many helpful resources
25:35
exist for novices or intermediate
25:37
enthusiasts wanting to cultivate safer
25:40
travels in the mountains a veritable
25:42
Ultimate Guide to ice climbing they
25:45
explain how to read glaciers gauge
25:47
Avalanche risk tie knots with
25:49
reliability and navigate rapidly
25:52
changing weather my story might serve as
25:54
a cautionary tale always weigh your
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capabilities against the environment's
25:59
demands if you're unprepared or your
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gear is incomplete it can escalate from
26:04
inconvenience to Peril in the blink of
26:06
an eye but in parallel with that
26:08
external Readiness attend to your inner
26:10
World fear is natural but so is Wonder
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let the mountains awaken your sense of
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reverence rather than pushing you
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blindly into proving yourself seek the
26:20
how-to Mastery of technique certainly
26:23
but hold on to wonder as well just
26:26
because something is physically
26:27
demanding doesn't mean it has to
26:29
overshadow the intangible magic of the
26:31
places we explore to many the
26:34
extraordinary nature of my near-death
26:36
revelation will sound unimaginable or
26:39
possibly contrived yet this retelling is
26:42
the best articulation I can offer in the
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years that rolled on I found my
26:47
experience matched accounts from others
26:49
who have hovered in that threshold each
26:51
person's story differs in detail but
26:54
converges in a tapestry of peace and
26:56
acceptance perhaps this is a universal
26:59
dimension glimpsed in special
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circumstances or maybe it's simply a
27:03
hidden Wellspring in the human mind
27:05
unlocked during crisis my personal
27:08
belief is that it was real the greatest
27:10
measure of Truth I've encountered when
27:13
day-to-day stress Wells up I try to
27:15
revisit that recollection an
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immeasurable light brimming with love
27:19
that needs no boundary to exist I
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remember how effortlessly it seemed to
27:24
dissolve all illusions that Vantage
27:26
hasn't left me I can see the center of
27:29
existence as something so inherently
27:31
compassionate that pain while formidable
27:33
can't erase Love's ultimate presence as
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for Tim we kept a profound Bond though
27:39
life events eventually pulled us into
27:41
different regions and occupations we
27:43
never forgot how we clung to that icy
27:45
Ridge even if we rarely talk about the
27:48
spiritual Dimension we both carry the
27:51
gravity of that night he told me once
27:53
long after that seeing me slip out of
27:56
Consciousness was the single most
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terrifying thing he'd ever witnessed
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he'd never realized a person could look
28:02
so distant while still breathing in a
28:04
way he too confronted that boundary
28:07
between life and death albeit from his
28:09
Vantage helplessly watching me fade
28:13
sometimes people ask if I'd climb ice
28:14
again strangely the answer is yes though
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with far better precautions a deeper
28:20
respect and a healthy dose of regard for
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timing I'm not out to test fate the
28:26
mountains remain a place I love but I
28:28
know now that my real anchor isn't the
28:30
Rope or the harness it's the Unseen
28:32
Force connecting us all I realize I've
28:35
reached a point in this story that begs
28:37
closure yet in Truth The Journey never
28:40
really ends day by day we step forward
28:43
in our fragile bodies hearts pulsing
28:45
with hope and fear we move between
28:48
moments of Sorrow Joy confusion and love
28:52
the tapestry is immeasurable my wish for
28:54
you reading or listening is that you
28:56
recognize how precious this all is and
28:59
how wondrously open the possibility for
29:01
transformation remains if you ever stand
29:04
at the brink whether that's a literal
29:06
precipice or a metaphorical one know
29:08
that an immense Love Waits just outside
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the frame you might find it in a
29:13
friend's unexpected kindness or in the
29:15
hush of a hospital room at midnight or
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as in my case in the hush of a frozen
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cliff in the middle of nowhere however
29:22
it emerges it changes everything for all
29:26
the complexities of this human story the
29:28
core takeaway is painfully simple Love
29:31
Remains it holds us whether we see it or
29:34
not whether we name it or not my final
29:37
gratitude is for the gift of coming back
29:39
to live that fundamental truth in daily
29:41
life and as you carry my story forward
29:44
may it inspire you to open your own
29:46
heart to see Beauty in the ordinary and
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to share even a fraction of that
29:50
inexhaustible love with the fragile
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world around you