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I have experienced two motorcycle accidents. The first one, in 2019, was the worst of the two. A delivery van made an illegal left turn. I had no time to brake and ran into its side. I broke 19 bones and fractured or crushed discs in three places along my spine. I was lucky to have survived that accident. I am still living with the lingering results, but, as I tell friends, “It was the best worst thing to happen to me.” Having a reckoning like that truly wakes one up from whatever pattern or beliefs they had up to that point. A friend said at the time, “this likely stopped you from making a worse mistake later down the road.” Priorities shift. 

My second accident was about a year and a half later. Yes, I got back on the bike, like the adage “get back on the horse.” Maybe it was a mistake, but it ended up being a lesson for someone else, one I hope they took to heart. I’ve taken the motorcycle safety class a few times. Each time, the instructor teaches us to run over whatever is in front of you, or else you are the one who can get hurt. But in real life, I couldn't do it. I avoided running over a young person who was carelessly lingering in the street. I hope that person will go on to do something worthy of their life, knowing it was a split second from being very different. I broke seven more bones, and required surgery, but as a friend said to me then, “you’re gonna give your body back to god all used up.” 

Since that time, particularly in my professional life, I’ve taken on the path of “Servant Leadership,” where it’s my role to lift others up. It has come with its consequences, especially in our hyper-competitive world, but I still firmly believe it leads to a richer life, if not richer monetarily. 

During my recovery I wanted to find a way to give back to the first responders, so I asked friends to help design and sell t-shirts. The profits for the first few years were donated to first-responder organizations. Since the recent election I’ve changed the charities I’m donating to, in order to help communities currently under duress.

Thank you,

Jason