{"id":798,"date":"2018-08-10T04:50:39","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T08:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/?p=798"},"modified":"2018-08-10T05:14:39","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T09:14:39","slug":"broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/10\/broken\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have come to the unequivocal conclusion that something is broken within me! Not physically mind you but I think it\u2019s something ethically! Here\u2019s the situation. I no longer crave the amenities of a so-called <em>normal\u00a0<\/em>life. The fancy cars, the big house, I don\u2019t care about those things anymore.\u00a0For all practical purposes I am still\u00a0<em>me!\u00a0<\/em>But on the other hand, I\u2019m\u00a0<em>not!<\/em> This dichotomy is not that I\u2019ve changed per se, it\u2019s my\u00a0<em>perception\u00a0<\/em>that has changed. My view of\u00a0<em>everything\u00a0<\/em>is filled with beauty! The same scenery has metamorphosed into scenes of wonder!<em>\u00a0<\/em>No matter whatever each new day has in store, I am joyful, serene and in awe of what unfolds before my eyes. I thank God for healing me. When you\u2019re fighting for each and every breath your priorities\u00a0<em>must\u00a0<\/em>change to survive. Mine have\u00a0<em>definitely\u00a0<\/em>been altered so to speak! There are some things in my life that are in disarray right now but be that as it may&#8230; I am\u00a0<em>happy!\u00a0<\/em>Peace and blessings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have come to the unequivocal conclusion that something is broken within me! Not physically mind you but I think it\u2019s something ethically! Here\u2019s the situation. I no longer crave the amenities of a so-called normal\u00a0life. The fancy cars, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-life-with-cancer"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s8zBYf-broken","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2547,"url":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/the-blog-lives-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":798,"position":0},"title":"The Blog Lives Again!","author":"Michael","date":"March 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"After some time away, I discovered something surprising. 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My concentration has been focused on my second book, CANCER\u2019S GIFT:THE GIFT OF AWARENESSFurther Conversations of a Walking Dead Man I know the title is a mouthful, but once you read the introduction, you will understand exactly what this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Living life with cancer!&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Living life with cancer!","link":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/index.php\/category\/living-life-with-cancer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_6476-scaled.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_6476-scaled.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_6476-scaled.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_6476-scaled.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_6476-scaled.jpeg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/walkingdeadman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/IMG_6476-scaled.jpeg?resize=1400%2C800&ssl=1 4x"},"classes":[]},{"id":198,"url":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/05\/15-recapitulation\/","url_meta":{"origin":798,"position":3},"title":"Recapitulation!","author":"Michael","date":"July 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Since I'm now just beginning my 3rd year of treatment something occurred to me. \u00a0Mind you, I'm still here through the grace of God but it goes much deeper than that. 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