Ferris Bueller once said: “life moves pretty fast, if you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” And you know what? That roguish devil is right. Life moves it breakneck speeds, rarely giving us a chance to catch our breath, right through to our last.
As we set out today to partake in what is likely to be a once in a lifetime achievement for me, I am challenging myself to slow it all down. Take it all in, and enjoy it. I plan to watch a sunset, a sunrise, and just sit for a moment with no place to be other than right where I’m planted. I’ll have my family with me; which means that I’ll have more than I’ll ever need right next to me.
I think if we gift ourselves these little moments of pause, they come with us, and become priceless artifacts of a life lived that we can enjoy anew many years down the road.
Hello,
I’m Matthew
Welcome to the Unfiltered Mind of Matthew Heneghan.
I’m a former Canadian Armed Forces medic (1 Field Ambulance) and civilian paramedic who traded the siren for the pen. After fifteen years on the front lines and a diagnosis of PTSD, I realized that the only way out of the wreckage was through the story.
I am the author of A Medic’s Mind and Trauma and Tea, and the host of the podcast MatthewHeneghan: Unfiltered. This blog is my “fuck you” to the hustle—a space to breathe between the plays and find the magic in the quiet, grit-covered moments of trauma recovery, veteran advocacy, and resilience.
If you’re tired of the “paper value” of society and looking for real-life stories on hitting rock bottom and climbing back up, you’re in the right place. Explore the archives, hear the podcast, and let’s find the space to breathe together.
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