David Blancarte is a medical miracle of sorts. He spent the last 20 years wheelchair bound and is now able to walk, after a brown recluse spider bit him. He was forced into rehab because of the bite and when a nurse decided on a whim to check out the functioning of his leg, she found that he now had feeling where there once was none.

He is now walking with the aid of a walker and intends to reach a point of full recovery.

Makes one wonder how many times in our lives we feel cursed by something that inevitably becomes a blessing. Of course, it doesn’t feel like it at the time, but if you can let go of the feelings of victimhood and hardship, truly let go, you allow newness and health to replace that pain.

What’s your brown recluse? How can it bring positive news into your life?