Per a comment that I received in response to my article, Traumatic Brain Injury and Humility I have made the decision to reprint the article under the above title. My motivation is to make the information available to anyone on the World Wide Web who may have been deceived by the voice of humiliation. Over the course of time, the concept of humility has been confused by the … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2008
Traumatic Brain Injury and Humility
Over the course of time, the concept of humility has been confused by the dictates of humiliation. For many years I allowed the voice of humiliation to direct my steps. The voice of humiliation demanded that I do more – to justify my existence -- even as I argued with my internal sense of shame. In my attempt to quiet the chiding voice of humiliation I focused on the … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and Small Successes
This simple -- but profound –- concept alluded me for a large part of my life. You see, I thought that perfection was the benchmark of success. The demand for perfection clouded my eyes and I was unable to celebrate the progress that I was making because of my small successes. You see, perfectionism kept raising the bar of expectation. The fear of failure coupled with a … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and the Gift
Hi and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to see you decided to drop by and visit with me. You are always welcome at my table. In a few of my previous posts I have shared that I am a student of the martial arts. For the past seven years I have been training in Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do from 4 – 6 times per week. Approximately 6 weeks ago I started having … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and Overalls
Hi and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I hope you are doing well and having fun with life. Life is for living, not merely existing. I have been thinking about a particular quote. In life we are confronted with change and challenge. When faced with change we are presented with new challenges. These changes and challenges sometimes present themselves in peculiar … [Read more...]