Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to have you around my table. You are always welcome here. Several days ago I wrote an article in which I spoke about self-advocacy, Brain Injury and Self-Advocacy. In today's article I would like to share some thing that has given me the ability to overcome adversity in my life. Some thing that has helped me … [Read more...]
You Are Not Crazy. You have an Invisible Disability
In the event that you are living with an invisible disability, I am writing this to you. To encourage you, as I need to encourage myself; to not give up. Although there may be people who want or need to deny our realities, we can still excel. We can excel in our realities. Our invisible disabilities do not have to continue to make us crazy. We can own and accept our … [Read more...]
Second Chance to Live — My Journey thus Far Part 9
For an update on what has occurred on my journey thus far since with writing of Part 9, please click on this link. Second Chance to Live 16th Anniversary and A Guide to Navigating the Resources If you have not already read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 7, Part 8, and Part 10 of this series, please do so to understand the context of Part 7. Thank you. I … [Read more...]
Going through Rough Times
At a meeting recently I heard people going through rough times and the topic of acceptance. I heard some good things and shared some of my perspective as my time to share came to me. In my experience I have found that to get through rough times I need to remember that there is light at the end of the proverbial tunnel. How I get to that light involves a process, that just takes … [Read more...]
Enhancing Your Physical Recovery Process
In my experience, I have found that my recovery process has been a holistic process. What I mean by holistic is that I have needed to engage both my mind, soul, body and spirit in the my ability to heal and recover. During the past 33 or so articles here on Create a Spark of Hope I have shared and spoken to what has helped me to heal and recover in my mind, soul and spirit. In … [Read more...]