Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 , Part 4 and the Epilogue for context. Thank you. Through my awareness I began to heal when I began to realize that God -- as a loving father -- was using my circumstances and my experiences to direct me to the destiny -- for which I had been created. I began to heal when I stopped placing judgements on what occurred in my life. I began to … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Relationships, Conflict and Peace Part 5
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 for context. Thank you. In the process, I realized that I needed to address why I reacted to my present. I needed to examine what led to the conflicts -- in my past -- to have peace in my present. Through my process I began to realize that I definitely needed to address the original or underlying reasons that created or led to the … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Relationships, Conflict and Peace Part 4
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5 for context. Thank you. I discovered that many of my relationships -- in my present -- mirrored relationships from my past. My reactions were the same. The only thing that had changed were the people, time and location. I also discovered that -- in many instances -- I was reliving the conflicts that I had in my past relationships … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Relationships, Conflict and Peace Part 3
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1 and Part 2 for context. Thank you. I discovered that I needed to be authentic in my relationship with myself. I discovered that I needed to true to myself. I began to realize the I could not base my self-worth or my self-esteem on my ability or inability to "fix" situations or people. I began to realize that I could no longer base my sense of well being … [Read more...]
Second Chance to Live and the Brain Injury Association of Canada
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friends. I am honored by your presence. On Tuesday July 27, 2009 I became aware of an honor given to Second Chance to Live. Because you are my friends, I wanted to share that honor with you. Upon signing onto Second Chance to Live I discovered that the Brain Injury Association of Canada had made the decision to feature Second … [Read more...]