Several day ago I published the article, Resentment, Forgiveness, Letting Go and Singing Our Song. To offer the information within the article to individuals who learn through watching and listening, I created a video presentation of the article. To watch and listen to the video presentation of the article, click on this link: Resentment, Forgiveness, Letting Go and Singing … [Read more...]
Resentment, Forgiveness, Letting Go and Singing Our Song
Yesterday, I attended a support group meeting, where the topic of resentment and forgiveness was shared by one member of the group. When the topic was tabled for discussion my initial thought was "letting go". As the discussion moved around the circle, as people shared, I thought about something that I experienced on the way to attending another support group meeting the … [Read more...]
Isolation and Intimacy
This past Wednesday, I attended a support group meeting where the topic tabled was isolation. I listened to the topic and intellectually grasped the concept, as I have spoken about isolation previously in articles on Second Chance to Live. Towards the end of Wednesday's meeting I shared some thing that I had not thought about in many years. Although I crave intimacy -- in to … [Read more...]
Empowering a Relationship with Myself and with Other People — Learning to Trust Part 9
Please read each part of this series for context. Thank you. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 , Part 7, Part 8, Part 10 Denial had -- in essence -- blinded me from the truth -- so that I could not see how my life had become unmanageable. With my awareness, I did what was suggested and began looking for a sponsor -- to guide me through the 12 suggested steps of … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Whose Pushing my Buttons? Part 1 of 3
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am so happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me my friend. Several weeks ago I shared a lesson that I learned about myself through my article, How I used My Frustration to Empower My Process. In that article I shared with you how I was interrupted and distracted by the facilitator of a support group meeting that … [Read more...]