Welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am glad you decided to stop by and rest. You are always welcome around my table. In life, events, circumstances and disappointments may redirect our experience. In an instant, like a switch on a railroad, life events can set us in the opposite direction of our hopes and dreams. In the process our hopes, dreams, and aspirations may be dashed. We may have lost the use of our limbs or suffered permanent brain damage. Our damaged brain or body may subsequently limit our abilities. As a result, we may be sad, angry or even bitter with life. But that does not have to be the end of the story.
Through my process I have learned a valuable lesson. I am not my traumatic brain injury, my deficits or my limitations.
I have discovered that who I am on the inside matters more than who I am on the outside. My body may be broken and battered by my injuries. I may not be as smart as I used to be before my disability. And I may be discouraged at times, but that does not change my passion. I am not my disability, my limitations or my deficits. My passion resides within the core of my being. My passion provides the mechanism that empowers my gifts, talents and abilities.
Because my passions lie at the core of my being I can learn how to channel my creative energy even thou I may have a disability, deficits or limitations. As I follow, develop and learn to channel my passions, the fruit of my purpose becomes apparent. My passions are channeled through my gifts, talents and abilities. My gifts, talents and abilities echo my passion. My passions subsequently point me in the direction of my destiny and in the process I fulfill God’s will for my life one day at a time.
Although I have limitations because I am a traumatic brain injury survivor I am not limited. Although you may have limitations because of your disability, you are not limited. Regardless, of how you or I came to be disabled we do not have to give up on our passions. We can learn how to channel those passions in ways that work for us. We can learn to experience life more abundantly. Our circumstances no longer have to define or dictate who we are in this life. We can learn to use those circumstances to enhance both our lives and the lives of those people in our world.
Be encouraged my friend. Your disability is not meant for your harm. You and I have been given a gift. What we thought was meant for our harm is to be used for our good. As I mentioned earlier, I believe that my traumatic brain injury was a switch on the railroad of my life. Although I could not see how my traumatic brain injury was to be used for my good some 42 years ago, I now know that my traumatic brain injury was preparing me to fulfill my destiny. Through my process I have come to trust the process, because I know that more will be revealed in time.
Be encouraged my friend. Follow your passions. Follow your bliss. Give yourself the time to learn to use your passions in ways that work for you. And please do not give up on yourself or on your process because more will be revealed to you with each new day. You will find your way and you will be empowered.
Only believe. And if you have a hard time believing, believe because I believe. You will learn to use your passions.
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Hello Craig,
Wow! I just ran across this! Thank you so much for the work you’re doing. I posted and linked to this page on your site from my blog-www.katheperez.com
I’ll write more later.
Also, you might be interested in this linked-in group. The creator, Tom, is an MD who suffered an MTBI and is doing some great advocacy work. Go to http://www.linkedin.com and put this group name in the search window-BI-IFEA (Brain injury-Ideas for Education & Advocacy
Many blessings for this important work you’re doing.
Kathe Perez
http://www.katheperez.com
Hi Kathe,
Thank you so very much for taking the time to leave a comment. Thank you for your encouragement and for linking Traumatic Brain Injury — Following your bliss…regardless on your web site. I am honored by your kindness.
I do not know if you are aware Kathe that I have a Site Map https://secondchancetolive.org/site-map/ in which I currently have 516 articles. Some of the articles have Traumatic Brain Injury or Living with a Disability in their titles, other articles do not Kathe. I wanted to let you know that all of the articles that I have written have information to encourage, motivate, empower and provide hope. I would encourage both you and your readers to read articles that I have listed with in my Site Map. Just click on the link to the article and your will be taken to that article on Second Chance to Live.
Here is one of the articles that may interest both you and your readers Kathe, Traumatic Brain Injury, Self Esteem and Significance https://secondchancetolive.org/2008/07/07/traumatic-brain-injury-self-esteem-and-significance/.
Thank you for telling me about Tom and his linked in group. I will contact him Kathe. If you communicate with him, please let him know about Second Chance to Live http://secondchancetolive.wordpress.com Kathe. Thank you.
Have a simply phenomenal rest of your day and God bless you and your family Kathe.
Craig