Please read Part 1 and Part 2 for context. Thank you. Craig Today's Thought I do not share the above to draw attention to me. My motivation is to encourage you to change the way you look at your circumstances and your experience. Falling down -- or stumbling -- no longer has to be the measure of your shame. Falling down no longer needs to remind you of where you do not … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2009
Traumatic Brain Injury — THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FAILURE! Part 2 of 2
Please read Part 1 , Part 3 for context. Thank you. When I reached my high red belt I had a spiritual awakening that forever changed my life. I have applied this principle to every area of my life. The destination is not as important as what I learn on the way to the destination. The destination of the belt is the sum of what I learn on the way to earning the belt. … [Read more...]
Traumatic brain Injury — THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FAILURE! Part 1 of 2
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. In my experience I have found that the quality of my life is not determined by what happens to me, but by how I use what happens to me. With my awareness, I have learned some very valuable lessons. In this article I will share several of those lesson with you. These … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Why do I React the Way I do? Part 4
Please read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 for context. Thank you. As a framework I needed to examine my past relationships / interactions. I needed to make a list of the people, places and things that I held / harbored resentments toward -- for what ever reason. In the framework I needed to examine the relationships / interactions that I had with family members, with … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Why do I React the Way I do? Part 3
Please read Part 1, Part 2 for context. Thank you. Because of the resentments that I harbored against the people, places and things of my past, I found myself reacting to my present. Through my awareness I discovered that my unfinished business was in effect sabotaging my present. I discovered that my resentments were undermining my ability to make healthy choices. Rather … [Read more...]