Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. As I have shared with you in past articles, I signed up with meetup.com approximately 1 year ago. I signed up with meetup.com to expand my opportunities to develop community, practice social skills and learn from people through attending meetup group event … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2010
Living with a Disability and Accomplishing Greatness
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to have you around my table. I have been doing some research on celebrities living with brain injuries and other kinds of “disabilities. During the course of my research I read about the lives of other famous people who – while living with various disabilities – achieved great success in their chosen field and … [Read more...]
Living with a brain injury, Failures and Setbacks
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. Please remember that you are always welcome around my table. Last night I stopped by the martial arts school to see my Sensei – instructor – and to see and say hello to some of the brown and black belts with whom I trained with for 8 years. I then made the decision … [Read more...]
Living with a brain injury and Feeling like a Weed Part 2
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1 for context. Thank you. Such alienation and isolation can leave individuals living with a brain injuries feeling remote and disconnected. Feeling remote and disconnected can keep you buying into the lie that we are unwanted, useless, troublesome and unlovable. But this is not the end of the story. The good news is that you and I -- as individuals living … [Read more...]
Living with a brain injury and Feeling like a Weed Part 1
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see you decided to stop by to visit with me. As a person living with a brain injury and an invisible disability I some times feel like a weed. I am speaking about those plants that grow up and exist amidst other flowers. Let me explain. By definition, a weed is any undesirable or troublesome plant, esp. one that … [Read more...]