"I am only one; but still I am one. I can not do everything, but still I can do something." Helen Keller "Be the change that you want to see in the world." Mahatma Gandhi Follow your passion and use your gifts, talents and abilities to empower both your life and the lives of the people who God brings across your path. And don't underestimate your ability to touch a life. "If … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2010
Living with a brain injury and Feeling Restless, Irritable and Discontent
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. Over the course of the past 2 days I re-learned an important lesson. On Thanksgiving Day I allowed an expectation of mine to cloud my judgment. The decision to voice my disappointment because my expectation was not met set in motion a series of events that escalated … [Read more...]
Living with a brain injury and Feeling Overwhelmed
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. I have been thinking about how to manage feeling overwhelmed. Being overwhelmed may not be the best descriptor of what I am wanting to manage. In my experience, I have found that when I am feeling overwhelmed I am prone to being anxious. In my experience, I … [Read more...]
Living with a brain injury and Making Decisions Part 12
If you have not already read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 11 of this series please take the time to do so my friend. Thank you. Through my recovery process, I discovered that although people may want to put me in a role or keep me in a denial system, I have a choice. Through exercising my choice, I discovered that I could live … [Read more...]
Living with a brain injury and Making Decisions Part 11
If you have not already read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8 , Part 9, Part 10, Part 12 of this series please take the time to do so my friend. Thank you. I continued to play out my role with in the denial system until the pain of staying in my role exceeded the “comfort” and “normalcy” that I thought I had been experiencing by living out my the … [Read more...]