Several years ago I wrote a 2 part article on Empowering Your Life — The Difference between Humility and Humiliation in which I share what I discovered about humility and humiliation, and how the 2 words and their meanings can be confused and misunderstood. Understanding the difference between the meaning of these 2 words forever changed the way in which I see and experience my … [Read more...]
Freedom from Fear through Humility
Earlier today I was attending a support group meeting and the topic of the 7th Step was discussed, "Humbly ask Him ( our higher power) to remove our shortcomings". One individual, during what she shared on the topic; mention the phrase: a wonderful life. As I thought about what she had shared, a movie that is played frequently during the holiday season came to mind: It's A … [Read more...]
Creating Hope through Repetitive Body Movement
On June 16, 2015 I launched Create a Spark of Hope to share what I discovered that has helped me to create hope in my mind and body. Following a brain injury the individual can be faced with predictions and other news that can serve to undermine hope. Individuals may believe skills once easy to perform are not out of reach. In today's article I would like to share with you … [Read more...]
Living with Limitations and Being a Champion
For many years I internalized my inability to get things right with being a failure. In my experiences I was conditioned to believe that I did not just make mistakes, but that I was a mistake. My fear of making mistakes was fueled by my fear of failure, so I strove all the more to do enough, in my attempts to be enough so that people would not go away. I was driven by a … [Read more...]
Not Giving Up by Replacing Negative with Positive Messages
In the below article there are highlighted links -- that I have created -- which are links to articles that give further explanation on the topic. Click on the link (s) and they will open articles that give you insight into what has helped me to not give up by replacing negative messages with positive messages. “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can … [Read more...]
