I have created a video presentation of this article. Click on this link: 56 Years After My Traumatic Brain Injury and What I Would Have Liked to Have Known Video Presentation 56 Years after My Open Skull Fracture, Right Frontal Lobe Damage, Severe Brain Bruise with Brain Stem Involvement and a 3-week long Coma Yesterday, I gave my presentation: Empowering Current and … [Read more...]
Brain Injury Recovery -- An Ongoing Process
Recovery from a brain injury is an ongoing process. Once external wounds have healed brain injuries many times become invisible. Because of the invisible nature of brain injuries, denial often interferes in the recovery process. One's own denial and the denial of family and friends. Many times the brain injury survivor finds themselves isolated and alone because of changes. Changes that are out of their control. Changes that are often hard to identify. In this category, I will share what helped me to begin to understand. I share what helped me to begin to accept myself when other people couldn't or wouldn't accept me. Accept me in new reality. As I began to recover I began to realize that I did not have to limit myself because of my limitations.
In this category I go on to share what has helped me to continue to recovery. Recover from the impact of living with a brain injury and an invisible disability for nearly 49 years. In my experience, as I grew in my recovery process, I grew in hope. May what I share in this category and through out Second Chance to Live help you in your process to also grow in hope. With hope, we can live our dreams. With hope we can accomplish what we never dreamed possible. Our brain injuries do not have to define who we are as individuals. Our limitations do not have to limit us. In this category I share articles that have helped to empower me in my ongoing brain injury recovery process.
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with the 1st step. Once we start walking, before long we will be able to see how far we have come in our process, because we did not give up." Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA
Riddle: How do you eat an elephant? Answer: One bite at a time.
"If you advance confidently in the direction of your dream and endeavor to live the life that you have imagined...you will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." Henry David Thoreau
Achieving My Brown Belt in International Martial Arts and Boxing after my Brain Injury
I share the below with you to encourage you to not give up on your plans and dreams, even when circumstances change your plans and dreams. Adjust, adapt, improvise and overcome. Read to the end of the article and you will understand. “When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don’t see the one that has opened … [Read more...]
Second Chance to Live 16th Anniversary and A Guide to Navigating the Resources
On February 6, 2007, after 7 years of searching to find a way to use my gifts, talents and abilities; at the encouragement of a friend, I created Second Chance to Live. You may read the complete back story of Second Chance to Live by clicking on this link: Comprehensive History of Second Chance to Live Since creating Second Chance to Live I have created resources to encourage … [Read more...]
Empowering Ongoing Brain Injury Recovery Process Poster
This is the 20th Poster that I have created for Second Chance to Live, Empowering Ongoing Brain Injury Recovery Process Poster. I thought I would share the poster with you. What I need to remember is that I have more power than I may realize. More power to succeed in my life. By using our mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical energy in our ongoing recovery process, … [Read more...]
Although You May Feel Stuck at Times, Don’t Give Up!
To listen to and watch the video presentation of the article, click on this link: Although You May Feel Stuck at Times, Don’t Give Up! Video Presentation In life, my friend, we may feel stuck. We may feel stuck because of what does not make sense. Make sense to us. Consequently, we may want to give up on ourselves and our dreams. In the process, we may be asking, "Why?" … [Read more...]