In yesterday's article, My Experience Living with a Traumatic Brain Injury I shared the "skeleton" of my experience living with a traumatic brain injury. In today's article, I would like to put "meat on the bones" by sharing a more in-depth explanation of what I experienced during my lifetime. On February 18, 2007, I began a series My Journey thus Far to share what I learned … [Read more...]
Coming Out of Isolation to Create Hope in Our Lives
In my previous articles I have spoken to issues that I believe are important to being able to create hope in our lives. Among theses are examining my relationship with hope, opening and moving through the door of hope, the need to confront denial, recognizing factors that seek to keep me from moving through the door, the impact of drama on hope, addressing generational messages … [Read more...]
Owning Our Reality — No Longer a Victim
Three rules are often used to mask reality. These rules are Do Not Talk, Do Not Trust and Do Not Feel. These rules give way to a state of helplessness. When helplessness becomes a learned behavior, individuals may unconsciously believe they are trapped by their circumstances. Instead of seeking to learn and grow from their circumstances, being a victim becomes an alternative to … [Read more...]
Learning to Trust Part 9
Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6 , Part 7, Part 8 for context. Thank you. By completing my 4th step inventory I was able to identify patterns and how those patterns impacted my relationships -- with God, myself and other people. I needed to examine the patterns of my resentments because my resentments were killing me -- drinking poison and hoping … [Read more...]