Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 for context. Thank you. You and I no longer need to believe that our brain injuries are blocks to achieving our destinies. We can believe that our brain injuries is merely a switch on the railroad of life that is leading us "down the track" to our destinies. We can pursue our hopes and dreams. That is why if you are putting … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and Being Labeled Part 2
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 for context. Thank you. In application, labeling stymies and discourages. Labeling manipulates the individual through placing conscious and unconscious constraints upon the individual. Instead of seeing and celebrating the individual as essential, labeling classifies and categorizes the worth and value of the individual based on … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury and Being Labeled Part 1
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am honored by your presence. Through the process of writing the last several series, I have had a spiritual awakening. As I thought about the words that I have been using in both my titles and articles I realized that I have been unconsciously participating in a gross misrepresentation. Let me explain. When I was a young pup … [Read more...]