Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live. I am happy you decided to stop by to visit with me. Thank you. In Part 7 of this article I shared some of the insights that I wanted to share during my keynote presentation at the Southwest Conference on Disability 2013. I would invite you to read each part of this article series by clicking on these links: Part 1, Part 2, Part … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Relationships, Conflict and Peace Part 5
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Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 for context. Thank you. In the process, I realized that I needed to address why I reacted to my present. I needed to examine what led to the conflicts -- in my past -- to have peace in my present. Through my process I began to realize that I definitely needed to address the original or underlying reasons that created or led to the … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Relationships, Conflict and Peace Part 4
By Second Chance to Live
Please read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5 for context. Thank you. I discovered that many of my relationships -- in my present -- mirrored relationships from my past. My reactions were the same. The only thing that had changed were the people, time and location. I also discovered that -- in many instances -- I was reliving the conflicts that I had in my past relationships … [Read more...]
Second Chance to Live and the Brain Injury Association of Canada
By Second Chance to Live
Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friends. I am honored by your presence. On Tuesday July 27, 2009 I became aware of an honor given to Second Chance to Live. Because you are my friends, I wanted to share that honor with you. Upon signing onto Second Chance to Live I discovered that the Brain Injury Association of Canada had made the decision to feature Second … [Read more...]
Traumatic Brain Injury — Relationships, Conflict and Peace Part 2
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Please read Part 1 , Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 for context. Thank you. With my awareness I began to realize what I was doing to myself. Through my recovery process I began to realize that I was not responisble for matters that were out of my control. I began to realize that I needed to change the patterns in my behavior that reinforced and kept me stuck in a cycle of shame and a … [Read more...]