Strategies to help you cope.
(A) Rethink :
(1) Rethink your negative self-talk.
(2) Show gratitude:
Gratitude is the ability to experience everything in your life as a gift.
Unfortunately, many people use the “if and then” model for happiness, e.g., If I get this new computer, then I will feel happy., or, If…
Many people, like myself, were brought to St. Michael's Hospital as a patient via their helipad.
After my my motorcycle accident, I was unable to return to my job as a school Teacher. I had several years of retraining and relearning before I could return to this job.
So, I started…
I saw grief drinking a cup of sorrow and called out, “It tastes sweet, does it not?”
“You’ve caught me,” grief answered, “and you’ve ruined my business, how can I sell sorrow when you know it’s a blessing?”
“The falls of our life provide us with the energy to propel ourselves to a higher…
It has taken me many years to learn that in my life, it is the imperfect stuff that can make things perfectly, imperfect.
Recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury has been extremely difficult and I am blessed to realize that my life is perfectly, imperfect.
I have learned to incorporate many compensatory strategies into my…
In the early stages after my motorcycle accident, I was unable to do the things that I loved to do prior to my accident, such as reading.
It was my love for the books by Dr. Wayne Dyer that motivated me to work extremely hard to improve my ability to read.
One of the very important…
I found a ZONE that helped my recovery enormously.
The ZONE cannot be pursued, cannot be earned, achieved or possessed.
It is only available exclusively to those open, defenseless, and free enough to receive it.
The ZONE - admission is believing.
Reference:
“Metallica: Some Kind of Monster”
"Manifest" is the name of a great series on Netflix that I am watching.
It is a "Sci-Fi" show that has this very unique plot. The passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 were flying home from Jamaica to New York City when they suddenly experienced a brief period of severe turbulence.
When the plane landed…
Hello. This writing piece reflects my own experiences living with a TBI. When I write I always keep the following quote in mind: “A brain injury is like a fingerprint, no two are alike.” ~ By: Kevin Pearce, (Former pro snowboarder).
Wishing you the best. 🙏
Dear TBI,
The clouds are beginning to…
When your brain has changed, you see the world from a different perspective and your strengths manifest in ways that many may not be able to see or understand.
Try very hard not to let the words, opinions and judgments of others impact on your belief in yourself.
You survived the ICU !
This…
You are not your brain. There is something more to who you are.
There is an energy or a divine force within us that allows us to control our brain.
This divine force is what is growing our hair, growing our fingernails, beating our heart and all of the other incredible things that take place…