Your brain is important but one should keep in mind that your brain is not who you are.
Our brain is similar to a computer that enables us to organize, store, retrieve and process information.
Yet, it is our mind that is the operating system that runs inside and changes our brain.
The mind is…
"Sometimes it's the imperfect stuff that makes things perfect."
My life changed drastically on September 23, 1997. It has been an extremely difficult journey but I have come to learn that my life is perfectly, imperfect.
The imperfections in my life have given me the ability to appreciate the little things in life.…
I frequently experience coincidences.
I was on travelling on a particular street on my way home when I started thinking about contacting a friend of mine.
I hadn't spoken to this friend in a while and I thought that it would be nice to get together with him.
When I got home I focussed my…
My Near-Death Experience:
I looked around. I was surrounded by bright lights everywhere. I felt an extraordinary feeling of peace, comfort, and bliss.
Looking down, I saw myself swerving on my motorcycle to avoid the car. It was coming straight at me, and I couldn’t avoid it. There was a head-on collision, and I wouldn’t…
Instead of fighting who you are and end up feeling frustrated and dissatisfied, try to accept who you are with all your warts and thorns.
Yes, this is easier said than done.
You can use the concept of Power versus Force to help you.
You are using Force when you criticize, negate or battle against…
I have learned to look for the positive side of every situation that comes my way.
On September 23, 1997, I sustained a severe Traumatic Brain Injury and my life changed tremendously.
I required a great deal of help and support from my family as well as from rehabilitation professionals.
It also took an extreme…
My Mom and my Family lent me their hands to hold together my injured Brain.
Our hands grasped together as ONE!
ONE Life,
ONE Wish,
ONE Dream,
ONE Family,
ONE Day. . . . You will overcome.
"Always Believe"
Written By: Anthony Aquan-Assee
"When your Past becomes your Present." This is an additional layer of trauma that a Brain Injury Survivor has to deal with. It results in the person focussing endlessly on all the changes and challenges in their life.
"Brain injury, it’s the last thing on your mind…until it’s the only thing."
It is not so…
Recovering from a Brain Injury is very difficult, but it is possible. 🙏
Suggestions:
(1) Set realistic and achievable goals for yourself each day.
(2) Be in the now and go through life one moment at a time.
Eventually your goals will become your accomplishments, and you will be climbing up the ladder away from…
The doctors had told my family there was little chance of my survival and that I wouldn’t wake up from the coma following a horrific motorcycle accident. Even if I did, I would be a vegetable for the rest of my life and would need someone to take care of all my needs. There was…