Strength Through Experience

            Who really understands; is my question to the world. I am feeling the frustrations from people that know me or just now getting to know me. They see me talking, reading, writing, and all sorts of things that I have a passion for. I even have been riding motorcycles again, that keeps my mind occupied. But who really takes the time to understand what I am going through or if I am alright? My TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) and other injuries have affected my thinking and my daily life. But nobody really calls to see how I am doing or what I might need help with. I have been trying to do the best I can with it all. I must say, it is hard. At times I feel stuck or very fatigued, like I just want to shut down at times. I am still trying to figure it all out myself. It is very hard to explain. I just know after my accident, I am not right in how I would normally operate. Even with the things I have picked up or things that I am...

Redirect Negative Energy             Our bodies are like cars in a sense. If the gaslight comes on, put gas in the car. If any of the other lights come on that is a time for us to take the proper action in the light indicator. Those are warning signs before something goes wrong. Our bodies communicate to us and give us a warning signal in the same sense. That one of our emotional traits is about to surface. This is a time to step back and clear our mind and redirect that negative energy into something more positive. Redirecting negative energy into something more positive will give us the opportunity to calm down and approach the situation to allow a positive action to benefit. Allowing this experience to happen with an effective communication process reflects a confident and direct discussion with somebody that caused the emotion to surface. My approach to the negative emotions that surfaces has been reading the bible. There...