Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” In life you find what you seek and if you pursue excuses for your failures, or seek reasons for why you cannot succeed, you will never find solutions to the challenges that are holding you back. […]
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From the minutes came out of the coma I immediately realized that I had to do something that previously I did not think was possible. I had to believe in myself and my process I envisioned to make a full recovery. I could have the best surgeons, therapists, and team of doctors behind me, however, […]
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I was once in a critical thinking course, mandatory per my communication major and the professor had the students of the class to think about a time when we were manipulated by others due to our lack of critical thinking skills. My professor instructed the class to first read an article, in the paragraph below, […]
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I told my mom, “I think I am going to drop my math class.” I had just finished my first quarter at college since my brain injury, and I had an anxiety attack about the next term that was starting only one week later. I registered for critical thinking and math classes over this […]
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Chris Rock said, “I have had horrible cars, because I never had money, so I’d always end up broken down on the highway. When I stood there trying to flag someone down, nobody stopped. But when I pushed my own car, other drivers would get out and push with me. If you want help, help […]
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Before my injury, I used to run alongside a creek, located deep inside a gulch. These runs changed my life because, one day, nature awakened me beyond the influence of any mortal soul I have ever encountered. On this particular day, as I was running, I was observing the characteristics of water and it’s […]
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“Friends show their true colors in times of need; and not in times of happiness.” -Sir Kristian Goldmund Aumann When my injury first I became surrounded by strangers, relatives, and came out of the woodworks offering unlimited support saying, “If there is anything I can do for you, please, let me know.” Talk is […]
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When you think you know everything, your mind tends to close off, you are no longer open to new ideas, and you begin to boast about everything that you do know and do less examining about what you don’t. Additionally, when you think that you know everything, you tend to lack empathy for others, and […]
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Hellen Keller once said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Instead of creating violent scenarios, in an effort to force everybody else into submission to selfishly have their own needs met, lighting cars on fire inside the Oakland Mercedes dealership, Trump deporting illegal immigrants, protesters murdering innocent civilians, label […]
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“As the bullet went in one side of my brain and out the other, chances of recovery full function was minimal. In life we have two choices, go up hill or go downhill. We can take the easy way out and spiral down or we can work hard, charge up hill, and overcome barriers that […]
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