#iChoose

Jul 10, 2020
2 min

Pained! Yet iChoose to take responsibility!

First of all, I wanted to send a shout out to my avid readers out there, THANK YOU for reading, commenting, liking and sharing my blog. You make sharing my vulnerabilities worth it! Thank YOU. And that’s exactly what I do in my blog. I willingly share my vulnerabilities. I no longer care or seek the permission or acceptance of anybody before I share my thoughts or take action these days. The freedom that that has given me is something else! Today I’m going to share some

Jul 8, 2020
2 min

Be Flexible

I went on another shopping trip to the supermarket. I've mentioned previously that there are a few locations that I always park my car in so that I know where I have parked the car. On this particular day all the parking areas that I would use were all taken. I could not believe it! A little flustered, I drove around the car park looking for an obvious space that I would be able to find after shopping. As I drove around the car park - I had a thought - what if I parked in

Jul 3, 2020
2 min

Are you a SPECtator or PARTaker of Life?

What is YOUR answer to the title? My answer is split into two. Prior to Covid 19 I was certainly a SPECtator of life! I was just taking each day as it came: not living with any real intentionality or urgency! I was saying the right things, but not living the way that I was thinking or should. One of the first things I did when the lockdown began was to reflect. I reflected on who I was, where I was and where I wanted to be for my family and I. The results of that reflecti

Jun 30, 2020
2 min

Persevere...

I spent the majority of the weekend looking for a particular book that I wanted to read and glean further insight from regarding brain injuries. On Friday evening, I started the search. I searched my study, my bedroom and the kitchen to no avail! By Saturday, I was tidying and still searching for the book in the same rooms. Nothing! Sunday came. I went to the same rooms again, but this time I didn’t touch anything, I looked with my eyes around each room... I attempted to

Jun 26, 2020
3 min

Yes To Pressing Through

I started off today’s blog by sharing a challenge that I am facing whilst learning something new. However I’ve decided to turn it on its head by saying that I am grateful that as I go through the pain of learning something new it will work out in my favour in the end! So, for me to start a new routine, learn a new skill or simply take steps to do something different, it is a challenge for me! A challenge that I have determined to rise up to every time I find myself needin

Jun 23, 2020
3 min

A New Approach

I love this quote by Socrates. It speaks to where I am at this very moment. It boils down to…perspective. I used to focus on where I was and what happened to me in terms of the brain aneurysm - from an embarrassed, shameful and frustrated place. I was stuck. Stuck on the impact that it had on me. Since writing and being totally vulnerable, I have definitely seen a change in perspectives. Just before I share 2 recent instances, I’d encourage you to ask and answer the foll

Jun 19, 2020
2 min

Are You a Closed, Dripping, Running or Gushing Water Tap?

Since the Corona Virus 19 lockdown, my thinking has changed. Recently I have been thinking about the role and purpose of a water tap! When attempting to put the tap on is it serving its purpose if its: - stuck (closed)? - dripping? - gushing out uncontrollably? or - running at an even pace as expected? As pristine and elegant a tap can look - the latter state is the option to strive for. Yet like life, one can be in pursuit of a destination and be unaware and unprepared fo

Jun 16, 2020
2 min

To Choose OR to Be Chosen

I was reading something that stopped me in my tracks. It said there is one choice that no one can make for themselves, the day that they are born! This is so true! We can never turn back time and say that we wanted to be born on this day rather than that day. It’s just not feasible and if it’s attempted perhaps by changing ones birth certificate - I see that more as an attempt to deceive oneself! Either way, where I am going with this is that there are things that I can choo

Jun 5, 2020
1 min

Day 5 #ichoose challenge

Did you know that to ‘speak’ is a verb? It is a doing word- a word that requires action!

Jun 4, 2020
1 min

Day 4 #ichoose challenge

Oh woooow. To follow through on anything is one of my biggest challenges after the Brain Aneurysm.

Jun 3, 2020
1 min

Day 3 #ichoose challenge

I’ve woken up to a new day- I’m grateful!

Jun 1, 2020
1 min

Day 2 #ichoose challenge

Do you ever think about what you're thinking about?

Jun 1, 2020
1 min

Day 1- #ichoose challenge

Have you ever thought about the difference between Joy and Happiness?

May 30, 2020
2 min

Think About What You're Thinking About

Recently I’ve been taking stock of my thoughts and I have been surprised by the results. I’ve asked myself what have I been thinking about

May 26, 2020
2 min

No more regrets!

So where was my regret coming from? Well, as I reflect over the last 10 years - it has shown me that my attitude wasn’t quite right

May 23, 2020
2 min

If not NOW when?

Writing, sharing, being honest and transparent about...the battles that have been raging in my mind has depleted the power it once held over

May 20, 2020
2 min

Living in Denial

Walking...walking with no movement! Walking on a treadmill and going no where fast! Existing rather than living...

May 8, 2020
2 min

Locked down but no longer locked up

But you look so normal!! and I do...and I am...well my NOW new normal! Have a conversation with me and I will engage! Ask me a question and I will answer! Send me on a task - and I will do it...eventually! Yet on my inside - the battles that I face and have with myself, the frustration, the annoyance, the uncertainties! All because of my memory! I cannot trust what I remember or think I remember! It’s not been easy to share my feelings and the struggles that I face be

May 1, 2020
1 min

Groundhog Day

To be at a standstill, stationary or even feel static is where I have been and felt for what seems like years.

Apr 27, 2020
1 min

Could never have imagined...

It’s hard for me to think or imagine that there was a time in my life when I had no knowledge of what an AVM (Arteriovenous malformation)...