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Loving the New ME?
Loving the New ME?
Andrea BueningTBI SurvivorMarch 21, 2015
This Is What Happened to Me
Do I remember it?
I know that
Do I Remember Who I Was?This is What I RememberI was a teacherI was a single motherI was a home owner + 15 acresI owned horsesI owned dogs, cats, fish, goats, chickensI could do anything I wanted to doI could do everything I needed to do
But Who WAS I?I lived in my own worldI did not know anything about disability and did not want to know anything about disabilityI was selfishI didnt think of others firstI didnt need to work hardI could be LAZYI was NOT careful about what I DIDI didnt care what I SAID, I didnt think about how I ACTED, andI did not CARE what others thought of me.I wasnt a great person
THANK GOODNESS IM NOT THE SAME!I like myself better now. I am not proud of who I was so, now. This is how I live
Youve Got toAccentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the Affirmative
Dont mess with Mr. In Between
Youve Got toSpread joy up to the maximum
Bring blue, down to the minimum
Have faith, or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the sea
To Illustrate, my last remark, Jonah in the whale, Noah in the Ark,
What did they do, just when everything looked so dark?
Man They Said We BetterAccentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the Affirmative
Dont mess with Mr. In Between
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Who I Am Today
My Life TodayIs about giving and helping others who have the same challenges that I doIs about educating others about brain injury.Is not the same. I lost everything but my family.I am a better PERSON.
I care about others and what people thinkI feel moreI work harderI get more doneI believe in myself nowI am more careful and I am NOT selfish
I Know That THIS isThe NEW me
HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE MYSELF
MY challenges are like YOUR challenges
I admitted to myself that I will never have the same life as I did before. Then I told myself THATS OK!
I will never run again or play tennis, or ride horses by myself. But, THATS OK TOO!
I lose things
My memory isnt great
Its difficult for me to learn new things
My balance isnt good
But having CHALLENGES IS OK because I try my best all of the time.
SO WHAT DID I DO ABOUT IT?I Give Thanks For My Second Chance
I learned the Serenity Prayer.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
I learned how to work around the things I have trouble doing and I help MYSELF as much as I can.
I STOPPED FEELING LIKE I COULDNT DO ANYTHING.I FOUND THINGS I COULD DO WELLI ASKED FOR HELP AND GOT ITI started to believe my license plates that say
ICANB.
IVE GOT TOAccentuate the positive
Eliminate the negative
Latch on to the Affirmative
Dont mess with Mr. In Between
My dad Used to Say:
LEAD, FOLLOW, OR GET OUT OF THE WAY!
Do SOMETHING, even if its wrong!
I started living
LIVING
Dont you think that:
Negative thoughts create negative behavior and negative behavior creates negative outcomes?
Motivate YOURSELFEvery morning, you need to say out LOUD, TODAY IS GOING TO BE A GOOD DAY!
WILL YOU
Get Up,get dressed,fix your hair,brush your teeth,do your personal careand have a change in attitude?
This is YOUR Life!EVERY DAY, TAKE CHANCES, TRY NEW THINGS, LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SERVICE.
When you HELP OTHERS YOU HELP YOURSELF MORE.
I BELIEVE THAT
When the world says Give UpSurvivors whisperTry it one more time
The result is not pretty if I dontEXERCISE!
These are my reasons for getting out of bed in the morningI have many
Contact Andrea at:The Independent Living Center in Joplin is one of many CILS in Missouri.Every Center for Independent Living provides five core services which are:Peer SupportInformation and ReferralIndependent Living SkillsAdvocacyNursing Home TransitionThe Independent Living Center on Mondays/Tuesdays/and Thursdays 417-659-8086 or By email at [email protected]
If you would like to know where the Centers for Independent Living are which are close to you, CONTACT Andrea at the above number and email address.
OR
Through the Brain Injury Association of Missouri