I had Transient Amnesia! My brain lived in parallel universes not knowing who and where I am, while Logically navigating through an Amnesia day! In hindsight, I remember the entire day, all activities accomplished, with considerable clarity. As a Scientist, this Fascinates me! I am aware of the moment when entering Amnesia. I watch myself…
The Slippery Slope of Negativity
Let me have my Happiness! I was elated when given an unexpected act of kindness from Auto Zone employee. My car’s air-conditioning was barely working. I called my nearest Auto Zone. The young gentleman told me to come in and to see only him. He walked to my car and boosted the air…
Death Never Takes A Holiday!
MicheleElys (!!!), as I answered my cell on Tuesday afternoon. Recognizing the heavy German accent, “MicheleElys, one of your horses is down! A neighbor has called me at work and said one of your horses is down!” My mood stood at a frantic anxious attention. “What do you mean? Is he sleeping, rolling, what? Which…
Change Your Perceptions Implores Willingness
“There is a sense of Freedom experienced in our lives when we change our perceptions, for it is out of our own choosing.” I’m Stuck! Ever hear or say these words? Stuck is a feeling we experience when we do not see “Newness or our desires and goals being achieved. Our very nature lives…
Perceptions: Share & Augment Your World
Love me or hate me, both are in my favor. If you love me, I will always be in your heart. If you hate me, I will always be in your mind. William Shakespeare Shakespeare’s statement profoundly reflects the human experience of perception. I could fill pages with quotes from everyday wo/man to esteem philosophers,…
Choice! Drama or Happiness
Every morning I wake to love and happiness. My cat Simsai, opens his eye, leans towards me and begins to purr. My dogs Sädé comes over excited to begin the day with playful happiness. Happiness Choice! The previous evening, I watched an action movie Jason Bourne, it’s entertainment. Thrilling – excitable – energizing creative juices…
Turn Off The Cell & Have a Human Experience
Humans have one commonality we all will share in a lifetime: We all will die! Throughout life we will have; loved & hurt, have changed & grown, fallen & climbed back up, failed & learned; we will live. We come from different cultures, parents, education, small towns or distant lands, enjoying a variety of…
Instincts Are a Natural Order Of Life
“Be Still Be Quiet!” demanded my instincts on Sunday. An inaudible depth, void and unyielding to logical thinking. We can ponder the creativity which arises from the unconscious remoteness. A place that surpasses profound seated meditations. Often these moments bring a deeper understanding of the Arising Instinct in seeing and accomplishing future goals. An emergent…
Time & Anxiety Are Incompatible Bed-Fellows
Footprints in the Sands of Time is told in stories of our lives. Our Time here is Very Personal to all of us! I agonized over the 13 years of loss in recovery from multiple Traumatic Brain Injuries coupled with many surgeries to repair my Humpty Dumpty body. I saw my life as being wasted; lacking…
Anger!! The GateKeeper to Change
Anger, one of the most misunderstood and underrated of emotions. This is the gatekeeper of major change. Anger possesses the very essence of Change. When we look or experience anger, most are afraid of its power. All emotions are compelling. We view emotions as negative or positive, and yet they are only emotional responses to…
My Arabian Horse Taught Me Trust!
Learning Trust. In Business and our Personal lives. All Life is Personal. After moving home to Colorado, there was one consistent urge deep in my core nudging me every morning as I rose: I WANT TO RIDE MY ARABIAN HORSE. He taught me Trust over 18 years! Riding is a most fulfilling passion The emotional…
Panic Attacks!! Kissing The Beast
Panic attacks, seem to come on suddenly, hitting like a freight train. Convulsing the entire brain and body. The pain and experience is excruciating. Our hearts race, our brains collapse, often sensations of fear consume our persona, it’s an Earthquake! Our bodies tremble from the upheaval disturbance, seizing us in a terrifying grip. The time…
Grief Is Not Forever
Grief assaults our senses, our lives are disrupted, and our emotions hit a wall of calamity. Insanity visits for a time. Sorrow infiltrates our being. Negative thoughts consume us. We lose a sense when life was good. Sadness prevails with TBIs. Oft times we look around for reminders of the goodness in life. These…
President Barack Obama Legacy – Over 400 Legislative Accomplishments
President Obama, our 44th president. Regardless of your political views, President Obama passed more Legislative Acts than any other president since Franklin D Roosevelt’s and possibly out bench-marked Roosevelt’s legacies. President Obama did Prevented the onslaught of a Depression, while Improved the overall Economy. And maintained a Scandal Free Administration! No more Sour Grapes regarding…
Shame! The Erosion of Confidence
Shame, impedes everyone! Disrupts the goodness in life! Shame is impinged on a person by others. Shame is one of the most harmful of tactics for it is invisible, thereby extremely difficult to remedy. Our Human world lacks compassion and understanding. A long standing malady which disconnects each other when we need each other the…
Sexual Harassment: Recognize It!
LinkedIn, is a Professional Business Social Media site. And for a long lingering time, women and men are subjected to unwanted, crude to down right deplorable advances. These invites are a plague of unwanted advancements after a simple “connection request,” to many, mostly Lady Members. Sexual Harassment comes in all forms from a real compliment, to the nefarious…
The Deceptiveness Of Traumatic Brain Injuries
TBI is a Personal mission!! A subject I have dedicated my life to, in educating others. Do I appear to be seriously injured to you? I was! In all the photos on Google/online, including those with my Arabian horses, you might have seen over the past decade, I was horribly injured. A result of a…
The Ending Is Heartbreaking!
The Ethics of Caring for a Living Creature come under, having Mercy in one’s heart! A Kitten at deaths door begging mercifully for a morsel of comfort, possibly it’s last moments of life to be warmed and cared about! Personally, I would have picked up this kitten, held it closely giving warmth from my body….
My Arabian is Wiser: I Quit Drinking!
Yeah It’s the Holidays!! The tingling sensations of Champagne is wonderful. The delectable way the bubbles tickle the tip of our noses, the smooth liquid flows easily over our lips, and straight to the brain and stupid human behavior! My Arabian horse had to teach me a lesson, very humorously I might add, for…
Recapturing The Loss Brain
Loss of Self ~ Loss of Function~ LOSS! There is no one recipe in recovering from TBIs, unfortunately! If we are to discuss TBIs, we must be candid and talk about the Agony![Tweet] Recovery can be as grueling as the Injury itself. Our brains require immense amount of REST! This is contrary to our current…
MicheleElys Be Yourself ~ BLEND OUT! 