Viktor Frankl is my favorite author when it relates to choice, attitude, struggle. In a very small nutshell, he survived 4 concentration/death camps in 3 years during WWII. He lost everything. He lost his job, home, identity, wife, parents and purpose. He regained one of those things, however. His purpose. He found that his purpose …
How men, and women, are truly made is through adversity, pressure, extreme stress. After all these tests, a person’s level of perseverance, resilience, strength, character and beauty are found. As we go the way of life, we are presented with a number of opportunities to refine ourselves or to be forged. This starts at a …
February will be my 2 year mark since having gone through my 1 week resident initiation at Boulder Crest Retreat. Two years have gone by pretty fast and a LOT has happened. Like I've stated before, probably the best takeaway and the foundation for "change" is that I became more intimate with "choice". My favorite …
Having been involved, passionately, in the PTSD debacle over the past 18 months what I've learned is what the title says, "PTSD is a choice". Stating this to most people who have been diagnosed will strongly disagree without hesitation. Why? Because most everyone feels there is no alternative. You're broke, you can't be fixed so …
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Kyäni - Healthy Living Movement from Kyäni Video on Vimeo. Wellness and PTG When relating to Post Traumatic Growth, I see a resemblance here to the whole "Healthy Living Movement". I believe it encompasses a full spectrum of wellness. The healthy living that Kyani speaks of primarily relates to nutrition. Nutrition plays a MAJOR …
When talking about success and happiness, Viktor Frankl said it best in his top selling book, “Man’s Search for Meaning”. There are many definitions of success. I did a survey not long ago on Facebook asking people what their definition of success was. The answers were random but that’s OK because it’s a subjective question. …
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