The Life Skills Approach

Listening to the Wisdom of your Body

When a person deals with a trauma like a disability, they can develop a relationship to their body and their inner resources most people ignore. SCI can force you to a depth where instead of following your old habits, you tap what I call the Wisdom of your Body.

Facial Blindness; the inability to see faces

Facial Blindness is an interesting phenomena; the face is the expression of one’s character. The eyes and facial expressions say just as much as what is spoken. The blind person never sees that and in so many ways that is a major handicap, but this article looks at its benefits.

The Spiritual benefits Crisis has

When ever we encounter a tragedy, it is so easy to focus on what goes wrong and ignore the benefits that tragedy offers. I have a chronic illness for over 27 years and I am tired of focusing on my problems; this blog explores the spiritual benefits I have been offered. In a similar way a soldier fights for their life in a war and has incredible spiritual experiences along the way, my war is multiple sclerosis and I have some incredible war stories to share. Of course war is a negative experience, so it takes effort to focus on the brighter side.

Fear of Death; A conditioning that can be changed

I met a man who was an engineer and benefited from his thinking mind his entire adult life. He was now experiencing a chronic fear of death in his retirement. Beyond his conditioned mind, which he identified with exists the inner resources needed to deal with his challenge. The fear of death was a problem, but his inner wisdom could deal with it if he was able to let go of his past. Are you able to let go of your past? Learn simple techniques that gives you that ability.