Do you struggle with gratitude? I sure do. I have haaated the topic. I have NOT wanted to have an attitude of gratitude. Even in elementary school I was a seven year old gratitude curmudgeon. You know the drill in elementary school. The teacher has you make a list. Every child is grateful for …
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival Resilience and Redemption
Put Your Whole Self In
Severe trauma can split you in pieces NOT like the stereotype of what schizophrenia is, NOT like the stereotype of split personality. (Tell me about your splits, about your whole self) As a matter of fact, the common wisdom among survivors and helpers is that Post Traumatic …
30 DoL Louis Zamperini – Trust 2 in the Depths of WWII
Creating Hope to Survive from Rage, Creating Hope to Survive from Trust The energy that fuels our survival comes from different sources. For Louis Zamperini, he starved but survived on a diet of rage at his cruelest captor, nicknamed "The Bird." As he went from one terifying ordeal to another, this …
