Author page: Anthony Aquan-Assee

A Trauma or a personal crisis will show itself differently for different people. Unfortunately, there is no magic pill that will restore your “normal” and make everything “all good” again. I have learned that when I open my heart and leave room for the Magic, it often appears. FYI - Music has created Magic…

I am NOT my Brain.  My brain is a tool that I use to interact with my environment.  Sustaining a Traumatic Brain Injury forced me to learn how to use my brain and NOT have my Brain use ME.  When I can silence my brain with meditation, I am able to get into a space between…

A Brain Injury didn’t make us rich nor did it make us famous, but we are definitely leaders when it comes to courage and perseverance as well as changing one’s perspective in the face of adversity.  Namaste,  “Always Believe”

Strategies to help you cope. (A) Rethink : (1) Rethink your negative self-talk.  (2) Show gratitude:  Gratitude is the ability to experience everything in your life as a gift.  Unfortunately, many people use the “if and then” model for happiness, e.g.,  If I get this new computer, then I will feel happy., or, If…

Many people, like myself, were brought to St. Michael's Hospital as a patient via their helipad.  After my my motorcycle accident, I was unable to return to my job as a school Teacher. I had several years of retraining and relearning before I could return to this job. So, I started volunteering in the Neuro-Trauma…

I saw grief drinking a cup of sorrow and called out, “It tastes sweet, does it not?”  “You’ve caught me,” grief answered, “and you’ve ruined my business, how can I sell sorrow when you know it’s a blessing?” “The falls of our life provide us with the energy to propel ourselves to a higher…

It has taken me many years to learn that in my life, it is the imperfect stuff that can make things perfectly, imperfect. Recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury has been extremely difficult and I am blessed to realize that my life is perfectly, imperfect.  I have learned to incorporate many compensatory strategies into my…

In the early stages after my motorcycle accident,  I was unable to do the things that I loved to do prior to my accident, such as reading. It was my love for the books by Dr. Wayne Dyer that motivated me to work extremely hard to improve my ability to read. One of the very important…

I found a ZONE that helped my recovery enormously. The ZONE cannot be pursued, cannot be earned, achieved or possessed. It is only available exclusively to those open, defenseless, and free enough to receive it. The ZONE - admission is believing. Reference:  “Metallica: Some Kind of Monster”

"Manifest" is the name of a great series on Netflix that I am watching.  It is a "Sci-Fi" show that has this very unique plot. The passengers of Montego Air Flight 828 were flying home from Jamaica to New York City when they suddenly experienced a brief period of severe turbulence.  When the plane landed…