Hi, welcome to my personal growth page, which I hope you will build on as your own, taking on ideas of others, to use them and your own to develop a sense of self-reliance and happiness. Each must take his or her own path to where they wish to go in life.
Some will settle and accept what life hands them, no questions asked,
some will fuss and moan and complain about all the tough luck they have been dealt in life,
and still others will grab a hold of a vision and make the most of what life has to offer.
Some will even use very new age style methods to reach a higher
level of consciousness, or so they claim ... check it out.:DNA activation
This may seem a bit crazy to some, but I just want to point to the extreme possibilities of our own human potential.
Read on to find a variety of other choices for your personal journey.
My name is Heidi Hockman, and I am a 39 year old visionary entrepreneur, who has gained my spirit from experience.
I started to go blind about 4 years ago, at which time I was told I had begun to develop the effects of diabetic retinopathy: A disease caused by the devastating effects of uncontrolled diabetes.
Regardless of my fault in the matter, I was faced with a terrible situation in which I needed to find a way to make a living. Social Security Disability, no matter how grateful I was to have it, was obviously not going to provide for a comfortable life.
Because the thought of getting back to work consumed me, the emotional devastation that I was ignoring simply got buried somewhere inside me.
It did not go away, however, and it grew to a place of self destruction and despair.
I, Luckily found myself in a program of support which helped me through most of this when the time came.
Let me share with you some of the resources I've used in my fantastic journey towards peace and happiness!
It is in my highest belief that one should, as quickly as possible, at any cost, deal with emotional issues that will inevitably occur when facing blindness. The loss of sight is like the loss of a very dear loved one, and the process of grief must take its course.
The most important trick to acceptance of your blindness that I learned is this:
Begin to look at the truth as it is, not as it appears to be
Listen to a 15 minute pod cast about finding courage to face our fears
OK, for those who said what?, I am not afraid of anything! read on just a little more ...
What I mean by this is take a hard deep look at how you have always believed things to be. Our beliefs are what make us do what we do.
If we truly dissect how our beliefs might be wrong ... well, we may have to admit we might be wrong and just afraid to really stand up and fight.
Our belief in ourselves is usually the biggest thing that needs to be changed. If we believe we will never get through a crisis, we either never will, or if we do, it will be very difficult.
The same with blindness ...
You can believe that it will be impossible to overcome such a huge burden and life can't be worth it.
Or you can look at things a little differently and accept the truth as something that we aren't necessarily seeing at the moment.
There are three sides to every story, your side, my side, and the truth.
We must always keep our minds open to the truth. Our own perception of a situation, person, or view, is always subjective unless we take the time to get out of ourselves and into the truth.
Being one Hundred percent honest with yourself and others should be a number one priority
Most feel this is just impossible but if we consider how it may affect others in our life, well, it becomes much easier to practice.
I found a great story about this and how to become 100% honest
How To Be Honest All the Time
The simple truth is that you will never see things the same again. What you choose to see is exactly that. A choice.
If you choose to believe that your life is over, than you are lying to yourself and everyone else in your life.
It is not over, it is simply going to be different.
I believe that a person can look at blindness as unfair or as a disability. Others may look at it as a blessing. It is also your choice to take one of the two and apply it into your life.
The only other choice is to struggle and/or make no choice. In which case you become simply powerless.
We all can take the guidance of the
small, persistent voice of the truth, not the one
yeling at us about what we should do because it
feels good or is easier. Not the one that
won't do the right thing
or the one that doesn't want to be religious or spiritual. This
has nothing to do with religion. It has to do
with common sense which is becoming
non-existent.
Our own human nature and selfishness will make us try and take the easy way out.
No one really wants to deal with what is wrong with our own selves.
I'm led into believing
that something speaks to us and tells us the truth.
A sixth sense, so to speak.
I don't know anything for sure, but feel
that it's too often to be a coincidence that that little voice saved my tail.
All in all, I only know that since I've been
listening consistently to that knowing voice, I
am more than fine.
The worry about the world and its problems is really
gone from my life. I have finally become free
from any worry at all. It was the best feeling I
ever did and still do experience today. I know
that by worrying am not ever going to change how
Things turn out.
I will never change the truth. I will only change how I feel about it.
I am here today because you or a loved one may have a need to adjust to a life of blindness or vision loss.
No matter what your eye disorder or circumstance which you are in during this crisis,
you are most likely in a position of needing to find information to help you to learn how to cope.
Well, my friend, one of the things we do here at everything Blind, is to help individuals like you find any and all information available to ease you in your blindness. One of the things we also help you find is happiness and peace.
Let me ask you a question. If I could show you a way to find security, peace, wealth, happiness, andsimple joy every day, day in and day out without fail, would that be worth a little bit of your time to find out how to get this done?
Please click here to read on about how we can show you the real and simple truth.
When you are done, come back to find out how I've learned what I believe and
Read on to find a wide variety of other paths to take in a personal growth journey.
Vision In Sight
People often tell me that they could never
handle going blind. I've said it before, and I
will continue to yell it that
You never know what you can handle until you
face it.
You might just be surprised how the human
spirit takes to the idea of a new challenge. It
may take the body a while to agree. It may
never, but When the hurt, despair, fear, and
hopelessness, hurt bad enough, the heart spark
sometimes ignites. If it does, watch out!
There goes another story of inspiration!
These are people that are so highly revered
for their courage, commitment, and ability to
encourage others that are going through what
they went through. Just know that comes from
people just like you, just like anyone, that if
we hurt bad enough, we have two choices.
Take your life and go home. Wherever home
might be ...
Or, you can just start to believe that it
will be OK, no matter how we worry or not. If we
listen to what our spirit or whatever it is
says, we will be OK. Ask anyone who practices
this. You don't have to believe just me. *smile*
If you would like to meet some of them,
click on the following links. Find one that fits, and be
willing to believe ... just maybe ...
Inspirational teachers
* Visit a site by Shirley Cheng, a truly inspirational young woman who will make us all get up and cheer!
Dance with Your Heart! Inspirational and Fantasy Books and Poems by Child Prodigy Shirley Cheng, Award-Winning Author
Be empowered, inspired, and motivated through the inspirational writings, radio interviews, and life story of miracle survivor Shirley Cheng, a blind and physically disabled motivational speaker, poet, author and contributing author of seventeen books by age twenty-four. Despite her multiple physical disabilities, she's living the life she loves and she empowers others to do the same. Subscribe to her monthly newsletter, Inspiration from a Blind, to receive words of inspiration, news and updates on her books.
Dance With Your Heart with Shirley Cheng:
If you have an interest in the Native American traditions and the lust for a spiritual lesson, well, check out a wonderful author named Mary Summer Rain.
"Mary Summer Rain is the author of over 25 books on spiritual philosophy, most notably of teachings she received from a Chippewa visionary woman, No-Eyes..."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Summer_Rain)
Mary Summer Rain writes "The Visitation" which is her story of how she was visited by an Archangel who lays it right on the line as to man, his ego and inevitable downfall if he doesn't change to an attitude of love.
The story gives us a vision of hope in the whole mess.
It is a very eye opening read and it makes one think of his own responsibility for his own problems.
To get this book at Audible.com
The Visitation:
* Steve Pavlina
Listen to this wonderfully successful and inspirational speaker
* Finding your sixth-sense is a blessing when losing one of your other five
Visit someone who knows and can show you how to do this:
"As a respected
workshop facilitator and motivational speaker, Joanna’s passion is guiding, inspiring and coaching her clients to a state of self-reliance and to trust
their own intuition."
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** Attention Visionary Entrepreneurs **
The FREE Awaken Your Sixth Sense Teleseminar was a huge success, where over 250 participants showed up to learn from Joanna and find out more about Heidi.
It was held Tuesday, April 22, 2008
"How to Turn Blindness into Vision… Move Gratefully Beyond Your Limiting Beliefs, To Experience the Power of Your Soul, While Trusting the Guidance You Receive."
With Joanna Garzilli of
www.JoannaGarzilli.com
To find out about upcoming teleseminars and to get the dial-in info for this free call, simply send email right now to:
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Take time now, to download and listen to this exciting event.
on this FREE teleseminar-much of the information I've shared with you has never been shared openly, and especially at no charge!
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* If you are currently on a spiritual journey and you may be looking to find a deeper place in your soul from where to learn
Caroline Myss is a great "mystic without a monastery".
Listen about her book and workshop," entering the castle" here:
click here Entering the Castle
You can purchase the audio book at audible.com:
You must first register as a member, free, to listen to a sample, or sign up as a full member to download the book.
Full membership at Audible allows you to download unlimited audio books for highly discounted prices.
Limited Time Offer - Get Your First 3 Months at Audible for $7.49/month!
*Visit Dr Wayne Dyer's site to find a wonderfully kind author and motivational speaker who teaches about self-reliance.
Dr Wayne Dyer
You can listen to his radio show on Mondays at 1:00PM PDT by clicking on this link
Clicking any other time will bring you to other wonderful authors, teachers, and speakers who talk about spiritual growth and healing.
click here Hayhouse Radio
* To learn more about Louise Hay, founder of HayHouse
" here’s only one way to conclude Hay House’s year-long 20th Anniversary celebration as the international leader in inspirational and self-help publishing—with
a big bang! For the grand finale of our commemorative year, Hay House is proud to announce the debut of the first-ever film on the life and work of our
much-loved founder, Louise L. Hay—You Can Heal Your Life: The Movie!"
click here You Can Heal Your Life movie
Inspirational Books, audio, and video
* "Behind Our Eyes"
27 courageous authors are featured in this Anthology written by disabled writers from all around the nation, also Germany and Australia.
Most of them are blind or visually impaired.
This heart touching book reflects creativity, dreams and ideas of those with true vision.
This wonderful resource for teachers, counselors, and support groups contains many stories which bring up issues and situations confronting blind people every day.
It's often difficult, especially for children and newly blinded adults, to discuss what worries them about acceptance and/or adaptations.
Reading someone else's experience can act as a springboard for expression and interaction.
This book is a must read for professionals as well as the general reading public.
Please be aware that the ebook is in Adobe digital editions format which is not accessible with JAWS and some other screen readers. This issue is being addressed.
It is in their special Daisy format on CD. It can only be played on a special player, and you have to be a member of RFB&D in order to borrow it. Devices such as Icon, Braille+, and Victor Stream work for RFB&D download.
Find out how to put your thoughts into action and manifest all of your dreams.
This book can be found as an audio book on audible.com
You must first register as a member, free, to listen to a sample, or sign up as a full member to download the book.
Full membership at Audible allows you to download unlimited audio books for highly discounted prices.
Limited Time Offer - Get Your First 3 Months at Audible for $7.49/month!
* The Seven Deadly Needs by Edward Bear is a humorous and fun look at us as humans and how our needs and wants keep us as unknowingly selfish
beings.
I have not found this book in audio or e format, but it is very short and can be easily scanned and read through your computer.
You can find the book version at Amazon: The Seven Deadly Needs at Amazon
*The Kyballion by Three Initiates
This is an in depth look at the world of mental transmutation or the changing of our minds, so to speak. These laws govern all we are and do.
"In this little book we shall state the basic principles of Mental
Transmutation, that all who read may grasp the Underlying Principles,
and thus possess the Master-Key that will unlock the many doors of the
Principle of Polarity."
Quite an interesting read of our universe and how it works.
Read this book in its entirety for free by clicking this link:
A not at all religious , but instead a highly spiritual perspective of Jesus' famous Sermon on the mount in the bible found
in Matthew
I have not found this book in audio or e format, but it is very short and can be easily scanned and read through your computer.
You can find the book version at Amazon: Sermon On The Mount at Amazon
Self-Improvement ebooks offers a one hour audio about this book
Click here:1 hour audio download Sermon on the Mount
* The Prophet by Khalil Ghibron is a must read if you like poetry and want to learn from a prophet who
shows one how to live in peace, harmony, and wisdom.
* Check out Blind Kiss where you will get all kinds of refreshing support to help you see things a little differently
Blind Kiss
* "Whatever you dream of - for your relationships, family, community, business or career - is deeply impacted by what you believe. At EverydayWisdom.US, we
offer guidance, programs and products designed to help you harness the power of belief."
* Having trouble keeping with a goal in the new year?
Visit Daily Strength, where you can find the support and help to attain that goal you always dreamed of ...
DailyStrength.org Start A Goal
* Do you think you could be a photographer? No ... well, check this out! Seeing Beyond Sight
Visionary Radio
* An Asheville, NC based station broadcasts a show by Virato, a very holistic thinking spirit and I think you can find some vision here ...:
Check him out at Virato Live
* The Snowman is an inspiration to what we can all do in our life if we desire:
The Snowman Radio Show
Our great new publication, Connections For EverythingBlind has launched and past issues can be found at:
Connections For EverythingBlind
We here at EverythingBlind see the need for this great resource for the blind to connect. This month's issue contains The beginning of a 10 month program to help you work on your personal and spiritual growth.
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