Simon Says Happiness is Obtainable on Recovery Now with Kim Justus

More than simply a joyful mood, happiness is a state of well-being that encompasses a sense purpose and satisfaction. A growing body of research also suggests that happiness can improve your physical health. Is happiness a choice? Perhaps a noun, coupled with a few verbs? Your thoughts dictate your emotions and your mental state. Although at times it can seem totally unmanageable, you have complete control over your thoughts. What path do you choose to take with your thoughts? Do you want to choose happiness? Do you believe you CAN achieve happiness after Brain Injury? Our definition of happiness may be transformative, not what we had expected. As we have changed, so too has our perception of happiness. We all desire to love and be loved, feel the euphoria of happiness, and live a good life. The trouble is after a life changing event, we may not immediately be able to discern the road to happiness. Join Simon and I as we raise the lantern to bring light to the path. “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” ~Viktor E. Frankl This show is a gathering place for anyone seeking recovery from the challenges of life on life's terms. We discuss useful tools that have helped us lighten the load, of our journey through recovery. This is a "we" recovery program, because it is in the "we," that we find the new "me." We focus on the four A's of Recovery: Awareness, Acceptance, Action and Adaptation. This is a place for survivor's striving to become thrivers. Warriors! Host is Kim Justus, author of In a Flash: Miracles Here and Beyond found at inaflash.org & "Like" at facebook.com/inaflash.org - Co-Host last Wed of each month Simon Lewis can be found at: riseandshinethebook.com & simonlewis.us