Living by the sunshine

Audio for this post can be found here- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beatriz-d-rivero/episodes/Take-the-leap--Living-by-the-Sunshine-P93-e24ud8g​ My dear readers,   Some of you might know that post injury, I have become a little bit more fearless and so far, so good (knock on wood).    I have written about almost reaching diamonds, but stopping just before you achieve it. Diamonds are referring to your dreams.     Another example would be, in the game of baseball you strike out twice, and just give up on your game, when little did you know… It was written in the stars for you to get a home run on your third try.     A random example that just came to mind, but I guess it could apply and it actually makes more sense than now that I think about it. Early on in my Junior year in high school. I was part of the banking and finance academy where we took a field trip to different financial institutions. I spent the day at Dade County Federal Credit...

Hello my loves!    I hope you are all doing phenomenal.              It is a proven scientific fact that everyone and everything changes... I am about to get personal with you all excuse me is you don't think that. But, it's true what they say!                "YOU ARE THE SUM OF THE FIVE PEOPLE, YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME WITH"  At a point in my life, I was bending around 20 hours a week with a person that was going nowhere in life, this individual will not be named so I don't get labeled as a "hater", once again.          So, as my recovery took place and my limitations became greater; I had to learn to adapt... Because you know what they say, it's survival of the fittest out there. Us, real loins have to dominate...          So then Dan  Peña, once said "Show me your friends, I will show you your future".  Taking into account the ...

 Good morning, afternoon, evening! This is a very touchy subject for me because, I have personally slept on my dreams since I could remember. I have a page in my old notebook “diary” that has sketches of T-shirts as far back as 2015. Can you imagine, the missed opportunities I might have had; people, I would have met, let's be realistic!!!  ALL THE MONEY I WOULD’VE MADE! But, you know what? “it's not too late, it's never too late”;  if you picked up on the song you're a real G!!   But, anyway declare your dreams and goals as if they already exist and you too can have the power to speak them into existence. Shrug off any opinion that is coming from a questionable source. Just don't give up on your dreams anything can happen in life, I mean look at  Megan Markle she went from just another citizen here in the United States to a duchess in the UK; I haven't read up on them recently but without a doubt she the good life. TIP: Now, I'll leave you to wonder how can...

Good morning, afternoon, or evening loves,               But a raise of hands (Virtually) has you ever heard of the acronym YOLO ! If any of my readers live under a rock or I am doing a horrible job in keeping you informed, Yolo means you only live once.             But thankfully, that’s not always true or by the grace of God I am still here. I personally think it’s the G O D but to each their own, as always.             I have been granted with the gift of knowing absolutely everything will work out for my benefit. As I mentioned in an earlier post, anyone can do anything as long as you believe in yourself.             Now, I want to guide or teach my readers to have that same confidence (without, the almost losing your life part). So you will be dedicated when it...

 Good morning, afternoon, evening,     Thank you for allowing me to write this for you all. Please FOLLOW this blog and my YouTube channel. So, I am extremely passionate about this topic. I hope you can all relate or at least some of you…     And that topic is, "your life DOES NOT need a timeline"!!!     Taken into consideration I have never been one for it. As a, began working at 16 and at 18 years of age with 25 to 65 year olds.  THEREFORE, I WAS CLEARLY NOT INVITED TO HAPPY HOUR!!      I'm sorry for yelling I just had a lot of feelings built up in me, I was projected to finish my associates degree in the spring of 2015! And don't take this the wrong way I couldn't be happier about the connections that I have made along the way. I even got introduced to another Traumatic burn injury survivor that is also working in the field of social work.          TIP- NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TAKES, IT IS POSSIBLE! ( You ...

Good morning, afternoon or evening,     As a social worker, I would like to find a common ground when speaking about each and every survivor. So for my second survivor I would like to write about Jim. Jim says he had good physical and mental health. Fact he said that his last physical was a week or two before the stroke took place.      It's true what everyone says that you are never really 100% confident you're going to survive something. I'm not trying to put anyone down, but I'm just saying that we have to live our life in a day to day format or mindset, because we truly never know when our life is going to be over. No matter if we are physically fit, no matter if we have an amazing mental health status, no matter if we are wealthy, or anything else; I have come to the realization now that this is another reason why we have to live every day by the sunshine and focusing on the positive aspects of life. For those who don't know that is why this blog is called ...

Meet Brandon, Traumatic Brain Injury survivor Brandon is a Traumatic Brain Injury survivor who learned a valuable life lesson the tough way, Who is Brandon?             Brandon describes himself as a motivated, goal oriented individual. Some of his current goals are the ability to use the right side of his body, have a longer memory span and have the ability to walk. It is surreal for me to know, that there are millions and billions of people who can/would dismiss him because they don’t think it would be a big deal. But I honor him and give him the respect he deserves. What happened to him?             Brandon was set-up by his “friend”, where his “friend” shot him on his upper lip. He also mentioned to me, how the bullet is still in his brain to this day. When I asked him if the individual was caught Brandon shared how… 2 years later the guy was caught because the man killed hi...