What It Feels Like To Be Hit In The Face With A Shovel [Part 5]

This is PART 5 of my reflections about when my daughter who has Down syndrome was born.

This isn’t some sort of “power of positive thinking kumbyah stuff.”

A recent study published in the “Journal of Research of Personality” (and I know you can’t wait to rush out and subscribe) showed that when people take ownership of their life’s narrative and retell their stories, they later report higher levels of well-being.

How you tell your story and the meaning you give to it makes all the difference.

I’ve stopped saying my daughter’s birth was like a shovel to the face.  Now, I think of it like the universe, God, life, whatever – sent a massive lovable dog bounding toward me.  It knocked me over and slobbered and kissed me into submission.  That’s my new narrative.  My story.

And there's more.... Here's the awesome thing...

[Read Part 6 HERE]