Realizations Inc

Vol. 1, No. 1

Thriving is a marvelous word. So is the life process it describes. Believe me, I know the difference. I can recall standing at my kitchen sink, decades ago, gazing out the window and wishing desperately that I knew how to thrive. I was up to my elbows in dishwater, up to my ears in a dysfunctional marriage, to near-exhaustion in my job, and over my head in step-parenting. The problem was that I couldn’t identify the reason why my life wasn’t working well, and most likely wouldn’t have recognized functionality even if it had jumped up and splashed me in the face.

Like so many others, somewhere in my early childhood I had absorbed the belief that if I was a good girl, worked hard, followed all the rules, and tried to be perfect—life would be fine.

I’d done all of those things to the best of my ability and life was definitely not a bowl of cherries. More like Erma Bombeck’s portrayal of pits.

Having always been interested in the brain and sincerely wanting answers to a myriad of why questions, I embarked on a course of in-depth study. My two selected sisters-of-choice joined me in this adventure and together we made discoveries that were exciting, healing, energizing, and empowering. Eventually, I was introduced to the Benziger Thinking Styles Assessment (BTSA) which answered many questions. It proved to be an invaluable addition to the resource pool for putting together the puzzle pieces of my life. Seriously embracing a high-level-wellness lifestyle, I began to move from a position of barely surviving to one of enthusiastic thriving. The obvious improvements in my own life prompted others to ask me to share my secret. Years of lecturing, writing, and hosting radio programs honed my belief that every one of us can learn to thrive if we’re given the right tools and are willing to exert the effort.

Eventually, it seemed a prudent idea to develop a live-in program designed to share whole brain success strategies and that would include the BTSA. Lorna Lawrence agreed to lend her counseling expertise. Others contributed valuable ideas for a quality program. The Health Center at St. Helena Hospital offered to be its sponsor. Voila. The Brain & Innate Giftedness was off and running!

Two years later the program evaluations are outstanding. So much so that we have taken it on the road throughout North America, offering up to a dozen programs per year in a variety of locations. Gratifying reports of personal triumphs abound. The practical application of this cutting-edge information can enable you to jump-start your personal growth if you are just beginning, and enhance the process if you are already embarked on the journey. Make The Brain & Innate Giftedness part of your life experience!