Resilience

Written for the ordinary persons coping with stress, setback, loss or abuse, Paschal uses his life experience to illustrate 28 lessons in resiliency. Situations of loss and abuse for him were family, school, church, and later, religious leaders. Each less is sufficient detailed or personal or group discussing. Dr. Paschal Baute is a pastoral psychologist with 40 years experience as a therapist and management consultant. A disabled blind Veteran and stage four cancer survivor, he has been teaching wellness programs for many years. Originally written primarily for his Veteran brothers and sisters, psychologist and others insist this is a story for everyone, as Paschal struggles to learn resilience, inch by inch. He discovers hope, courage, joy and celebration by way of many unexpected turns in the labyrinth of his life. His VA diagnose is"Catastrophically Disabled." It is a captivating story and a miracle of grace in one life. He served his country for 24 years in all four branches, longest as Navy Chaplain. His life includes 16 years as a Benedictine monk, as well as two welterweight amateur boxing championships, at Notre Dame University and the Far Eastern command of the United States Army. Now trained by the VA blind rehab center in the use of computers with special apps, he is setting out to be a role model for other Vets in demonstrating he can still write books despite being visually impaired and legally blind. He lives with joy and gratitude in Lexington, Kentucky, where he is also the chaplain to his blind Veteran local chapter. He copes, through much adversity and his own stupid mistakes, and shares his heart pain so others might learn from his experience. One early reader, a woman in her fifties, reported she felt "normal" for the first time in her life. This is a heuristic journey which many will find helpful. This is a shortened version of Resilience of a Dream Catcher, A Spiritual Memoir (Baute, 2014) which has 12 appendices for Veterans and caregivers. This is "Resilience learned inch by inch in a captivating, brutally honest story of much pain." He is married for 46 years and has three children, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. His home website is http: //www.paschalbaute.com