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Physical disabilities force us to adjust. To make changes in our lives and daily habits. These things are not nails in a decrepit coffin, but wholly surmountable odds .They allow us to become like the Phoenix and rise from the ashes to which we believe we are damned. They grant us an opportunity unknown to many. Rarely is positive seen in having a disability. But if you are so afflicted; realize this:
You have been blessed by your disability.
You have been given a gift. A chance to be a beacon of hope. Everyone has a choice. Either let your situation make you a statistic in a medical journal or face your odds with dignity and grace. This is a decision we each make for ourselves. We are forced to choose between "impossible" and "can't" and "possible" and "can". We are blessed. We have a chance to show others we are not a number on a graph. We are friends, family members.., human beings. Perhaps do not perform as others, physically. We are still members of the human race. We find our strengths: strength is not simply found in the body.
Arlyn's thoughts on physical differences and hope:
HOPE For All Physical Differences
Much of the world assumes that having a physical or mental disability means one is inept. And NO one should need to prove their worth , but apparently some people do. And I don’t believe that is necessary.
And I’m not sure how the world is this way.
People are “too”:xyz…. not be seen as viable humans. We all are. Everyone.
Disabled literally means broken. And broken people are not good humans. Because much of society believes them worthless.
Such individuals should be penalized if they dare to have a life like other people. Ethically. Morally. Financially. As members of the human race. Unlike those any sort of physical or mental difference : we shouldn’t be allowed..
But I have hope!
Hope has rung throughout history and will for eternity!
I am elated as the clock inches towards quitting time. The man I love for his kind soul walks through the door after work and gives me a huge smile.
And we both have disabilities.But we also have each other. We all do. Everyone on the planet has one another.
We hold each and whisper the word INFINITY to each other. Because it is unspoken that it means :I love you without end.
So to the world: “INFINITY”
And there is one word that has more power than any other word in the lexicon.
If one chooses to believe.
Much of the world assumes that having a physical or mental disability means one is inept. And NO one should need to prove their worth , but apparently some people do. And I don’t believe that is necessary.
And I’m not sure how the world is this way.
People are “too”:xyz…. not be seen as viable humans. We all are. Everyone.
Disabled literally means broken. And broken people are not good humans. Because much of society believes them worthless.
Such individuals should be penalized if they dare to have a life like other people. Ethically. Morally. Financially. As members of the human race. Unlike those any sort of physical or mental difference : we shouldn’t be allowed..
But I have hope!
Hope has rung throughout history and will for eternity!
I am elated as the clock inches towards quitting time. The man I love for his kind soul walks through the door after work and gives me a huge smile.
And we both have disabilities.But we also have each other. We all do. Everyone on the planet has one another.
We hold each and whisper the word INFINITY to each other. Because it is unspoken that it means :I love you without end.
So to the world: “INFINITY”
And there is one word that has more power than any other word in the lexicon.
If one chooses to believe.
