Uniquely Able
Two weeks ago I ended my day with a broken wrist. A bad break that started with a splint, one cast that covered most of my fingers, and a current cast that allows me to type a little with both hands. Each week I see the doctor to make sure its healing correctly or else he has to put pins in. The first check was a good report, and I’m believing the good reports will continue.
Although things could be worse, I’m learning about the challenges of working things with one arm. I thought I was sensitive to people with special needs given my working days and experiences with our daughter’s time in a special needs pre school. I’m seeing that whether a physical challenge, or a mental challenge, we all have unique abilities. Working things with one arm showed me things I never would have thought about otherwise.
Here are some of the things I learned that make me “uniquely able”:
-I can operate a can opener with my elbow
-I can work my weight on a water mattress so I can rehab my knee but keep my cast dry.
-I can put my contacts in with my left index finger.
-I can mop one handed, but I wear my hospital issue socks with skids. Water on the floor is how all this happened, after all.
Here are others I’ve observed that are uniquely abled, whether they knew it or not:
-Someone who struggles to speak that storms the gates of heaven with prayer
-A child with a joy anointing who with a smile has strangers open up and share
-Children who have a medical diagnosis that might flag them for learning issues can memorize like no one else.
-Single parents who make work deadlines even though they were up all night with a sick child.
How about you? Are you uniquely-able? Think about it, but not with a medical mind or negative mindset. What can you do that no one else can?
-Visit a VA hospital and spend time with our finest.
-Send a card to that person who is always sending cards to encourage others.
-Arrange to have oil changes done for a widow or single mom.
-Tutor a student.
I can’t wait to hear what you do!
