Just because you have a . . . handicap . . . doesn't mean that you can't be happy; it just means that it takes a lot of work to figure out how to do that. --Jodie Foster
One day a blind woman prepared to cross a street. But as she did, her cane made contact with a car parked in the crosswalk. "Who owns this car?" she demanded in a loud voice. "This car is in my way. Can't anyone notice I am blind?" A man tapped her on the arm. "I am blind, too," he told her. "but my dog and I would be happy to take you across the street."
The woman drew her arm back from his touch. "This is not right," she snapped. "Yes it is wrong," agreed the blind man. "But my dog and I would be happy to take you across the street."
Having a visible handicap, or an invisible one such as an addiction, can be stressful. You have to work extra hard doing things most people take for granted. Yet rather than bemoan the difficulties and challenges you face, you can be thankful for those who offer help by providing a guiding arm, holding a door open, or offering a seat in a crowded meeting.
Today I will accept the assistance of those who reach out to me.
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Thanks for that post, pappy! I am someone who assumes that most people who offer help have alterior motives. I try to make it a point to examine my own motives for offering help to be sure I'm doing it out of purity and kindness, not because I want something in return. It can be difficult to navigate the terrain of people's motivations and intent behind offering assistance. I'm learning that many ( though not all, of course) people in aa simply, sincerely want to help each other...that's REALLY weird for me! But great:)
