Having a great journey!
Wish you were here. Of course, you are on your own journey. How has it been?
My journey has been an amazing, soul
stirring-deep-down-in-the-gut-reaching adventure. Sometimes people suggest that being paralyzed
must have been a really tough challenge – and it was. Then I wonder where they have been
paralyzed and maybe didn't even know it. Being unable to move forward in ways you really want to
move can be a tougher challenge in some ways than physical paralysis. At least I had the focus
and attention of professional staff, a supportive husband and friends to help me get
“un-paralyzed” and now I am here to help you – if you want me to.
So, how about you? Do you feel paralyzed in some way that is
keeping you from moving to your next level of accomplishment? What is stopping you from moving
forward right now? That is as real a form of paralysis as you can get and it is as disabling
as any physical handicap; but the good news is, it can be overcome.
In January, news came from New Zealand that my grandmother died.
She would have been 99 years old at the end of that month – nearly an entire century! As I sat quietly
thinking of her, I realized she had dealt with her own disability all her life.
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Bethany Lutheran's speaking engagement recently was
wonderful. At the close of the presentation, four volunteers came up front to experience what
it is like having the use of just one arm. Todd Van Duyn, a high school student, participated in
the ‘gift wrapping’ exercise. I later found out Todd had experienced a stroke at the age of
2. Needless to say his wrapping was certainly interesting; it took the shape of a rocket. I
have a feeling his life will be just that -- a rocket to the moon!
If I live to be a hundred, how could I find more joy than I find
in creating such ever-widening circles of understanding, appreciation and support!
For more information visit Kate’s Web site www.katesjourney.com or
call toll free 1-800-641-KATE.
