Disability or Ability and Impossibility

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Today’s Blog Post
Disability or Ability and Impossibility

My friend Terry is having a knee replacement operation tomorrow while he is awake. He will listen to the folks talk as they cut into bone and slice into muscle. It is second knee replacement and he has had a hip done too – and in the same way.

Terry is slowly becoming a man of “new pieces”.

My friend Winston struggles with his balance as his inner ear problems have caused a constant world for him that tips and turns. He experiences motion sickness many times. He will not go to the movie “Avatar” in that he would have to be taken out on a stretcher. Even as he takes a bight of food he will close his eyes to chew. Chewing makes the world move and movement in his world is not good.

Winston will not stop living. He stacks his own wood for the heating of his house. He carries the wood in a wheel barrow that makes his world stable, letting him walk as straight as an arrow.

Last evening we had dinner together and enjoyed not only a wonderful meal but also the stories and laughter of other times. In the conversation we shared what we know of other friends ‘our age’ and what they are going through. Many, many of them are much worse off than the three of us. And most of their wives deal with far more difficult challenges than our wives do.

We are aging… quickly getting older and the bodies that we once paraded on beaches are now not so ready to be shown in public.

But even with the aging we have new visions of what we would like to try next. Our activities refuse to say that we will not get up again… and try even harder the next time. I need Terry and Winston as my close friends to keep me motivated to do more.

Last night we tossed around more ideas for the newly re-launch of “39 The Second Time” group. It once was a church based group but has now hopped out into a waiting world of people a lot like us.

The Group’s subtitle is “A Great Group of Happy Adults that refuse to be Old”. (Please notice the difference of “be” Old and “get” Old. Too many we know are in the second group.)

Together we do things that are fun and interactive and active. With our wheel chairs, walkers, running shoes, bicycles and whatever… we get out together – to enjoy life.

You might like to take a look at our new Web Presence… at http://39thesecondtime.spaces.live.com/

Now I come back to the Disability or Ability.

I have been watching a video series over and over again on YouTube. The videos have Nick Vujicic sharing his story in many places around the world. I have added some links to videos that have been recorded of Nick and his story.

Nick was born without arms and legs. His father was a minister in a church… his mother the faithful pastor’s wife.

Nick describes his own birth as his father watched him coming out. His father was in shock as the little head appeared and his new baby had no arm. He left the birthing room. When the doctor came out to speak with Nick’s dad, his dad was in shock, and said, “My baby doesn’t have an arm!” The doctor completed the news for the already shocked father… “Your baby doesn’t have arms or legs!”

I will not try to tell all the story of Nick in my Blog – you can read about it on his web sight. BUT there is nothing Nick cannot do…nothing!

Take a look at http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/  - It will simply blow your mind!

Terry’s world is one of one Impossibility after another. No sooner does Terry conquer one battle physically than he faces another one. BUT NOTHING will stop Terry. His plans for this summer coming are amazing. In fact if you spend just one evening with my friend, you will pretty much be able to strike out in any direction with your ability.

NOTHING will stop Winston. He is used to a moving and tipping world and simply copes with what he faces. The indomitable spirit of this man is amazing.

And not much will stop Murray… he (that’s me) has been given a huge life ahead that is filled with opportunities that are amazing.

Yesterday I heard of three new opportunities for me that have simply blown my mind. Today I met with two more before 9 AM.

Tucked away inside of Impossibility is the word POSSIBILITY. I see that above the Impossible… but there it is again… POSSIBLE… and if I stretch this a little I see “I’m Possible” and “I’m Possibility”.

Today is the other side of Yesterday… and on the slopes of Tomorrow. And I know that I am not going back to the valleys of Yesterday. I simply can’t because there is too much waiting for me Tomorrow! Who has time for that Old Stuff?!?

Last evening it was good… very good because we were all looking at the Tomorrow that is coming. Personally I have only 13 hours left in today… followed by some sleep that will take me into Tomorrow! What an opportunity to move into the next Chapter of Living!

Hoeky Mokey – I can’t wait!

~ Murray Lincoln ~
http://www.murraylincoln.com/

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Source
http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/

http://39thesecondtime.spaces.live.com/

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