January 20th is the International Day of Acceptance. This is a "holiday" created by the founders of 3E Love. 3E Love is a company that is close to my heart. For years, I have worked to give those who have disabilities a chance. In our world, we view disabilities as something "wrong" or "broken", but I live my day to day life trying to challenge that view. As cliche as the saying has become, I feel like a disability is simply a "different ability." Different but not less (as Temple Grandin would say).
Now, I don't "technically" have a diagnosed or identified disability. But I do have an overwhelming amount of fear in my life... isn't that an emotional disability when it comes to living life? When I broke my wrist, didn't I have a temporary physical disability? I don't know what your "disabilities" in life are, but I can bet that you might be thinking of some right now as you read this post.
I challenge you to accept those around you with love. Because everyone, whether they realize it or not, has some sort of disability.
dis-ability/ n.-- being apart from ability
http://www.3elove.com/
Disclaimer: I am in no way minimizing the daily challenges that those with documented disabilities face. I am just suggesting a different way of looking at things.
No comments:
Post a Comment