Understanding

I have found for myself, the best way to understand someone with a disability is to put yourself "in their shoes."

Because I work with children with special needs, I find myself searching for an opportunity. I have stood in their standers, walkers, sat in wheelchairs, laid on the different places we lay them at, tasted pureed food (because I feed it to my kids I had to know what that might feel like to them). I also had the opportunity to blindfold myself and use earplugs and earphones to make myself deaf and blind.

Though it was an eye opening experience, it was probably one of the most humbling experiences of my life. My heart aches for people who just walk on past these amazing people I work with. Its unfortunate to me that anyone can look past these fabulous individuals.

My challenge for you today is to find an opportunity to put yourself "in their shoes." If you would like help with this, I can help you!

Remember: Though they may walk a little different, talk a little different, in the end, we are really not all that different!!!! Go and Do!!!