Scars are proof that wounds can heal!!!

Almost 20 years ago I was unable to use my right arm due to terrible tendinitis caused from a cyst on the tendon in my wrist.  As I am a super stubborn person, I suffered and refused to go to the doctor until I was unable to lift things or move my wrist.  The doctor then informed me that because I waited so long the tendinitis was severe and then proceeded to tell me that he couldn’t do anything about the cyst until the tendinitis cleared up. The tendinitis now ran from my fingers up past my elbow, which meant that arm needed to rest and be immobilized completely from the shoulder down to my fingers.  The tendinitis took almost a year to clear up enough for the doctor to finally do surgery to remove the cyst and part of the bone. 

Today, I look at the scar on my wrist and am reminded of that time when I couldn’t write my own name, brush my daughter’s hair, pick my son up or even do my own hair.     

                                                          

I needed people to help me do everything!

This scar reminds me of a physical trauma, but what about the wounds that are internal?  The wounds from a hurtful word, an argument, a friendship lost through betrayal or the death of a loved one! These are unseen but need to be taken care of as well. If I think about myself and the internal scars from the wounds that have occurred I see how I needed people to help me with these wounds and I wouldn’t be the person I am today without allowing those wounds to form scars from the healing inside.  

Insight for today: Scars are proof that wounds can heal, and I need people to help me, but there are people who need me to help them!!