Thanks #3: Limbs

Today I am thankful for: my limbs.

I know that is a weird thing to be thankful for but I am SO thankful for it. My arms and legs, thanks for being there, and for working. Properly. I think this came from a time when I was younger and got hurt a lot more. There were times when I was bandaged up and couldn't get an arm or a leg wet in the shower. You know how hard it is to shower when you have to stick out a leg? Or when you soap up with only one arm? Well you can't really. And when those injuries happened enough, I always took the time to stop, and be thankful for the day when I would be all healed up and can lather with two hands.

You see people do every day things without limbs all the time. They paint, they drive. I saw this video of a really good looking guy with no arms or legs doing things you would never imagine. So I know its possible to live without them and life goes on. But I wouldn't want to. I'm too independent for that. I can't imagine having to rely on someone to wash me or feed me or clothe me. I hated asking for rides in high school. I like to live as a self sufficient woman. SSW, ftw!

Besides all that, I love my hands too much. I rely on them too much. I have urges. And no, I'm not going down that path. I just have these urges to create. Not all the time, but...a lot of the time. And it's always this deep seated urge. Like lately, I've been too static. When I get too static is when I feel the need to create. And when I can't think of anything, I end up cooking. To me that feels like creating. So I guess I've been doing some cooking lately. But I wouldn't be able to cook without my hands. It'd be hard. And I want to sew. And draw. And mold. And clean hard to reach corners that only my fingers can get to. And hold one pound weights. And play my violin, my keyboard, my guitar, my accordion. And type words into my computer for this post...

I am so thankful for my fingers and opposable thumbs and my arms and my legs and my feet so that I can wear my heels. Even though my toes crack whenever I walk across the warren's floor, I love them just the same.

And that is what I'm thankful for today.