as i watched Caroline Casey lead into her spiel saying "i am visually impaired", I rolled my eyes out thinking, not another inspirational.
just a few hours ago, I was watching CheChe Lazaro's special documentary featuring physically challenged Filipinos who did what was beyond what they should be capable of and thrived in areas you wouldn't think they could.
hearing impaired dances ballet.
visually impaired plays the piano.
"hand-less" female is a chef.
but i stayed on and watched how another blind woman goes out of the box and does one supernatural thing that would wow the audience.
I was taken aback when she did not dwell on her physical disability. This phrase stuck with me all throughout the clip:
"I didn't believe in me."
Her disability was not physical. She lacked faith in herself. That's her defect.
and I could relate.
All my senses are complete. I can hear, smell, see, feel, and taste. Yet, "I didn't believe in me."
I am financially capable. Our family business is being blessed yet, "I didn't believe in me."
I have finished a BS Management degree in one of the prestigious universities in the country yet , "I didn't believe in me."
I have traveled to most of the Asian countries, the US and Australia yet, "I didn't believe in me."
What an astounding realization. Looking back at my unbelief, another realization struck: in effect I also didn't believe in the God who created me and the gifts and talents He bestowed upon me. I am ashamed to admit that I was belittling my Creator.
In her closing line, Casey says, "We are not jam jars."
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Couldn't agree more. The Lord has created each of us as unique individuals. with infinite potential.
As I conclude this post, I haven't found yet what I was destined for, yet today I decide that I am not a jam jar. I am one-of-a-kind. Unrivaled. Exceptional. Distinct. and I shall live to my full potential in honor of my Maker.
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