Insecurities have been on my mind a lot lately. We all have them they just look different for everyone, and lately I've come to realize that my insecurities can't be hidden or brushed aside. Within the past 2 weeks I've been extra sensitive to this part of my heart...and I'm trying to grasp what God intends for me through it all!
My insecurities are always visible for people to see or hear 24/7. It's my hearing aids and speech impediment in case you hadn't guessed already :]
For some reason I've gone though my whole life trying to brush both of these things aside, trying to act as "normal" as possible. However, as I get closer to a professional world of first impressions and necessary communication skills I am made extremely vulnerable to the fact that I am not normal on a communication aspect.
I'm having tons of conversations and seeking loads of help from audiologists and speech therapists, but the frustrating part is that there is little help financially in covering both of these items. Insurance companies do diddly squat, and most speech therapists are not trained to help adults. Let me know if you have any resources or connections in these areas, because I am saving up and trying to make these insecurities something I'm proud of :]
For the time being I'm just going to keep wearing these pesky weaknesses on my sleeve with a smile and I challenge you to do the same with yours. Imagine the vulnerability level the world would reach if we all just lived confidently with our insecurities instead of trying to hide them.
It's be phenomenal.
1 comment:
Lauren, you handle yourself so beautifully that I often forget that you have hearing problems. Most of the time, I don't see those problems, I just see you, and I think you are wonderful!
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