Dear God ~ Straight up, I need Your help! I do my best to be a helpful person to family, friends, and even strangers (unless their driving is driving me nuts ~ I keep working on that). But the part that is hard is remembering to remember others when I'm feeling down and when I'm on top of the world. Help me find a way to look outside of myself regardless of what is happening in my life. In the ordinary moments of life, reaching out my hand to another is easy. It is in the difficult times that I want to be thoughtlessly thoughtful, to hold my hand out to someone who needs me more than I need to think about myself. Helen Keller, who gave new meaning to the word Visionary, saw and heard far more than I do with all of my senses intact. Please give me a hand with my being differently blind and too hard of hearing when I’m too busy with me, myself, and I. Thank You, as always. amen.
*Helen Keller [1880-1968] was born a healthy girl in
Tuscumbria, Alabama and at 19 months old she contracted an illness that left
her deaf and blind. The story of her extraordinary journey and that of her
teacher, Anne Sullivan, has been depicted in the play and film "The
Miracle Worker." An internationally known author, political activist, and
lecturer, she was the recipient of numerous honors including the
Presidential Medal of Freedom by Lyndon Johnson, elections to the National
Women's Hall of Fame and the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame. She was the first
deaf/blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree upon graduation from
Radcliffe. Her life and work are iconic in framing the concept of overcoming
obstacles and as an ardent advocate on behalf of others.
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Helen and her teacher Anne: How Helen Learned to Speak
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