Makes Sense

"THIS THING THAT I'M REALLY TERRIFIED OF MAKES SENSE...AND IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE IT'S REALLY TERRIFYING."

--CHRISTOPHER M. GAUTHIER

This is pretty inpramtu for me, because until tonight, I had not even heard of Christopher Gauthier. Everyone else on this short blog is someone that...I've been reading things they say for a while now because they interest me. Anyway, Christopher has two children, both Autistic, and the above quote refers to Autism itself, and how difficult it is to walk through day by day. I found a presentation he gave in a YouTube video. In it, he explains how he was able to use art and photography to connect with both of his children. He also explains other things he and his wife did which helped them to see an easing od symptoms in their kids.

The above statement is so universal, don't you think? How many times do we all struggle with being unsure what to do? We come to a fork in the road, and have no idea where to go next. But the thing that we are terrified of makes sense...and it makes sense because it's terrifying. Now, I think many times, we don't want the thing that terrifies us to make sense! We'd rather run, and rationalize that, and hope that somehow that will be enough for us to be happy with ourselves. It never is...am I right? Ask any actor, and they will tell you that they run straight towards the projects that scare them the most. (Watch "Inside the Actor's Studio" if you don't know what I mean). This may be because the work is not as genuine or satisfying unless they have faced a fear in the process. Having done some acting in high school and college, I think I can relate, if only on a small level. :). Growing up is terrifying anyway, and so is parenting...whether disability is involved or not. It is my personal belief that only when we begin to face what we're afraid of, do we uncover the wealth of blessings hidden in what seems to be odds stacked against us.

CHALLENGE: Find one thing in your life that you know, "makes sense because it's terrifying" and take one step towards it (no matter how small that seems). If you feel confident enough, take another. Who knows? You may be pleasantly surprised to find you can handle it better than you thought. :)