Limitations – put a positive spin on it

Limitation is usually connected to something negative; it refers to being restricted, being held back from pursing or completing a task and it’s not just physical as we sometimes think. We all have some form of limitation, whether visible or invisible.  My limitations can be the same or differ from yours, we either use them as learning tools, or stepping stones for something positive, or give in and let it dictate how we live our lives, and allow it to keep us stuck. I am convinced that when we look at an unexpected limitation, the effects on the mind is instantaneous and can either grow and expand to become an ugly monster in our lives, or it can be faced, and overcome, and used to transform the individual and impact others. Though there are different circumstances that cause limitations, our reaction can be multiple of emotions from shock, fear, denial, sadness, and pain, then later our response turns to surviving, gathering information, deciding what to do, and acceptance etc. Take for example suddenly losing your eyesight; your world becomes instantly dark, and you are no longer that independent person. There’s no chance of recovery surgery to alter this loss. This is now a limitation that’s suddenly life changing. Then, there are those who were born missing their eyesight. Is that a limitation? In both cases we can argue the various points of advantage and dis-advantage, but if needing your eye-sight to live independently as a human is a requirement, then both ar...
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