Well...hmmm.
I guess my biggest insecurity is my eyes. I have always had eye 'issues', starting when I was born. After a difficult birth, my eyes were not in such great shape. In fact, one was so filled with blood, the doctor wanted to remove it. Thankfully, my parents opted not; a fact that I'm grateful for today, that's for sure!
I wore glasses from the age of three. My parents took pity on me when I was in the eighth grade and blessed me with (green tinted) hard contact lenses. Man, that was awesome!
When I got pregnant, I was not able to wear my contact lenses anymore due to changes in the eyes that occur when a woman is expecting. Unfortunately, after having our three beautiful children (none of which need glasses at the moment, thankfully), I was not able to wear the contacts anymore. So, it was back to glasses...
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| 2004 |
I bought the most invisible, lightweight frames and lenses available. Spendy, they were! Then, after a few years, my beloved husband put money aside for me to get Lasik surgery.
In one day I went from absolute dependence on glasses to not needing anything in order to see clearly. Well, fairly clear, anyway. After my initial procedure, I had to wait a bit, then go in for a 'touch up' on one of my eyes.
Currently, I don't have 20/20 vision, but it's pretty close...close enough. I still have some issues where I am not able to see clearly due to floaters, dry eye and just plain ole getting old and needing reading glasses (Lasik doesn't fix that problem, unfortunately). I got some distance glasses a couple of years ago to aid in driving, especially when everything is grey (which happens a lot here in the PNW) and for night driving.
So, that's my insecurity - my eyesight. Sometimes I can't see as well as others and miss details - man, I hate that. Or I can't see a street sign and miss an important turn.
But, there is an upside to having one of your senses diminished - your other senses are heightened. My hearing is stellar, and for that, I'm grateful!
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| my view is always in soft focus... which makes everyone look great! |
3 comments:
You have beautiful eyes, my friend! :o)
Got this great comment from a dear friend - I wanted to share it here:
"I used to be insecure a lot but I realize now that I allowed myself to be so. It began when I was constantly compared to my sisters (having my shortcomings always pointed out) to eventually measuring myself against people I admired or "idolized". Needless to say I had to realize that I could never measure up to impossible expectations. I had to learn I am just as I was meant to be."
Thank you for sharing this - great wisdom. :-)
Thanks for the soft focus, my friend.
I love you, and I'm thankful for photography -- it's not often I get to see those eyes in person, you know.
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