Lazy eye muscles? Revisit a challenge from JFK. Take the dare!
Written on July 22, 2010 – | by Lois (admin)
It is said that John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, seemed to have lazy eye muscles, which would sometimes cause one to deviate. Kennedy’s picture at the right certainly bears that out. Yet, he was able to achieve the highest office in the USA. President Kennedy showed us that our value is not dependent on what others see. It is set by who we are. Our worth is determined by the person our creator made us to be.
Those who slight others because of physical appearance are the biggest losers. The condescending see only the exterior. But we can channel their taunts to nurture the roots of our compassion. Because we know disgrace, we can respond to the unlovely with grace.
Remember JFK’s famous quote: “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.” I challenge you today to a paraphrase of JFK: Ask not what another can do for you. Ask what you can do for another.
Who is the unique and special person inside you? More importantly, who are you willing to become? Next time you look in a mirror, smile at who you can be. Voice your commitment: “I know how it feels to be downcast, trodden under, a castaway. I can help others. I will!”
The hurting and berated are everywhere, and you have what it takes to make a difference. Even with your turned eye, even in real life, even as you struggle yourself, you can do it! You can help someone else who struggles. You may find that you can help even those who reject you. The bully suffers most. He covers his pain with callous words. She hides under a mask of mockery. Can you care for the person who is uncaring? Are you willing to try?
Remember JFK. Refuse to dwell on how others treat you, or what you fear they will see as they gaze on your face. That is not important. What is important is whether you are willing to help others. Begin today to approach each encounter by thinking, “How can I reach out to this person today? What little spark does he need? How can I make her day brighter?”
I dare you to try! Will you take this dare? If you are new to this type of thinking and behavior, it will take practice. Don’t give up, for you will find that helping someone else makes you the biggest winner of all!
If you take this dare, share your story in the comments below.
Lois
I’m back after an extended time away due to health problems. After finally getting needed treatment, I’m thankful to be feeling better! I’ll write about that another time, but now I want to share something that helped get me through the long waits in doctor’s offices and the days at home when I was not able to get out of the house.
last fall. With my Kindle, I can enlarge the print, or turn on the text-to-print feature. The reader is non-glare, and easy on the eyes, and I discovered reading again!
in intervals while riding the Trinity Railway Express from Ft. Worth to my doctor’s office in Dallas, sitting in waiting rooms, or resting in my favorite chair at home.
for a long time, though! Seems it would be even easier to focus with it, and it syncs easily with the smaller Kindle. I could grab the small one when heading out the door, and enjoy the ease of reading the larger version at home. Kindle has just lowered the price on the newest Kindle DX, which is scheduled to be released on July 7 and is available for pre-order now. I’ve just added it to my wish list.
is a new video game for 
It’s designed to improve hand-eye coordination, focus, and peripheral vision through a series of fun games. 
When users first begin, their visual strength in the above five aspects of vision, termed ‘Focus Ability’ in this software, will be checked through a series of exercises and from these results an overall in-game ‘Eye Age score’ is given. When the in-game ‘Eye Age score’ has been calculated, a regular training program is proposed with the aim of creating an overall balance of ‘Focus Ability.’
