So, I just got home from my first visit to the eye doctor in six years. I've had vision insurance all year long, but for some reason the optometrist scares me worse than visiting the dentist. I think its all those scary looking machines and tests they use on you, and shining bright lights in your eye and other uncomfortable things. I finally found the motivation to go because, well, its been six years and my glasses are less effective, and I have lost or broken all but one of my six pairs I bought six years ago.
Also, the fact that I don't want to wear my glasses when I skate or play sports, but I couldn't see who people were was very aggravating. It wasn't a safety concern yet- I could see the people, I just couldn't tell who they were- my coach, or if I was playing soccer - my teammates. So a year ago I decided to get vision insurance so I could got get new glasses and contacts. Its almost the end of the year, I didn't want to waste my money I had paid in so I though, I'll go soon. I still didn't go.
Then all my friends started going to wal mart. I noticed the wal-mart doctor was listen on my insurance. OK , I will go to wal-mart. Everyone had told me the Doctor at the Poulsbo Wal-mart was awesome. they were right. Last week when I could see that there wasn't enough work for me to work from home before my counseling appointment, I decided , heck lets extend our vacation one day and spend it going and taking care of medical things.
So I did, and here I am now, back from Wal-mart $200 dollars poorer but with both glasses and a butt load of disposable contacts on the way. Oh and a pair of contacts in my eyes!!! I love it!! Why do I love it? Because I can see bark on the trees again and I don't have my annoying glasses on then wouldn't have seen this much detail any way. I don't know why I hesitated so long to go to the eye doctor, I'm always happen when I get home and can see better, but since I am going to my counseling session later today, it ties into other things too.
I am going to counseling because a lot of little problems that I failed to deal with, and they therefore became big problems. It would have been much easier to deal with this stuff years ago, instead I get to deal with it kind of all at once- at least in a short period of time and its had years and years of build up under it. When I work on something with my councilor and come home I feel much better about things, but that doesn't make it less terrifying to start the process, just like with the eye doctor.
People may tease people with glasses, call them four eyes or something. People may tease people who go to counseling. But really we all have issues, whether emotional or physical or visual and its far better to face and treat them sooner rather than later.
Ultimately the place we all have the greatest need of the greatest doctor ever is spiritually. We shouldn't put off our relationship with Christ even more than we shouldn't put off those other appointments. He has the ability to heal us, to understand us, to know exactly who or where to send us or to us for help. For those that will have "Eyes to see, and ears to hear" he can correct our every vision problem and help us to see things as they truly are. So whatever appointment or doctors visit you are delaying, go today. A friend of mine put off going to the dentist for a few weeks when her tooth was bothering her. Not only did she have to have a root canal, she also had to deal with massive infections. Don't delay, take care of yourself today. Physically, emotionally and spiritually we all deserve to be made well and kept well, for we are all beloved children of God.
Also, the fact that I don't want to wear my glasses when I skate or play sports, but I couldn't see who people were was very aggravating. It wasn't a safety concern yet- I could see the people, I just couldn't tell who they were- my coach, or if I was playing soccer - my teammates. So a year ago I decided to get vision insurance so I could got get new glasses and contacts. Its almost the end of the year, I didn't want to waste my money I had paid in so I though, I'll go soon. I still didn't go.
Then all my friends started going to wal mart. I noticed the wal-mart doctor was listen on my insurance. OK , I will go to wal-mart. Everyone had told me the Doctor at the Poulsbo Wal-mart was awesome. they were right. Last week when I could see that there wasn't enough work for me to work from home before my counseling appointment, I decided , heck lets extend our vacation one day and spend it going and taking care of medical things.
So I did, and here I am now, back from Wal-mart $200 dollars poorer but with both glasses and a butt load of disposable contacts on the way. Oh and a pair of contacts in my eyes!!! I love it!! Why do I love it? Because I can see bark on the trees again and I don't have my annoying glasses on then wouldn't have seen this much detail any way. I don't know why I hesitated so long to go to the eye doctor, I'm always happen when I get home and can see better, but since I am going to my counseling session later today, it ties into other things too.
I am going to counseling because a lot of little problems that I failed to deal with, and they therefore became big problems. It would have been much easier to deal with this stuff years ago, instead I get to deal with it kind of all at once- at least in a short period of time and its had years and years of build up under it. When I work on something with my councilor and come home I feel much better about things, but that doesn't make it less terrifying to start the process, just like with the eye doctor.
People may tease people with glasses, call them four eyes or something. People may tease people who go to counseling. But really we all have issues, whether emotional or physical or visual and its far better to face and treat them sooner rather than later.
Ultimately the place we all have the greatest need of the greatest doctor ever is spiritually. We shouldn't put off our relationship with Christ even more than we shouldn't put off those other appointments. He has the ability to heal us, to understand us, to know exactly who or where to send us or to us for help. For those that will have "Eyes to see, and ears to hear" he can correct our every vision problem and help us to see things as they truly are. So whatever appointment or doctors visit you are delaying, go today. A friend of mine put off going to the dentist for a few weeks when her tooth was bothering her. Not only did she have to have a root canal, she also had to deal with massive infections. Don't delay, take care of yourself today. Physically, emotionally and spiritually we all deserve to be made well and kept well, for we are all beloved children of God.
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