Photo by Andy Sullivan

The woman who helps create the sets for high school productions amazes me. She is not intimidated by a pile of lumber, and a cartload of tools. It ignites her. She was part of the team that constructed four sets of staircases for Annie. One leads up to the Warbucks mansion, another into the second floor of the house, a third is in Miss Hennigan's orphanage office, and the last allows the cast to enter stage left. As someone who has not the slightest inclination to pound a few nails into the step at the bottom of the stairs to my own basement, the one that wiggles every time I do laundry, I applaud her. 

The other day she needed something sewn. It was a slab of black fabric for a back drop, and while she could rely on a staple gun, sewing made sense. She asked if I would have time to help. 

I was thrilled. 

What would it be like if we all possessed the entire gamut of skills necessary for each situation? We could drift into an isolation born of fierce independence. It is our lacks that push us to reach out to one another. The friend who is good with dogs can help us with puppy management. The aspiring baker with a cottage industry can provide sticky buns for Christmas morning. The person who needs a ride to the hospital asks on social media and gets five offers. 

Being self sufficient is overrated. 

We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly only by embracing each other.  -Luciano De Crescenzo

Love, 
Lori

 

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