What I Now Know (W.I.N.K) How to make scars disappear

Do you have a scar you can't get rid of? Is it a scar that the rest of the world can see, or is it one you keep hidden from sight? Is it a physical scar or an emotional scar? Can you really have one without the other? Do you wear a cover or mask over your scar, so you hope no one will see?

I bare the scars both physically and emotionally from my past 20 surgeries. I thought if I covered up these scars and kept them hidden from sight, no one would see. I was so wrong. A physical scar may change how you look, but an emotional scar will change who you are. It will stop you from being the person you are meant to be, and doing the things you were meant to do.

So the question is posed - Can you really make a scar disappear? Do you attempt to have the scar removed, only to find you end up creating another scar?

For me it became apparent that my physical and emotional scars were now the definition of who I had become. When I stopped and realised that my life story was a sad one, I new that wasn't what or who I was meant to be. It has now occurred to me that maybe I could use my scars to inspire, educate and encourage others who also bare scars. I now believe I have these scars for a reason, so I will take the lessons I have learnt from them and put them to good use. Through doing this, I couldn't have been more surprised to find my emotional scars starting to fade, which also led to my physical scars no longer being a prominent part of my life. I certainly don't view them in quite the same way as I used to. My physical scars to me are definitely disappearing.

So here is my recipe for making scars disappear: -
* 20 tablespoons of hope (tip the left over despair down the drain)
* 10 litres of joy
* 30 cups of those people who love and support you
* 1 whole truckload of self-love
* 40 cups of gratitude

Mix these ingredients all together and completely submerge yourself in it for the rest of your life. Of course, good vitamin E oil won't hurt either.
My wish is that someday we will all be able to view our own and others scars in a different light, and that maybe we could even wear them with pride.

Lynda Alderton
for www.unity-qld.com.au