1.08.2005
Fingernail Papercut
Today I got a paper cut underneath my fingernail. How I got it is irrelevant, but the fact that it's there is very REAL. It's just a very small papercut on a very tender piece of skin. How can something so small cause so much irritation? I never noticed how the skin underneath my fingernail felt until I got a cut there. I never gave that part of my body any credit until it gave me a problem. That skin underneath my fingernail is very important and serves a great purpose. I never fully appreciated that tender skin. How many other things are like that? How many other parts of my body, or of my life for that matter, am I taking for granted? I need to take time to appreciate the other 9 fingernails that are still in painless working order. I should be thankful that there are no rock in my shoes, that nothing is stuck in my eye and that none of my teeth are aching. I should also remember to be thankful that no one in my family is sick, that I have a car that works and that there are my people that love me.
¶ 1:49 AM
¶ 1:49 AM
