Awkward Moment

I have found that blindness brings some awkward moments that we can either be super embarrassed about or laugh at ourselves and move on! Today, I had one of those moments. I had a new client today ... typically Cricket is already lying down on her bed and I go out to the lobby and greet the client and we walk the short distance back to my office. I then give them a quick intro on who and why the cute dog is sleeping in the corner and we proceed with our session. I greeted this new client and we walked back to my office. I opened the door and thought she had walked in my office -- walked in myself and shut the door. Silence ... hello? I thought is she in here?? Nope.. so I opened the door back up and she was in the hallway! I guess she had wanted more of an invite to enter the room -- oops! So, she was pretty relieved when she learned that I was blind . . and not just wanting to shut her out of my office. Not the typical greeting you want when entering a therapists office -- its hard enough to come! We had a wonderful session and I look forward to working with this client.

I know blindness isn't unique to embarrassing moments! We all experience them and they typically become funnier as time passes.