Becoming Left Handed

In my first week of becoming left handed I’ve had some typical lefty struggles, like how the hell do I write so I don’t get ink all over my hand and smear what I just wrote? Other struggles are a little more unique to me. I don’t know if I’m doing an activity as a lefty, a righty, or some modified Sarah version. The modified Sarah version of many activates is due in large part to my pre-existing condition that causes small fibrous non-cancerous tumors to grow along nerve sheeths and throughout my body. In a “normal” person, when the synapses fire, they build connections. Like taking a walk in the woods, each time you travel the path, it becomes well-worn and walking is easier. With repetition of synapses firing, the task gets easier. For me, along some synapse lines, the small tumors act like boulders and an alternate path has to be made to achieve a goal. By the need to find new routes, I haven’t always done things the “normal way.”   After watching my success of findin...