own. This predicament
is similar to the blind
spots we have with our
physical eyes. Our eyes
are in the front of our
heads and enable us
to see what is directly in
front of us. We can turn
our head to the left and
to the right and up and
down, which means our
viewing range covers, at
best, a 180-degree view.
This means that at any
given moment, there
are another 180 degrees
we are not seeing. Even
with the best eyesight,
there will always be
blind spots, sometimes
significant ones.
Brokenness rarely makes
a formal introduction
but rather hides and
even thrives in our blind
spots.
What makes our
brokenness even
harder to detect is
that we have learned
how to function with
dysfunction. It’s like
using a crutch for a
broken foot; as long as
you have the crutch,
you can still get around.
That doesn’t mean your
foot is any less broken,
60 Solutions
but you might convince
yourself that it’s fine
because, hey, you’re still
getting from one place
to another, right? But
the more functional we
are with our dysfunction,
the greater our self-
deception. Why?
Because we equate
being functional
with being fine. That
may work for a while,
but not forever. One
day, the painful truth
that all is not well will
bring everything to a
screeching halt.
As I mentioned earlier,
we all come into this
world with a crack or
two, which is some
degree of brokenness.
We didn’t choose it,
but it is our reality. Then
as we live in the world,
we acquire a few more
cracks, and the ones we
already have deepen,
sometimes into painful
chasms. And that is the
definition of brokenness.
It means to be divided
or split from within. We
might acquire these
cracks and splits in any
number of ways. Here
are just a few.