what are your prosthetic arms? (sapi's best with jessica cox)

the san jose seminary community was graced with the presence of ms. jessica cox tonight for a special talk sponsored by the social advocacy and political involvement committee. she is known as the world's first licensed armless pilot as listed in the guinness book of world records. she also holds a black-belt in taekwondo, can surf and scuba dive, drive a car, and a lot of other things that normal people can do. she talked about how she achieved her goals in life by acceptance, overcoming fear ("false evidence appearing real"), and being a blessing to others through small things.

one of the things that struck me in tonight's talk was what she shared regarding her experience on wearing prosthetic arms. when she was young, she tried putting on prosthetic arms to somehow address her situation. one day, on her way to school, she accidentally left her "arms" at home. when she rode the school bus, she never felt so light and easy. actually, she found wearing them to be heavy and burdensome for her as they weigh around ten pounds. from then on, she decided not to use those prosthetic arms anymore.

she concluded with a question: what do you consider the prosthetic arms in your life? what are the things that if you let go can actually make you feel light and free, and eventually make you do more and be more?