I have been onboarding a new staff member the past few weeks and he asked me a question. If you could have any superpower what would it be and why? This is such a common getting to know you question that I have also been asked jumping back into dating. Yet, I still debate between a few answers. I think I finally figured out the superpower that I would want.
What I Ruled Out
When asked this question I feel like there are some popular answers. Super strength, telekinesis, reading minds, flight, teleportation, etc. I don’t need super strength, I have lots of strong friends willing to help me lift heavy items. And I am mentally strong on my own. Telekinesis would be cool, but I have reasons that I would rather pick something different. Reading minds, I just don’t actually want to know what everyone is truly thinking, I think it would drive me crazy.
I often switch between flight and teleportation. Why….its such a chronic illness girlie answer. I struggle so much with walking and moving around (especially quickly). It causes me a lot of pain and other debilitating symptoms. Flight or teleportation would help solve that. Plus I would be able to respond to staff and camper needs more quickly and more often. But then I thought, well that doesn’t actually address the whole problem and I often have pain and lots of symptoms even without that. So, I thought of a new one.
My Chosen Superpower
I think I have finally figured out what superpower I would pick if I had no limitations. I would choose the superpower of being able to heal. To heal myself, particularly physically speaking. But there are also so many people out there facing rare conditions. Facing chronic conditions. Dealing with traumas that you might not even be able to imagine. If I had the power to help heal them, I think that would be a good use of my superpower.
I thought about this a little bit more and I think it is fitting. One of my dreams (if I had no limitations) would be to go back to school to get my Master’s Degree in Pediatric Therapy. I want to be able to help children who have faced traumas or have other conditions that cause them to need support in order to heal and move forward. Also, I kind of hope that for this blog as well. I hope that this blog manages to find people and can be part of what helps them along their journey of healing.
