[Ag-eq] Do I fight or just find some other way

[Nella Foster]

Jody:

I too get angry when people tell others they can't do something.  Often my 
clients come in, saying I don't know what blind people can do; this really 
irritates me.  I ask them what do you want to do.  I tell them they can do 
most anything they want; it may not be easy and they may have to fight, but 
they can do it!

When I suggested motivational speaking I was thinking for the general 
public; it would be a good educational experience.

Nella----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jody W. Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 8:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Do I fight or just find some other way


> Hi Nella,
>
> I have always been a mavarick and now I am proud of it.  When I was little
> people said I could ride a bike, I did it any way.  They said I shouldn't 
> do
> judo, now I have a third degree black belt and I have practiced eight
> martial arts, people said I should climb mountains, got to the top, they
> said I couldn't be a good member of the Civil Air Patrol/air Force 
> Auxiliary
> and now 12 years later I hold the rank of Major and I am a mission 
> qualified
> radio operator and I have been Squadron and Group Communications Officer.
> People said I couldn't be a good mother and now I have two grown children
> and a grandchild.
>
> Let's see, I have refinished furniture, built clocks and landscaped three
> houses.  I have also been told I shouldn't ride horses or that a blind
> person can't barrel race and I have already found three other blind barrel
> racers.
>
> I appreciate your comments but this stuff isn't really that great, I am 
> just
> having a fun time ignoring people who say I can't do it.
>
> It really makes me  mad when I hear people who have no clue what they are
> talking about telling blind kids they can't do things and the blind kids
> listen.  I love mentoring blind kids and advising their parents.  That is
> where I have gotten involved in the NFB Parents Division.
>
> We only live once, we might as well have fun.  My Facebook picture is me 
> in
> my judo uniform wearing my cowboy hat.  That says it all.  <GRIN>
>
> JODY  My Facebook page is: http://www.facebook.com/jodywianuzzi
>
>
>
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