[Blindtlk] the meaning of confidence

Tue Mar 1 23:11:53 UTC 2011

Please tell me as well how someone finds/locates a bathroom in a large 
public building if they have no familiarity with the structure?
Steve
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From: "Kelby Carlson" <kelbycarlson at usfamily.net>
To: <gwunder at earthlink.net>; "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] the meaning of confidence


> How does one go about finding a bathroom? I've never been good at
> that (although, as I've said before, being in high school and not
> having access to transportation I'm usually with people.) Is it
> just a matter of asking where it is? Especially in abigger place,
> I wouldn't want to wander around getting hopelessly lost
> (especially if I really needed to use the bathroom!) Maybe it's
> just that I'm unfamiliar with the particulars of the structure
> discovery method, but it seems to be similar in part to how I
> travel.  I'm just not sure, since my training hasn't come
> directly from the NFB.
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Gary Wunder" <GWunder at earthlink.net
>>To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>>Date sent: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:07:23 -0600 (CST)
>>Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] the meaning of confidence
>
>>Hi Julie.  I like your post--the humor and the serious parts.
>
>>For me confidence is composed of two parts--having the belief in
> myself to
>>try, and practicing what I find difficult enough that it becomes
> less
>>difficult and hence more doable.  An earthy example if you will
> permit it: I
>>hate trying to find bathrooms in a public place and used to take
> foolish
>>pride in my bladder--how long I could go without going.  Well,
> it's wonderful
>>that God blessed me with a good bladder, but it is more
> productive to
>>address my tension at having to practice structured discovery and
> just go
>>find a bathroom.  Age has helped me along with this issue, not
> only because I
>>believe more in myself, but my bladder doesn't let me ignore it
> for eight or
>>ten hours at a time.  I've also found that I'm more uncomfortable
> being
>>physically uncomfortable than I was being mentally uncomfortable.
>
>>Confidence may be an overused word on this list, but for me it
> really
>>represents two very important areas of growth: knowing I can
> safely venture
>>forth, and making that trip a minor event rather than something I
> would
>>ponder exhaustively before taking it.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>Behalf Of Julie J
>>Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 8:03 AM
>>To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>>Subject: [Blindtlk] the meaning of confidence
>
>>I've noticed that often we toss out the word "confidence" in our
>>discussions, but I often wonder what exactly is "confidence"?
>
>>I've read promotional material for guide dog schools that tell
> you if you
>>get a guide dog you'll increase your confidence and independence.
> I've seen
>>claims that if you have good blindness skills, you'll be
> confident.  Jeeze,
>>I've even seen deodorant commercials claiming increased
> confidence if you
>>use their product.  *smile*
>
>>But if it was that easy wouldn't we all be confident people?  We
> aren't and
>>even those who claim a strong level of confidence still have
> moments of
>>insecurity.  What then is confidence and where does it come from?
>
>>I would assert that confidence comes from within.  It isn't based
> on a cane
>>or a dog or a certain number of skills attained.  I believe it is
> an
>>attitude, an inner knowing.  It is being comfortable in your own
> skin.   I
>>don't think there is anything or anyone that can give us
> confidence.  I
>>believe that it is something we must claim for ourselves.
>
>>Certainly there are extrinsic circumstances that assist us on the
> road to
>>claiming confidence for ourselves, like good cane skills or a
> guide dog, but
>>I do not believe that those things *give* us anything, except for
> perhaps
>>the opportunity for self discovery.
>
>>Thoughts?
>>Julie
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