[Blindtlk] the meaning of confidence

Wed Mar 2 02:25:54 UTC 2011

I just ask, but that's strictly me!

On 3/1/11, Steve P. Deeley <stevep.deeley at insightbb.com> wrote:
> 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
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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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