[Blindtlk] 10 natural ways to relieve stress

[Ray Foret Jr]

In this, Mike and I agree totally.  Might I also suggest reading "Blindness, concepts and Misconceptions".


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Sincerely,
The Constantly Barefooted Ray
Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user!

On Mar 3, 2013, at 5:20 PM, "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:

> I've been staying out of this thread, believing that it is basically
> counterproductive. However, the mistake I surmise Peter is making is to
> single out blindness as a particular egregious stress-provoker. It is not.
> 
> Of course, some folks may find it so; the point is that some of us do not
> find it so, especially if we've had good blindness training and have
> opportunities to put our skills and attitudes to work.
> 
> We might all find it profitable to reread Dr. jernigan's speech: "Blindness:
> Handicap or Characteristic".
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Mike Freeman
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Chris
> Nusbaum
> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 3:04 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] 10 natural ways to relieve stress
> 
> Julie,
> 
> Very well said! Thank you for these wonderful thoughts!
> 
> Chris
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date sent: Sun, 03 Mar 2013 08:26:34 -0600
> Subject: [Blindtlk] 10 natural ways to relieve stress
> 
> Peter,
> 
> I never said I was speaking for all blind people everywhere.  I 
> said
> that stress, unhappiness and unemployment were not *my* current
> experience.  I understand that lots of blind people don't have 
> jobs and
> are generally unhappy with their life situation.  And I have no 
> problem
> with the words happy or unhappy.
> 
> I have been there too.  I had no job for a long time.  I've been
> homeless, if only for a few days.  I've eaten my fair share of 
> Ramen
> noodles.   I've wondered how I was going to scrape together 
> enough money
> to pay the bills, month after month after month.  However I 
> always kept
> the mindset that the situation at hand was temporary.  You can be 
> in an
> awful situation and still have hope.  Sometimes that's all there 
> is.
> 
> I'm not quite as old as you think.  I'll be 40 this year.  I 
> don't know
> that families were all that much different when I was a kid.  I 
> grew up
> in a mostly African American, poor area though.  BTW I am white.  
> I
> guess maybe growing up being the different kid allowed me to get 
> real
> comfortable with being different and being okay with that.  Who 
> knows?
> 
> Now, I work with young people with their first contact with the 
> criminal
> justice system.  I see all sorts of different family groupings.  
> Some of
> them work and are healthy and some of them are not a good place 
> for
> kids.  I don't see a strong correlation between a man and woman 
> who have
> been married for a long time with only their own kids in the home 
> and
> stability.  I have a single Dad raising five kids that I think 
> should
> get parent of the year.  I have another youth who lives with her 
> Aunt
> and Uncle and it is one of the most positive respectful families.  
> Some
> of the traditional families are good too.  I'm just saying that 
> family
> comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes and I think it always has.
> 
> Perhaps what I am saying is that yes, bad stuff happens in the 
> world.
> We all know that and can agree that blind people get more than 
> our fair
> share of hardships.   I feel like I have a choice though.  I can 
> choose
> to feel stressed and hopeless because the odds are that I won't 
> have a
> job or I can choose to put all my effort in to finding a job or 
> starting
> my own business.  No, it isn't easy and it won't happen 
> overnight, but
> if I believe that it can happen for me, I have just dramatically
> increased the odds that it will.  "Whether you believe you can or 
> you
> can't, either way you're right."A quote from the founder of the 
> Ford
> motor company.
> 
> Blindness can be hard, very hard at times.  I choose to look at 
> it as an
> opportunity though.  I feel like I have made many of the life 
> choices I
> have because of my blindness, not despite it.  I have a strong 
> need to
> challenge myself to learn new things and have new experiences.
> Blindness has made that easy.
> 
> This summer I am going survival camping.  I am going to learn 
> stuff like
> how to make a fire with no matches, how to make rope, how to find
> drinking water and  how to make a shelter in the woods.   I am so
> excited for this opportunity!  It will be a challenge and I'll 
> have to
> figure out many adaptations because of my blindness.   It's like 
> a
> puzzle for me.  I love to figure out how I can accomplish the 
> task.
> Occasionally I come across something that I can't do, but more 
> often I
> surprise myself.  It also helps a lot to have wonderful email 
> lists and
> other blind people willing to talk to me about similar things 
> they have
> done.  I can build on what has already been discovered without
> reinventing the wheel.  *smile*
> 
> What are your goals? Your dreams?  If you knew you couldn't fail 
> what
> would you do?  Let us help you figure out how to get there.
> 
> Julie
> 
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