[nabs-l] Feeling Inadequate After National Convention?

[Anjelina]

Hi elizabeth,
Thank you for being bold enough to post your thoughts and feelings to the list. Yo uare not alone in feeling inferior after hearing convention speeches. Arielle has given great advice. Having more than just blindness is not always the easiest to contend with, but if we are the best we can be that is all that matters.
I know personally I felt a bit inadiquate after listening to some of the speakers but afterward I tried to identify what it was about them that I lacked. I will set small goals for myself this year such as trying to get more involved in my local chapter or even contributing on list more even though I am not as eloquent as many list members. :)
You are not alone in how you feel and this is a great place to come for support. Is there anything I or the list can help you with? Was there a particular speech which made you feel less than?


-Anjelina
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> On Jul 12, 2014, at 5:29 PM, Elizabeth Mohnke via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> I hope everyone who attended the national convention this year had a great
> time in Orlando. I understand attending a national convention can be a
> rather inspiring event in the life of someone who is blind. However, as I
> was listening to the online stream of the national convention this year, I
> found myself feeling the complete opposite.
> 
> Instead of feeling inspired and hopeful for the future, I found myself
> feeling rather defeated and inadequate. As I was listening to the speaches
> from various leaders within the NFB, I found myself thinking how lucky they
> must be that the only disability they have to deal with in their lives was
> there blindness. I was thinking about how easy it must be fore someone who
> is only blind, and how more difficult it is for someone who has another
> disability in addition to being blind.
> 
> Now perhaps this may be a bit too personal to post to the email list, but I
> was just curious if anyone else has ever felt this way, and if so, what did
> you do to deal with these kinds of feelings? I would greatly appreciate
> hearing from anyone who has ever dealt with this kind of issue before.
> 
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth
> 
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