[nabs-l] On feeling inadequate after national convention

[Shickeytha Chandler]

Very well said. Thanks for sharing Arielle.

On 7/14/14, Darian via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> There in those words are words of wisdom that while sounding idealistic, are
> important to always remember.
>   We forage our own paths as individuals. Ultimately so long as we find joy
> in what we do, and love with those we surround ourselves with it would seem
> to me that we are doing pretty good for ourselves.
> So long as the barrier to that happiness is not a barrier that someone else
> puts on us, nor one that we allow ourselves to have put upon us, we will
> probably be alright.
> Thanks Arielle, and thanks Carlton.
>
>> On Jul 14, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Arielle Silverman via nabs-l
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> While the discussion of blindness and multiple disabilities was
>> happening here, a very similar one was going on on the Parents of
>> Blind Children listserv. Carlton Walker, the president of the NFB
>> parents' division, wrote a response, and there is a part of it that
>> speaks very nicely to the issue of feeling inadequate in comparison to
>> others in the Federation. I share her wisdom below.
>>
>> "We each undertake our own journeys on this road of life. It is far
>> too easy to look at the
>> current path of a fellow traveler and feel jealousy or anger that that
>> traveler's path seems so easy. Of course, the paths we see are just a
>> sliver of reality. We have no idea about the actual travails others have
>> faced.
>>
>> And, come to think of it, it doesn't matter. Our paths are our own. The
>> ease (or difficulty) of another person's journey has no direct bearing on
>> our own. My daughter's blindness does not depend on anyone else. My
>> daughter's other academic and health concerns are neither ameliorated nor
>> exacerbated by any other child's health or academic achievements or
>> struggles. Life is not a pie from which there is a fixed amount of
>> opportunity."
>>
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