[nagdu] I Am Home!

Tue Sep 15 15:53:40 UTC 2009

Thanks for the info!  I would love to attend one...  It's just getting to
there from here.  I'll look for the dish washing tape. /smile/

Tami Smith-Kinney

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Wayne Merritt
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 9:08 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] I Am Home!

I don't think you could get a transcript of the philosophy seminars,
other than by visiting the various centers that conduct them and
observing/participating in them. However, one particular topic that
seems to come up every so often is one that Dr. Jernigan did way back
when on washing dishes. Seminars today reference the famous, or
infamous, "dish washing" tape. I think you can download it from the
NFB website somewhere and listen to the original discussion that Dr.
Jernigan held back in the sixties in Iowa. It's cool to participate in
a seminar though. Though there may be staff leading the discussion,
both the staff and students benefit from the topic and discussion. Not
a bad way to spend an hour or two.

Personally, I see seminar as bringing together all of the training
areas. Picture a large wheel with all the training areas, such as
Braille, technology, mobility, etc., being around the outer edge of
the wheel. Seminar and recreation are in the middle, where all the
lines that come from the outer edge meet and come together. Some staff
see seminar as an excuse to get some paperwork done, but I make a
point of participating whenever I can. That was the one big class,
other than mobility, that i really enjoyed when at the Colorado Center
10 years ago.

Wayne

On 9/13/09, Tamara Smith-Kinney <tamara.8024 at comcast.net> wrote:
> Oh!  Is there a way to get transcripts or something of those philosophy
> seminars?  That sounds terrific!  The Living With Blindness Seminars and
> classes at the Living Skills program through our state agency seem to have
a
> lot to do with making sure you know what you can't do now that you're
blind
> or something...  They call this "giving" you self-confidence, since we
blind
> people need that.  I am not the only blind Oregonian with natural
> self-confidence to have run intro trouble because of it.  /grim smile/  So
I
> would love to hear the NFB's version!
>
> These leadership seminars sound really great, too.  Love the nicknames.
> /lol/
>
> Tami Smith-Kinney
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Wayne Merritt
> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 7:43 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] I Am Home!
>
> For those that have been to a leadership seminar and to an NFB Center,
> are the leadership seminars similar to the seminar/philosophy classes
> on blindness that our centers conduct, though on a leadership scale?
> After reading some of the descriptions, this is what it sounds like to
> me, but I've never been to a leadership seminar. They sound fun and
> thought provoking though and like something I'd like to do if I ever
> get the chance.
>
> Wayne
>
> On 9/7/09, Margo and Arrow <margo.downey at verizon.net> wrote:
>> I went to seminar in 1980 and we were the Bananas Seminar because we ate
> the
>> NFB out of house and bananas or something.  We ate bananas all three
> meals.
>> they had just had them for brakfast but we requested almost demanded them
>> all the time.  lol!
>>
>> marion, I'm glad you had such a good time at seminar.  I'd love to go
> again.
>>
>> I was at seminar with Dr. jernigan so haven't experienced a Marc Maurer
>> seminar.
>>
>> margo and Arrow
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Charlene Ota" <caota at hawaii.rr.com>
>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 2:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] I Am Home!
>>
>>
>>> Marion, what did Dr. Maurer call your seminar? I don't remember what
>>> number
>>> we were but we were the Scattered Seminarians. It's such a great
>>> experience!
>>>
>>> Charlene
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
>>> Of Marion & Martin
>>> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 2:25 AM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] I Am Home!
>>>
>>> Sherri,
>>>    As you know from attending Seminar, it is a tremendously intense
>>> experience. In addition to spending four full days in a very intimate
>>> setting with President maurer, I also had the opportunity to get to know
>>> the
>>> other Seminarians on a very personal level. This sort of networking will
>>> greatly enhance the effectiveness and visibility of NAGDU. The
>>> relationships
>>> I formed during the 72nd Seminar will last a lifetime!
>>>    I think the most important lesson I learned during the Seminar was
how
>>> to manage my work with the Organization. It helped me understand how to
>>> utilize my potential, as well as learn techniques to overcome those who
>>> would attempt to minimize it.
>>>    Frankly, it is very difficult to summarize the effect of the Seminar
> or
>>> to put into comprehendible words the impact it has on me. fresh from the
>>> intensity of it all, I am still synthesizing the experience!
Furthermore,
>>> the true impact of the Seminar is that it makes an internal shift in
>>> energy
>>> that cannot be adequately described; it must be experienced! In this
>>> respect, the only way to share this shift is to say that I am more
>>> grounded
>>> in my connection with the Federation and my potential to effect change.
>>>    The Seminar gave me so much more than I expected. President Maurer
>>> frequently said to the Seminarians, quoting from the words of Jesus, "To
>>> whom much is given, much is expected!" I  believe I can meet these
>>> expectations!
>>>
>>> Fraternally yours,
>>> Marion Gwizdala
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 3:29 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] I Am Home!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Marion, It's great that you got to attend the seminar. I attended a
>>>> leadership seminar so many years ago now it is just a vague memory, but
>>>> the things I learned did much to change my view of blindness and to
>>>> strengthen my resolve to stay involved with NFB through thick and thin,
>>>> good times and not so good times. I'd like to hear more about your
>>>> seminar. Glad you made it home safely.
>>>> Sherri
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Nicole B. Torcolini" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>
>>>> To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'"
>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, September 07, 2009 12:57 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] I Am Home!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Welcome back.  The list just isn't the same without you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nicole
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>>> Behalf
>>>>> Of Marion & Martin
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 5:40 PM
>>>>> To: NAGDU List; FLAGDU List
>>>>> Subject: [nagdu] I Am Home!
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear All,
>>>>>    I wanted to let everyone know that I have returned from the
>>>>> "Two-Bowl"
>>>>> Seminar more enthused and excited about the direction of NAGDU and the
>>>>> NFB!
>>>>> Though it was a grueling four days consisting of 6:00 am wake-up calls
>>>>> and
>>>>> an 11:00 pm adjournment nearly every night, I didn't feel tired until
> my
>>>>> head hit the pillow! The Seminar helped me better understand and
> clarify
>>>>> my
>>>>> role with the NFB, as well as create friendships and network with some
>>>>> of
>>>>> the most dynamic, influential leaders of the blind in the United
States
>>>>> and
>>>>> Canada. What transpired during the past four days for me can only be
>>>>> described as transformational!
>>>>>    I must admit, though, that it is very daunting! Several times
during
>>>>> the
>>>>> Seminar, Dr. maurer quoted from the bible, saying "To whom much is
>>>>> given,
>>>>> much is expected!" It was an honor and a privilege to have been
invited
>>>>> and
>>>>> to participate in this Seminar, as well as  to be chosen to do the
>>>>> expanding
>>>>> work of the Federation. I look forward to the future progress and
>>>>> prosperity
>>>>> I plan to create!
>>>>>
>>>>> fraternally yours,
>>>>> Marion Gwizdala
>>>>>
>>>>>
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