[Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi from a new member.

[River Woman]

Wow, I read this after I posted my comment's to Barb's note. This is so 
true. I think that losing ones sight suddently and with no warning is an 
enormous blessing rather than dragging along knowing that something is 
coming on the road ahead, something unwanted. Sight Loss!  You are forced to 
make a decision, quickly, to move on and figure out how you will NOW 
experience your LIFE. I view it, mostly, as a great adventure. It is an 
adventure I would never have chosen, but it came to me anyway. And, I am 
thankful for every day, evry little step forward, and every new achievement. 
Amen, sister!
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From: "artist" <imanartist at earthlink.net>
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 4:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Hi from a new member.


>I would like to say that before you can develop confidence, you have to 
>first believe in yourself.  Until a person comes to terms  with where they 
>are, they really can't go anywhere else regardless of what we say or do. 
>It is hard to let go of what you know  and adventure into a newer unknown 
>tactile  world without vision.   It seems to me that it is hardest on those 
>who are told they will be blind in the future than with someone who is 
>suddenly blind with no warning.  When you have sight, it is hard to think 
>of a world without it  But you can be without sight and still have vision. 
>If a person you won't is told  he/she have sight in the future , can  make 
>them want cling to what they have as long as they can.  The real truth is 
>that if you are going blind, your fear of that prevents you from embracing 
>the changes you need to make  and preparing for them because you cannot 
>imagine what it would be like.  Sudden loss of sight , it seems to me, 
>omits that fear and the adjustment comes quite quickly if you want to 
>retain your independence    The bridge from a sighted world to a tactile 
>one is a giant step but not an impossible one.  The best way we can help 
>others across that bridge is to encourage them , be there for them and most 
>importantly show them the joy   and confidence you have found discovering 
>all the new things you can do without reminding them the work it took for 
>you to get there.  If you are there, having fun, others will join in.  If 
>you portray things as difficult, you will probably not have many followers. 
>After all, if your ladies did not like to knit when they had sight, chances 
>are they may not want to do it blind.  I have said in the past, we cannot 
>let the darkness cripple us.  We need to embrace the darkness and live  a 
>rich full in spite of it.  I look at myself as a woman living in the 
>absence of light, not a person struggling to live in  the dark.      Off my 
>soap box now, Hugs, JoAn
>
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