[Nfbc-info] Here comes the rain

[shante]

Thank you Lisa,

I am Shante  Reed. I am usually the one encouraging people around me but as I told my friends, sometimes the encourager needs encouraging. This what I needed At this moment. I look forward to meeting you at the convention thanks again!

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> On Sep 16, 2014, at 7:26 PM, Lisa Irving via Nfbc-info <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello Federation family, 
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> What do you do when you experience storms in your life? I was presented with
> an opportunity to answer this question earlier this evening. I will tell you
> what happened and how I chose to respond. I hope this short story encourages
> you. 
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> I live in San Diego. The past two weeks has been a mixture of soupy
> conditions and sweltering temperatures. This is very reminiscent of growing
> up in Western New York and in Upstate New York. My siblings and I regularly
> begged our mother to drive us to the nearby community pool. In our childish
> way we found a solution to our problem; we were hot. I also recall many
> occasions when my younger sister and I asked permission to play in the rain;
> we found a silver lining.  
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> I've spent almost twenty-seven summers in the San Diego area. Summer rains
> are sacred because they are scarce.  A short while ago I heard a commotion
> outside my window. When I opened my front door I heard my neighbors
> exclaiming that it was pouring.   I joined a neighbor in front of the
> apartment complex -in the pouring rain! She and I danced and sang, "I'm
> Singing in the Rain." That's how I try to live my life as a blind person. 
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> I am a woman of faith and of strong conviction. Some of my inner strength
> comes from the wisdom and mentoring I have received during the past year
> from my Federation family. Although I don't literally dance and sing my way
> through life    I do seek to find solutions; new ways of doing familiar
> things, compromising whenever possible and standing my ground as needed. I
> am getting better and better at identifying choices and finding solutions
> because of my daily involvement with the NFB and my commitment to our
> chapter members and to the blind community of San Diego. I challenge you to
> dance and sing during the unavoidable storms we will encounter in this life.
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> Warmly,
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> Lisa Irving, President, NFBC, San Diego Chapter
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