[nfbmi-talk] Faith Meadows Letter

[christywitte at sbcglobal.net]

    I can definitely see why some people are frustrated and even angry. 
However, last time I checked, our job is not to judge others our spout off. 
If people could use that energy they feel to accomplish a goal, like getting 
a job it would be great. I'm not responding specifically to anyone on the 
list. I know that sometimes there are misconceptions about the commission 
and what it does and what it does not do. Try to turn your tragedies to 
triumphs. Also, blindness is just one adjective to describe us; beyond that, 
we come from all walks of life and so we have many experiences and 
abilities.  Sometimes, we have to take things in our own hands. If we do not 
believe in our own abilities, how do we expect others to believe in our 
abilities. We all must forge ahead to achieve success; means something to 
everybody. Some of us are very young or very old, may have other 
disabilities, difficult lives, varying levels of skills. We are all given a 
different lot in life but we need to work within our own parameters to get 
things done. The commission can be lacking, this is true, but blaming an 
organization, which is composed of many people, doesn't get us a paycheck or 
whatever we feel we want and need individually and as a group. We must forge 
together and stand together to win our battles. By the way, I've never 
gotten assistance from anybody. I think about what I would do in their 
shoes; I also consider how much I would want to help or assist someone who 
has attacked me. I am not trying to offend others nor am I condoning people 
who don't get the job done. I've also observed that many people in my 
generation may not fully comprehend their own role in finding employment or 
understand what the job is going to involve. You have ask yourself: do I 
have the skills necessary for this job and if I want this job, or one 
similar to it, how am I going to personally acquire the skills that are 
lacking. Many blind people in my age group are unemployed, and many of those 
aren't hitting the pavement every day looking for enjoyable employment. I'm 
not sure about the reasons. They may feel overwhelmed by the process; they 
may feel like they are not equipped with the tools necessary to perform this 
job. It is kind of like climbing a mountain. You have to locate and climb to 
the higher level.
Sorry about the length.
Christy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 11:09 PM
Subject: [nfbmi-talk] Faith Meadows Letter


> Also, I'm concerned about her and others who think our commission board is 
> to aggressive!  Does this mean it didn't do much before?  I thaught our 
> board was supposed to actually do something!  Just being the blind man in 
> the street, and correct me if I'm wrong at least 2 of the commissioners 
> had very good jobs.  I don't really know Lydia but if she doesn't have one 
> she would deffinetly have experience enough for the board.  Both of the 
> commissioners who quit had good jobs but decided to quit anyway because 
> they were out numbered and in my humble oppinion didn't really have enough 
> interest in making things better for the blind population as a whole.  It 
> seems to me that when some blind folks get lucky and get good jobs they 
> forget that most of us are still struggling for the security and respect 
> they think they have earned!  I am not slamming everyone that has gotten 
> jobs iether but people like Faith and Donna Rose must feel secure in ther 
> jobs so they find us especially the NFB tiresome because we still have to 
> scratch and claw for every single rite we gett!  If joblessness and 
> respect were not issues then we wouldn't have to be aggressive about 
> themm!  But we should always insist on fair play!  At least the current 
> board wants to do things right and abov board!
> Intelligence is always claimed but rarely proven!
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