[NFBSF] Zoom invite for BEAM Oct. 2 6-8

Tue Oct 5 06:54:54 UTC 2021

Hello Laura,
My problem is being incredibly ambitious with a good work ethic but on account of blindness I can't follow my soul's desires. God, if you are going to make me blind give me a hard on for music, don't fill all my dreams with flight!
I beleive in reincarnation, and I think I am being punished for a past life's transgressions. I was a soldier who killed for sport and now I can't fly into battle on account of a past life I did something bad. 

Nelson Hyde Chick415 771-5162

-----Original Message-----
From: Laura Millar via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org>
To: NFB of San Francisco, California List <nfbsf at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Laura Millar <laurammillar at gmail.com>
Sent: Sat, Oct 2, 2021 11:36 am
Subject: Re: [NFBSF] Zoom invite for BEAM Oct. 2 6-8

Hi Nelson,

I was in the middle of writing this when I realized  that Lisa and other
people have commented as well. Lisa, I second everything you said.

Nelson, I can feel your frustration and want to share that your points are
valid for where you currently are on your blindness journey. And, with the
help of community and NFB members I’ve been able to adjust in a more
positive way.

I’ve been adjusting to blindness for 19 years. 13 of those years I shared
your sentiment, blindness was the worst thing that could have happened to
me.  I was stuck in my internalized ableism and in no place to hear the
positive messages about blindness.

I had no idea how much I had adopted society’s negative messages of
blindness. Hook line and sinker.  Until I met NFB members and got involved.
 Well, I have gotten a lot of organizing with the NFB. Most of the value
has come from spending time with NFB member and slowly adopting a more
blind positive attitude.

Many of them were living lives as blind folks so positively that  I knew I
wanted what they had.  It took me a long time to understand  NFB’s
philosophy that blindness doesn’t have to be what held me back and I am
still learning as I head off to The Colorado Center for the Blind for a
long intensive immersion program.

I understand that it can be hard to get involved when you have such heavy
feels and especially these days on zoom, and I want to encourage you to
check out the chapter meetings.  Join us at meetings and find out what it
is that is helping folks find a more  positive attitude toward blindness.

If for some reason you do not feel comfortable or want to attend meetings
or have tried and had a not so positive experience then I would be more
than happy to connect with you.  As a board member we are striving  to make
the chapter  more inclusive and welcoming.

Please let me know if you’d like to connect. I’d be happy to listen to
where you are at and share a little of my journey.

Either way I wish you the best of luck on your blindness journey.

Laura

On Sat, Oct 2, 2021 at 12:14 PM Michael Schwartz via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hello, all.  To borrow a phrase from talk radio, Long time listener, first
> time caller. I felt compelled to add my voice to this thread after seeing
> the direction it’s going, with my apologies to Amy that I am keeping us
> off-topic from the goal of the original post. Our contributor Nelson’s
> comment reminded me of a phrase I just heard this week. Say something in
> anger and it will be the best speech you’ll ever regret. I feel there was
> no small degree of anger in the response to this thread, and I want to add
> my voice in the hope that it will be heard. Over the many years of losing
> my eyesight, I have felt that anger and sense of hopelessness, and while I
> still have a lot of work to do, I am also learning two lessons Via that
> work. The first is that anger is fear in disguise, and I am working to
> pause whenever I feel that anger and ask myself what it is I’m actually
> really afraid of. It helps me. The second is that anger is just another way
> of saying I have a need that is not being met yet. to Nelson and everyone
> who, like most of us I’ll bet, who occasionally feels like they are in a
> hole that is too deep to climb out of, I would invite us to consider this
> sentiment. Our lives did not go according to plan, but even if the only
> piece of rope that you have to grab onto is the fact that all of us in this
> group have that one thing in common, let that be enough for now, and keep
> looking for other things to hold onto. Every little success, every little
> moment, every time we can identify with each other and realize that we are
> not alone, it’s another step on the path to living our lives with
> contentment and pride.
>
> Best to all, and happy Saturday.
> Michael
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> Michael Schwartz
>
> > On Oct 2, 2021, at 10:03 AM, Lisa Irving via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Props Karen for conveying the compassionate side.
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: NFBSF <nfbsf-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Karen Rose via NFBSF
> > Sent: Friday, October 1, 2021 10:34 PM
> > To: NFB of San Francisco, California List <nfbsf at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: Karen Rose <rosekm at earthlink.net>
> > Subject: Re: [NFBSF] Zoom invite for BEAM Oct. 2 6-8
> >
> > Nelson I am wondering why you feel fucked for life for being blind?
> >
> > Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net
> >
> >> On Oct 1, 2021, at 9:05 PM, Nelson Hyde Chick via NFBSF <
> nfbsf at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> What is there for me to say? That is sucks and you are fucked for life
> being blind?
> >>
> >> Nelson Hyde Chick415 771-5162
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Amy Mason via NFBSF <nfbsf at nfbnet.org>
> >> To: NFB of San Francisco, California List <nfbsf at nfbnet.org>
> >> Cc: Amy Mason <amason80 at gmail.com>
> >> Sent: Fri, Oct 1, 2021 9:01 pm
> >> Subject: [NFBSF] Zoom invite for BEAM Oct. 2 6-8
> >>
> >>
> >> Amy Mason
> >> Pronouns: She/Her
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Amy Mason <amason80 at gmail.com>
> >> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2021 5:20:48 PM
> >> To: NFB of San Francisco, California List <nfbsf at nfbnet.org>
> >> Subject: Reminder: Meet the Blind/Blind Equality and Achievement Month
> Video
> >>
> >> Reminder!
> >>
> >> Looking for videos from the chapter. Below find details. With updates
> on deadlines. I only have videos from one person so far.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> This year, the San Francisco chapter is going to create a video to
> celebrate Meet the Blind Month/BEAM.
> >>
> >> In order to do this, we need video or audio clips along with
> appropriate pictures, answering one or more of the following questions:
> >>
> >> - What to do when meet me/ What not to do when you meet me
> >> - Here’s what I want you to know about blindness
> >> - I am a blind____ / I am blind and love to... (ski, shop, parent,
> insert what you love here)
> >> - I am a blind “identity” (How do these affect one another?)
> >> - Favorite blindness survival tip
> >>
> >> Please create separate clips for each question that you answer. Not all
> of them will be used but at least one from each respondent will be
> included. Feel free to answer multiple questions.
> >>
> >> If you send an audio clip, we need an associated picture, or a couple
> pictures, especially if you are mentioning the things you love to do. If
> there are pictures of you doing those things that would be all the better.
> >>
> >> Please send these clips to me via iMessage, or WhatsApp on the phone
> (402-770-2582) or send a sharing link from  One Drive, Dropbox, Google
> Drive or another sharing service to my email, amason80 at gmail.com.
> >>
> >> If anyone has emailed me so far please email again. I seem to have
> missed these files.
> >>
> >> If you are uncomfortable with recording your own clips,  please join me
> on Zoom tomorrow night,  October 2.  from 6-8. You can join that room and I
> can assist you in recording your message from Zoom.
> >>
> >> If that time doesn’t work for you
> >
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Laura Millar MPH, M.A., MCHES (She/Her)
Sexuality Educator, Consultant, Coach & Community Organizer
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