[nfbwatlk] WHOW!!! WHAT A THRIL...

[Kaye Kipp]

That would be way, way out of my comfort zone.

Kaye
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com>
To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] WHOW!!! WHAT A THRIL...


> Yeah...nice thrill! I'm glad you got to relax and you got to  get out of
> your routine. Sometimes we've gotta relax and get out of our regular
> schedule and enjoy fresh air, and yes, get out of our comfort zones!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Gloria Whipple
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 2:49 PM
> To: 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] WHOW!!! WHAT A THRIL...
>
> Sounds like you had a wonderful time!
>
> My older brother wasn't blind, but he loved it!
>
>
> Gloria Whipple
> Corresponding Secretary
> Inland Empire chapter
> nfb of WA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Kyle Parrish
> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 13:45
> To: NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] WHOW!!! WHAT A THRIL...
>
>
> HELLO LISTERS;
>
>  ON AUGUST 24th I WAS ABLE TO DO SOMETHING I HAVE WANTED TO DO FOR MOST OF
> MY LIFE.  I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO SKY DIVE BUT THE OPPORTUNITY OR THE 
> MONEY
> NEVER SEEMED TO BE THERE AT THE TIME.
>
>  THAT ALL CHANGED WHEN ONE OF THE VISION LOSS CENTER BOARD MEMBERS SENT ME
> A EMAIL ABOUT A LOCAL FIRST TIME SKY DIVING EVENT COMING TO PORT ANGELES. 
> I
> WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY UNTIL I SAW THE PRICE AND ONCE AGAIN I 
> WAS
> OUT.  I REPLIED TO DEB AND TOLD HER THAT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS 
> WITH
> HER AND HER FRIENDS DO TO FINANCES, BUT THAT DID NOT STOP HER AND SHE
> PROCEEDED TO TALK WITH THE VISION LOSS CENTER VOLUNTEERS AND THEY CHIPPED 
> IN
> TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.  WHEN SHE TOLD ME WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE, I HAD AN
> INCREDIBLE WARM FEELING COME OVER ME AND I WAS LOCKED INTO DOING IT.  WHAT 
> A
> WONDERFUL GIFT TO RECEIVE.
>
>  A LOT OF DOUBTS AND FEARS STARTED TO CREEP INTO MY HEAD S THIS WAS A
> UNKNOWN EXPERIENCE TO ME.  BUT.  I WAS DETERMINED TO GO THROUGH WITH IT.
> CONTINUALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN IN A FEW DAYS AND HOW 
> I
> WOULD HANDLE IT MADE FOR A LOT OF DOUBTS ABOUT MY LACK OF VISION.
>
>   THE DAY OF THE DIVE I WAS AT WORK THINKING ABOUT WHAT WAS GOING TO 
> HAPPEN
> THAT EVENING AND made it hard to think of anything else but how I could do
> this without being able to see things like the edge of the plane Flore
> leading to the exit and how was I to land...
>
>  all these fears were in my head and with the guidance of the dive partner
> and friends it worked out perfectly and was                 the thrill of 
> my
> life to this point.
>
>  YES I WILL DO IT AGAIN AND THIS WAS THE EXPERIENCE I NEEDED TO GET 
> CHARGED
> UP AGAIN FOR LIFE AND TIT'S CONTINUING CHALLENGES.
>
> I THANK ALL AT THE VISION LOSS CENTER FOR PROVIDING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ME
> AND I AM
> FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR THERE SUPPORT.
>
> LIFE GIVES US CHANCES AND WE NEED ONLY TAKE ADVANTAGE WHEN POSSIBLE...
>
>  KYLE
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