[stylist] Dave, here are some bubbles

Wed May 30 18:37:12 UTC 2012

Dave,
I truly appreciate your response to this issue.
There are hundreds of alternative methods of healing: Reiki, the Medicine
Wheel, Healing stones and crystals, essential oils, magnets, Transcendental
Meditation,  ad infinitum. All of these can be googled, and then pursued
using other methods. Enthusiasm for these topics could multiply to the
extent this subject line has, and further decrease our ability to open each
post, be selective, and devote our precious time for writing to another end.
I may be jaded because I have tried all of the above and know the costs
monetarily, emotional toll when they do not work, and use the true healing
craft, writing, to come to some conclusion.
Please find attached, the poem named Bubbles, written about my extensive
experience with Transendental Meditation.  A humorous treatment of something
that is gaining some credence. Except, of course, the ability to fly. 
I am sure there will be at least ten more posts on this subject, so I am
getting my poems on alternative healing all in a row to keep submitting to
all.
Jackie
-----Original Message-----
From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of David Andrews
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 7:32 PM
To: Writer's Division Mailing List
Subject: Re: [stylist] new list for alternative healing

No, it is ridiculous that you want to make this into an issue, when I 
don't think it is.

The purpose of the crafters list is to learn how to do crafts as a 
blind person -- using alternative techniques.  I don't see how 
healing and alternative learning are directly related to 
blindness.  I could be wrong, and maybe there is something there 
-- but it isn't good enough for you to say we are all blind persons 
doing this together.

The second test of a list is that there is a demonstrated desire by 
enough people to make it work, over a period of time.  A few people 
just won't cut it.  If you don't have 50 to 100 persons on a list, at 
least, it tends to just sit there and languish.

If you can convince me that there are genuine blindness issues here 
-- and there is demonstrated interest, I will reconsider.

Dave

David Andrews, List Owner

At 08:27 PM 5/26/2012, you wrote:
>David says he wont' do it, so we can find a different venue. It 
>isn't in the NFB scope, apparently.
>
>Crafts are, but healing, and alternative learning, isn't.
>What can you say.
>
>Ridiculous.
>
>Atty
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Eve Sanchez" <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
>To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 8:19 PM
>Subject: Re: [stylist] new list for alternative healing
>
>
>>Myrna, Sounds great! And I love to learn how and why people have the
>>interests they do. Thanks for sharing with us. If no one knows how to get
>>this started I could check with the NFB when they reopen during the week.
I
>>think this is something that will not only generate a lot of interest, but
>>could also be beneficial to many blind people. Oh I am so excited about
>>this. Thank you thank you Atty for coming up with such an excellent idea.
>>Eve
>>
>>On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 1:47 PM, <KajunCutie926 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Count me in!  For a very special and personal  reason I would so look
>>>forward to this.  My grandmother was a midwife and  herbal healer, or
>>>'treateuse', in the Cajun culture.  She delivered over  500 babies during
>>>her time and
>>>I was the last of these deliveries so when I saw  I was born in the small
>>>community I grew up in, I mean I was born and raised  there.  I can
>>>remember
>>>helping my grandmother crush the herbs she made teas  with and also
>>>ointments.  I wrote what I suppose might be called a 'memoir'  about her
>>>called 'The
>>>Willows Weep'.  She was a special lady and was loved  by so many.  She
did
>>>not speak much English though she could understand  quite a bit of it. I,
>>>on
>>>the other hand, understood the French but did not  speak it well.  So she
>>>spoke French to me and I spoke to her and we  understood each other
>>>perfectly.  I know that was a long story just to say  I'm interested too
>>>but I wanted
>>>to share why I was so interested in  it.
>>>
>>>Myrna
>>>
>>>
>>>In a message dated 5/26/2012 11:25:24 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
>>>3rdeyeonly at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>>Oh Atty,  That is a wonderful idea. How do we do it? I am totally up for
>>>it.
>>>Not just  alternative healing though,but preventative health and natural
>>>living. All  geared for the blind. We all do input and learn from each
>>>other. Let's do  it. Let's do it. I am sure Lynda would also be on board.
>>>Peace be with us,  Eve
>>>
>>>On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 4:31 PM, The Crowd  <the_crowd at cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> > That's what we  need!
>>> >
>>> > Atty

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