[stylist] sharing

Thu Aug 13 19:47:02 UTC 2015

Me too!

Jackie Lee

Time is the school in which we learn.
Time is the fire in which we burn.
Delmore Schwartz	 

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lynda Lambert
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Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 11:25 AM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] sharing

Bill, I can relate to that too. Some days I feel like I despise sight loss 
and everything connected to it - but, most of the time I live my life 
without much thought of the negatives ( and they are many ).
It is not a topic I care to write about and seldom discuss it with anyone. 
I briefly answer questions when people ask - because they are curious. I 
would be, too, so I have to remember that!
One interesting thing for me is that I am never blind when I am sleeping - I

mean, never. I see and do everything as I did before and in full color - and

I still fly in my dreams just like before in a vivid panorama. When I am 
writing, I see everything in full color and detail - so that is where I keep

my focus. Lynda

-----Original Message----- 
From: William L Houts via stylist
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 12:25 PM
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Cc: William L Houts
Subject: Re: [stylist] sharing

HI Barbara,

I live for these sounds, too, and for environmental sounds in general.
family members frequently give me a kind of spooky acknowledgment for
all of this, as if my blindness has resulted in wondrous enchanted
powers.  I'm always saying, no, what's happened is that I've learned to
pay greater attention to what I'm hearing than most people usually do.
For instance, when I first went blind, I was thrilled to be introduced
to talking books.  But I found it hard to listen to them without falling
asleep; my attention nspan, trained for many years to be centered on my
eyes, simply got exhausted.  Nowadays, some 16 years on, I can happily
listen for hours without breaking a sweat or, what's worse, yawning and
dozing off.

When I first lost my vision, I had a therapist whose job it was to guide
me through my considerable anger at my situation.  He told me, Bill you
will come to accept this.  No, I retorted, I will come to be resigned to
it.  No, he said, unshakeable, I'm telling you, it's going to be all
right with you.  Well, he was right.  I write, read, eat, enjoy cool
breezes on our front porch.  I'm happy, most days.  Who knew?  LOL

--Bill

On 8/13/2015 4:53 AM, Barbara HAMMEL via stylist wrote:
> I love thunderstorms, too. Especially the kind of thunder that just keeps 
> rolling and rolling. The wind, on the other hand, worries my soul. I love 
> the sound of falling rain. I like to hear sleet, too.
> Barbara
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Aug 12, 2015, at 22:35, EvaMarie Sanchez via stylist 
>> <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> So there are only 4 of us who have chimed in so far, but it is 
>> interesting
>> to see that we are all inspired by the weather. Especially strong weather
>> it seems. We are so cool.
>> The toddler thing kind of cracks me up Bill. I could picture it. The
>> little tyke saying something and you running to make a mental note. haha
>> Eve
>>
>> President, National Federation of the Blind Northern Arizona
>> President, National Federation of the Blind Writers' Division
>> Committee Chair, Arizona Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Legislative Committee
>> Affiliate Member, National Federation of the Blind Membership Committee
>> Member, Slate & Style Editing Team
>>
>> "You do not need to have vision to see the stars."
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 7:33 PM, Semirhage via stylist 
>> <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thunder storms rock. Especially when you're all cozy and inside. Here in
>>> OR we don't really get the thunder part very often. Rarely if ever did 
>>> we
>>> in Southern CA, but when we were stuck in TX for 2 years I remember
>>> thinking the huge claps of thunder would terrify our bird because like 
>>> me
>>> he got wigged out by the earth quakes. But he was chillin' with the
>>> thunder. Didn't flinch or complain a bit. Very cool.
>>> Sem
>>> I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed.
>>> I get along with the voices inside of my head.
>>>
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