[acb-hsp] Impossibilities of hope and self-esteem

[Mary Ann Robinson]

Hi Peter:

I want to echo many of Karen's sentiments.
 It is difficult to know what might be helpful to you.  While it is painful 
to continue to pursue hopes and dreams when we are frustrated, the chance of 
realizing those hopes and dreams is greater if we continue to pursue them 
but impossible if we give up altogether
God bless you too.

Mary Ann
.----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Rose" <rosekm at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion list for ACB human service professionals" <acb-hsp at acb.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 4:17 AM
Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] Impossibilities of hope and self-esteem


> Hi Peter:  I hope you have not left the list yet and do get this message. 
> Reading your post makes me feel both scared and sad.
>
> First, you have not failed anyone--if anything, it is we other blind 
> people who are failing you both by not encouraging you in your search and 
> your struggles in ways that are meaningful to you and in not directly 
> helping you to find the work you are seeking.
>
> I can certainly remember well struggling to find my first job for many, 
> many years, through uncounted rejections, and I think we have all shared 
> those painful experiences.  But the only failure would have been giving up 
> hopes and dreams, no matter how long those dreams are frustrated.
>
> You have mentioned in a previous post that you have majored in political 
> science but are really interested in aspects of engineering and IT.  Would 
> you be interested in jobs involving statistical analysis for a campaign or 
> a polling org?  Alternatively, I know of a computer training program here 
> in Berkeley, Ca. specifically designed to train people with disabilities 
> in computer networking or in office computer work.  This is Computer 
> Technologies Program, and they have two major training programs, a short 
> one in office work and a longer one in computer networking.  *They also 
> have a 90 percent placement rate.*  I would be happy to help you connect 
> with them if you like.
>
> In a different post, you indicate a disillusion with the U.S.  Would you 
> be interested in doing some kind of internship/work outside the country?
>
> Again, I really, really hope you get this message, that you will not give 
> up either on work or on us.
>
> Karen
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Wolfe" <peterqwolfe at gmail.com>
> To: <acb-hsp at acb.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 12:19 AM
> Subject: [acb-hsp] Impossibilities of hope and self-esteem
>
>
>> Dear all ACB-Human Resource clients,
>>
>>
>>    After my short stay here, I've decided that its best for me to
>> leave the list. It was nice to hear your plans for trying to build up
>> this ideal group in the future for fellow blind people. I just don't
>> share in the optimism of myself nor other blind people by the
>> arrogance of various blind professions in and outside of ACB, AFB, NFB
>> and others that I see only blame towards the less fortunant to not
>> have jobs overall.
>>
>>    I'm leaving this list with other E-mail list cause I cannot handle
>> the stress of trying anymore. I really believe that this is it for me
>> on my hopes for a future. I went for five years in under graduate and
>> tried numerous places for federal employment and its gone to waste.
>> Tens of thousands of dollars, years of education and a utter waste on
>> everybody. I'd like to apologize that I failed the blind community and
>> future generations of blind students out there. Its just not worth it
>> just staying on welfare till they the Congress cuts that too. I wish
>> all of you all the luck with sequestration or its equivalent but I
>> don't have to worry anymore about any of it.
>>
>> Thank you and God bless,
>> Peter Q Wolfe, BA
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