Addressing Several Things

Hello readers. I know it's been an incredibly long time. LWSB was rather crazy. Little Rock was pleasant enough. I fell in love and got my heart broken, but I am better for it because I'm clearer on the kind of person I went to be with. He wasn't a compromise on my standards. He just didn't feel the same about me. Anyway, I graduated with four computer certifications and came home.

In January, I went to Guide Dogs of America. I went through the program and got my beautiful, loving dog Charity. She is the best dog ever and I loved her from moment 1. Guide dog school was really rigorous. We did a lot of walking. We also had lots of lectures. We'd often work for close to twelve hours. I'm glad I did it though.

When I came back, I started looking into going to Braille Institute. I enrolled in voice class and yoga class. Yoga is so relaxing. I also went through the process of looking for a job. Wow. Even with those certifications, it's pretty crazy. I did a lot of proofreading for Braille making sure their books were accurate. It was fun to read, and it was still a bit boring.
Soon into February, I came back to PSI Seminars which I wrote about before, and staffed the Basic seminar. It felt good getting back into the network and support. I'll right more about that topic later. I have a lot to say on the issue.

I've gotten to hang out with Tasha and my friend Liz. I went to meetings with the California Council of the Blind. In March, we had a church Missions Conference. It was wonderful. I also got to join the choir. Yay!

I got a job at the water company in March. I did a typing test and did better than 100 sighted applicants. Unfortunately, after I'd done the orientation to the building and the assistive technology people had installed the software, it was deemed incompatible and my job offer was rescinded. Needless to say, I wasn't happy. I got some people to help me look into complaining or talking to them about an equal opportunity case. I later got a job with a life insurance sales company and that turned out to be a disaster too. The leads they gave us were handwritten. That meant they wouldn't scan. So I'm still looking for a job.

Now I really want to talk about PSI Seminars. I'm staffing the basic again starting tomorrow because I think it's in incredible program if you use the tools. I did a little research and found some stuff that made me want to laugh and cry. People who didn't use the tools correctly blamed PSI Seminars for their problems with their marriages, lost homes, lost friends, and all kinds of other stuff. First, a person doesn't have to give up their current support for the support of the PSI network. It's an addition. If you have great support already, you shouldn't give it up. It's if you have support that is acting more like obstacles, meaning that they're telling you all the reasons you can't, then, yes, you should talk to those people and if it doesn't work, sure. You should have support who will encourage and lift you up. That's what it means. One thing people don't realize for some reason is that you can tell people stuff that goes on in the seminar. I knew a little bit before I went. I wouldn't tell everyone about all the exercises specifically, but I don't see an issue talking in general about what you can learn. I don't say will learn because what I absorb is up to me just is what you learn is up to you. One other comment. The company puts together guest events. Often, they are in conjunction with the graduations of students in the class. The students are told very clearly that it is both. If they choose to tell you it is a graduation, PSI isn't to blame. It's easy to put blame on something, but when a person acts a certain way, nobody can make them act a certain way. Nobody has that much power. Anyway, I'm done with my rants. I believe it's helped me a lot withseeing my full potential. Okay. That's pretty much the full update.

Oh. Nope. Saturday I had an audition to sing. I did really well, and yet was a school. Barbazan is a bit misleading. I chose to go even though some friends warned me that it was just for money. I was told I'd be auditioning for a showcase and that I'd either be in the showcase or the classes. Oh well. I know I sang and acted well. I had great support with me. Okay. Now I'm really done. I'll keep updating on this thing. Again, sorry it's been so long.
Peace, love, and blessings,
Leena and Charity