Meet my friend, Kerri Adamic.
Sometimes, you need to see hard things to wake you up to how great your life really is.
@savagetobi posted an article today that you can find here:
https://www.proofofbrain.blog/hive-150329/@savagetobi/who-said-begging-to-survive-is-an-option
This topic is near and dear to me. I know Kerri Adamic: Author of Doubt Your Doubts!: The Essential Guide to Overcoming Life's Challenges And Achieving Your Full Potential.
image is from Amazon. As part of their affiliate program, I believe they allow me to share images like that above in my contract.
When I lived near Kerri, I did not know much about her, but the more I saw her, the more I wanted to learn about her. She would come to my church and sit in her wheelchair listening to what was going on. I would see her interact with kids in the way she knew how. Her mother always sat near and she had a pad on her lap that helped her talk.
After months of attending at her location, I soon learned that she had a device that she could type on to speak for her. She can't speak for herself. She can cry. She can laugh, and she can drool, but other than those 3 things, there isn't much perceptibility anyone can get from her without her machine...though I have also since learned that she does "Sky spelling" where she writes letters in the sky.
Kerri is not dumb in regard to her intelligence. She is dumb in that she cannot speak. Her machine is a modern miracle to help her. She is married and lives very independently from my observations, though she does depend on nurses to come and assist her as one might expect. She has a motorized wheelchair that she uses to drive down the sidewalk to get to and from the store/church.
Why do I bring her up? I see people like this:
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or this:
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I cringe.
Now, I know good and well that Kerri is taken care of using programs like disability payments from the state to live in a nice condo unit where she receives the treatments she needs, but she does not live like a victim. Check her out. She wrote a book at the 10-12th grade reading level. It's over 100 pages long. She wrote it, one tap of her mishappen hand's tap at a time. The picture of the person directly above this paragraph has a sign that says, "Happy Happy Holidays. Today is my 26 B-Day"
I don't know if that picture was staged or if it was legitimate. What I do see is a young man who is capable of raising his hands and able to grasp with them. He can sit up. He can presumably see the person in front of him and likely hear her. There are so many ways that you can make money to make ends meet if you can perform those things.
It is really hard for me to give to someone who has become a victim to their situation. As an example, I often have bottles in my car, plastic bottles, that when I see someone digging through the trash can at my gas station, I'll give that person ALL of my plastic bottles...which may result in about $1 at the recylcler (my car doesn't look that bad...I don't have much else in my car but these bottles...). Why? I do this because if they're working for their wages, I should be willing to give to someone who is putting in the work. I do not give to someone standing at a street corner. If they can stand there for hours or sit there for hours and get up on their own power to move somewhere else, there are ways to monetize that. It was just a few years ago people stood out with signs, waving them in crazy ways to earn $15/hour. That's enough to buy a day's worth of groceries in one hour, depending on how wise you are with your shopping and what foods you eat. Instead, they choose to put their hand out and tax the people's charity.
I'd much rather buy a book, give it a 5 star rating, and feed the author who is actually doing something with their disability-teaching others who to see the bright side of things and not be a victim.
Please buy her book. Read it. Absorb it. Let it touch you.
I did use an affiliate link to her book on Amazon. If you'd rather not use my link, search for the book and make sure you buy a copy. Get your friends to do the same, in my opinion! Continue to show her, she's a victor!
What you point out in your article about people who have the ability...is so true.
May I expand on that by telling you what we physically saw/experienced?
The owner of the company that my wife was working for until recently, stopped at a street corner and approached a lady who was begging there. He actually offered her a full-time job. Nothing spectacular, but things like packing shelves in his shop, etc... At least she had a job and she received an income.
After receiving her third weekly paycheck, she just didn't return to work.
Guess where she is...? She has been spotted standing at another street corner...
Thank you for writing this post. I take my hat off to this young lady you are talking about in your post
I'm guessing she made more money on the street. It really is sad. What a great person to offer her a job in the first place! We'll never see the end to poverty. It humbles us to help and it humbles them to be helped. We need each other!
As you say, she probably made more money on the street. It's a sad situation indeed.
it is sad that recently people would settle for the easy option of begging rather than seek out means to earn a living despite how hard the process might be. I have seen several people like this would not let Their misfortunes keep them from going after their heart desires
Interesting. I have never heard of yer, but I have heard a talk recently mentioning to doubt your doubts. It was a guy though. I will check her out. It is amazing what people can do.
I think she came out with the book before that speech...I bought her book. Now I just need to read it...
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Honestly, I must say she’s truly not dumb but intelligent forgetting her disabilities; she has given more wisdom more than an able man lying on the bench or begging at a spot. I believe charity is meant for kids under the care of motherless supervisions and those in sick beds that needs true urgent cares.
Sir @bobthebuilder2, this woman is truly a model and blessing in disguise. Only those who see the positivity she gives the world and the icon of hope to always believe in ourselves by getting useful to the world is a bless from Kerri Adamic and every other disabled impacting life’s ‘if I may say’.
I make sure I purchase her book myself but I doubt Amazon deliveries gets to my present location and would still be on the lookout till I get my copy. But to be honest I feel very happy that the people who the world see has disabled are really able. 🥰happy I had to meet her too.
All I keep telling people is just keep on pushing and be focus your wants would find you naturally. And just keep following the steps of the vision.
Thanks so much😇.
Her book is an ebook. I think you just have to have the kindle app on your phone to read it. She's an amazing person!
Ooo okay thanks would do that now 😊