Disease and disability, have their own unique ability to isolate. Isolation can drastically effect [if not, warp] your Persona, Priorities, and Perception. This can render your attempts to initiate and communicate totally ineffective.
You know you are in trouble when:
1. When the Presenting Problem is bigger than you. You don't have a Problem, you are The Problem, and The Problem has you.
2. You introduce your disability or disease first. Before you introduce your Self As A Person.
3. You can not name your disability or disease, in one word, phrase, or sentence. Without having to detail, define, or describe in multiple sentences, paragraphs, or pages. What it is, and is not.
4. You present your limitations and disabilities, before your interests and abilities as a Person.
5. You use the terms - of - emotion to describe your Self with terms of condition: depressed, dangerous, destructive, damaged. disengaged, or bored, etc.
6. Without specificity, you do not demonstrate your knowledge and understanding by outlining A PURPOSE and A PLAN to use the items requested.
7. You do not make Personal Contact with sustained individual follow - up and follow - through for each request submitted. You do not respond to each and every reply received; regardless of initial success or eventual failure.
A Request presents your Self As A Person with a Purpose and a Plan. Getting "it" together, as if in a basket. You put something of value in the basket ... your Self. You are asking someothers to put something of value in the basket ... your Request. Vesting or investing in your Self as a Person, with a Purpose, and a Plan.
It is a very simple and direct exchange. Both Self and basket must be together. When approaching anyone to put funds - to- benefit as well as things - of - value in your basket.
2. When you can't name your disease or disability in a word, phrase, or sentence. No body gives anything - of - value to diseases or disabilities; only Persons, with Purpose, and a Plan.
3. When you present your limitations and disabilities, before your interests and abilities as a Person. No body gives anything - of - value to limitation and disability; only Persons with Abilities.
4. When you describe your SELF in terms of emotional condition. No body gives anything - of - value to emotions, depression, or the depressed; only to Persons who are stable and together.
5. When you do not have a Purpose and a Plan. No one supports or funds anything or anyone. When You As A Person, on the paper - work, just "is - not - there".
6. When you Do Not use Personal Contact, with follow-up and follow- through. No body supports or funds anyone or anything they Do Not Know, Are Not Familiar, or Do Not Remember.
7. If you can't get your Self together as a Person, with a Purpose and a Plan:
A. No one will put anything in your basket.
B. No one puts anything of value in a Basket- Case.
The alternative is a Beggar's Bowl, or Forget "It"!
State Institutions Of Higher Education.
State Service Agencies ... by handicap condition.
Local Service Agencies ... by handicap condition.
WHERE TO GO:
No Bucks - Used Stuff
In A Beggar's Bowl.
Religious Service Agency(s)
And Thrift Stores.
Local Resource Centers
Local Computer Recycling Programs
Senior Citizens online Groups
Computer Users Clubs.
SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ?
Get your Self together. As a Person, with a Purpose and a Plan. Buy "it", or ask for "it". Fill a basket or fill a bowl. Short of this, forget "it".
"IT" ALL BEGINS WITH YOU!
The Message Has Been Given Several Times And Ways; If This Speaks To You.
DID YOU GET "IT" ?
Getting "IT"
The SuperAdaptoid 97