: About Me

My passion is ...

my son

I know too much about ...

nothing. I don't think you can ever know too much about something.

My parents always told me ...

that I could be whatever I wanted.

My childhood ambition ...

`was to be an artist.

My favorite memory ...

is of my papa

Why I write ...

I write because it's what I love.

My first job ...

is where I am still currently employed.

My best moment ...

was when I became a mother.

My inspiration ...

often comes from my son.

Relationships & Family > Communication Issues How would you describe colors to the blind

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As I walk through the park one summer day with the daughter of one of my very best friends, she asks a peculiar and thought provoking question. "What is color?" she asks. Janice has been blind since birth, and therefore has no image of color whatsoever in her mind. "Color is not what you may think, Janice. Many people think that color is an amenity only enjoyed by those with seeing eyes, but those people are terribly wrong. At it's best, color is a thing best enjoyed with closed eyes." "Color is not merely a portrayal of light, as many make it out to be. Color is something to be experience...

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