[bookshare-discuss] Re: Validating
- From: Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 14:48:58 -0400
Hi, Cindy Lou. Just in case this gives you some confidence in
volunteering, none of us knew how to do everything when we started
volunteering. Some of us didn't know how to get a scan while others
had never used a program like Microsoft Word. It is only by taking
a risk and making some mistakes that we learn how to do things, and
that applies to Bookshare as well as the rest of life. (smile) I
cringe at the appearance of my first scan, and I was so discouraged
when I got a rejection for scan quality. However, the other
volunteers took their time to encourage and teach me so that I get
very clear scans now. I know they will do the same for you if you
choose to get involved. It's an awesome feeling when I can fill
someone's book request or submit a book that I believe will help
other people spiritually or emotionally. These things alone would
make volunteering worthwhile, and yet I also gained so much more;
friendships with good people, confidence in sharing my thoughts with
others, and learning how to show respect to people with opinions I
do not share. It's been worth getting that rejection notice and
making some pretty big mistakes to gain what I have now. (smile)
"Don't let yesterday use up too much of today!" Will Rogers
Monica Willyard, rhyami@xxxxxxxxx
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