Tweetable Quotes from Blindness for Beginners

Here are 15 tweetable quotes Maribel writes in the book that you are free to use, tweet or quote as long as you credit the author. Feel free to get in touch, give feedback or request an interview…

 ‘In Blindness for Beginners, Maribel Steel takes us along her “journey of discovery where sight loss really can become a “renewed vision of the possible”. From her early diagnosis and rejection of being labelled as “disabled” to her eventual acceptance of having to make changes in her life, Maribel’s story will resonate with readers facing similar uncertainties.

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Tweetable Quotes

• ‘When adjusting to living with sight loss, you learn to become more resourceful in problem-solving, more often’
• ‘One challenge is keeping the balance right, still enjoying life even as sight fades and maintaining emotional stability’
• ‘We can feel like a victim of circumstance or become the victor over the challenge, depending on our attitude’
• ‘The key to letting go of fear – you are not dying from a terminal illness. Your life will go on in a different way’
• ‘Bravely reveal your inner turmoil…How you are feeling and what you are thinking are likely common fears for people in your situation’
• ‘Be the spiritual warrior, not worrier, of your future’
• ‘To remain confident is to walk the ‘tightrope of life’ and the gift of courage is our balancing pole’
• ‘Saying I CAN is a powerful affirmation for success’
• ‘Each day is granted to us as a new opportunity to try again, to give strong support to our aspirations’
• ‘It is not so much being vision-impaired that will bar the way forward but how we react to oncoming obstacles’
• ‘You shift from being ‘blind’ to being ‘boss’ – the one who knows what you want and the one who can organise your team of helpers’
• ‘To live well with low vision means being able to bend and flex to sway with change without it breaking your spirit’
• ‘Life can take us on an amazing adventure; it’s all in the letting go of expectations and in staying open to new experiences’
• ‘Humour has the unique capacity to place us all on an even footing where we can relax into the conversation’
• ‘Focus on seeing through a different lens, the lens that focuses on teamwork and cooperation’