Gee Carole, you need a surgical procedure for your *foot in the mouth *
operation? Try the one I need ( often) whereas yours are feet, mine might be
classified as 2x4's... It doesnt seem to me that anything you say, or have
said, can be described as offensive whereas I have stepped on a few toes...I
tend to tread where there are signs that say * stay off the grass* , but
they are turned around so I can't see them.. That could be called a handicap
could't it ? That is a good excuse anyhow .. :)

audrey... *seattle* friend of pwp aussie john 48/dx 8
:)

----- Original Message -----
From: janet marie paterson <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2000 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: Sir James / emotions / with a 'hey' to bill harrington


> At 06:55 PM 2000/02/12 -0500, carole wrote:
> >Hi Audrey: I think Parkinsonians are notoriously prickly,
> >but perhaps that is a common denominator in ANY
> >individual with a chronic, progressive, incurable
> >disease.We're not always good company. We are easy to spin
> >out of control. Especially when someone is pushing our
> >buttons. Which is why I am TRYING to learn to count to 10
> >(make that 110) before opening my mouth (or responding to
> >an E-mail) So I won't require further surgical intervention
> >re:
> >foot-in-mouth...      Carole
>
>
> if i may add a small corollary to carole's comments
> emotions and even tears seem to rise much closer to the surface
> once a previously 'normal' human has crossed into the 'parkie zone'
>
> [something to do with dopamine aka the 'feel-good-brain-chemical']
> [which is also implicated in some forms of addiction]
> [that was the 'hey'!]
>
> rose lane said something like:
> we may think we are responsible for the way others treat us
> but we can only be responsible for the way we treat others
>
> IF i am able to absorb that concept in all of its layers
> i find that all those old 'buttons' which can be so vulnerable to being
'pushed'
> have miraculously disappeared
>
> [but some days that's a mighty big 'if'...]
>
> Emotions R Us
>
> janet
>
> janet paterson
> 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
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>