william
any buddhists
any dont knows
who else do we have
any fed ups with religion/s
i suspect we have every colour and shape of believer there is
i need the dictionary to see whether i am a theosophist
think i know a little about pantheism
william you know how to stress one :-))):-)))
judy-dont-really-know after all these years
life in religious limbo is at time difficult like now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



>From: "William A. Parrette" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Mermaids, ducks, nature,              and such ... (Some PD
>content near the end, well, sorta' :-) )
>Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2000 07:01:40 -0400
>
>Hi all,
>
>         On Sun, 18 Jun 2000 the digest contained:
>
> > Date:    Sat, 17 Jun 2000 19:08:03 -0700
> > From:    Barb_MSN <[log in to unmask]>
> > Subject: Re: Brain cells linked to a Robot
> > ...
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Date: Saturday, June 17, 2000 1:55 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Brain cells linked to a Robot
> > > ...
> > > Holy Smoke!  Gee Joao, if they can't cure Parkinson's
> > > maybe they can at least send me a "mermaid" to look
> > > after me....  (Barb M has *ducks*)
> > ...
> > Errrrr., Murray... I don't 'zactly HAVE them ducks!   These
> > came along with my new condo, in company with an awful
> > lotta squirrels, hummingbirds, a possum family (they look
> > like giant sewer rats!) <YUCK> (shuddering), and are
> > easily the size of a full-grown Cocker Spaniel!
> > ...
> > The wild life going on about living has enchanted me,
> > relaxing  me better than any pill or alcoholic beverage
> > could ever do.;
> > ...
>
>         Hey, Murray: If your order for a Mermaid comes through, let me
>      know.  I would like to place one too!
>
>         And,  Barb:   I  wish I didn't have to take all these pills (1
>      Levoxyl, 4 Sinemet CR, 3 Benztropine, 2  Eldepryl,  9  Requip,  3
>      Ginseng,  1  Solgar  VM-75  Multivitamin), and I haven't felt the
>      need for a "drink" since I was a much younger man.   But,  anyway
>      ...
>
>         I  too  get enchanted by all that nature has to offer.  When I
>      take a walk through a park -- even down a quiet  suburban  street
>      --  I  always  try to notice the small, simple things: a tree and
>      how it grows to be so straight and tall; the patterns in  a  leaf
>      and  how  all  plant life lives in a wonderful symbioses with the
>      human "animal;" the flowers and how they reach for and pull  part
>      of their life from the sun; the little chipmunk who somehow knows
>      to save some of what it gathers for  the  next  winter's  dearth.
>      All  part  of some plan that I don't know a thing about but some-
>      times wish I could talk to the original architect about.
>
>         Now,  if  I  could only get my butt up off this chair and take
>      that walk. :-) Oooops, I forgot, it's a bit past 4 a.m., Mountain
>      time -- it's still a bit dark outside. :-0
>
>         BTW, do I remember someone saying they wanted to discuss spir-
>      ituality and Parkinson's?  Does anyone remember what Edgar  Cayce
>      said about P.D.?  Are there any Theosophists on-list? ... Panthe-
>      ists?
>
>         Well, enough rambling for this morning.  Have a great Father's
>      Day, all.  I'm spending mine in a hotel room in Salt  Lake  City.
>      ;-)  Take care and try to always grok in fullness ...
>                   (http://w3.one.net/~wap/wapGrok.html)
>
>Bill--
>   ...who loves J.C.M.'s Tee-shirt that says "Curb your dogma."
>
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