NOTHING LIKE TAKING 10 MO TO REPLY,HOWEVER...    Had about 3 good
responses to my comment on guided imagery with respect to PD,other than
yours.  Myself, I had expected plenty but people must want relief handed to
them and well they should if they are willing to commit to a plan of action.
I used G I to get a job transfer once upon a time and yes it happened as I
imagined  but, I didn't plan well enough. Oh yes transfer was great, an 11
minute walk from home. No commuting for 3 hours daily. Fuel savings,less
stress etc,etc.but I overlooked the boss!Left a big opening for the devil's
advocate.
        All I'll say now is: in imaging and prayer,  Be careful what you
pray for!


At 01:48 PM 3/2/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Dave,
>
>Imagery has been shown to be effective for a wide range of things - from
>enhancing performance such as in sports to fighting cancer To me,
>visualization is is a form of prayer and the effectiveness of prayer on
>healing has even been scientifcally demonstrated.  You might want to read
>some books like - Healing Words by Larry Dossey and the Faith Factor by Dale
>Matthews. Check the medical research. I attended a powerful symposium
>attended by 700 health professionals (and some patients) held by Harvard
>Medical School and the Mind/Body Medical Institute on Spirituality and
>Healing. Their next session is March 19-21 in Denver. 671-432-1525. I am a
>behavioral medicine psychologist who was diagnosed with PD at the age of 40
>(8 years ago). I refused to buy into the grim imagery painted by the medical
>system. I live with a vision of hope and healing and am actively researching
>alternative therapies.  Can we see our future without PD? Can we see a
>future for the world without PD? My answer is yes.
>
>Go for it!
>
>Beverly
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dave Perkins <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Thursday, March 02, 2000 10:31 AM
>Subject: guided Imaging re PD
>
>
>>One would think,eventually,the purpose of being able to communicate
>>in this medium, is another stepping stone afforded us in our common quest
>to
>>strip the shackles of PD.
>>        We could keep on snivelling,grumping and bickering in the big SAND
>>BOX, but one day realization will settle in...
>>        Time being a precious commodity, whether we waste it or wring out
>>every drop, given to us 24 hours at a time to use as  we wish...  the
>>awakening  and accounting of time wasted can be upsetting.
>>         Just think,  there are people who have have   held an image in
>>their mind of something they want: material things such as money, home
>>,cars, clothes, health in themselves and others and it happened not only
>>just adequately but perfectly timed,perfectly manifested as they envisioned
>>it. Many a sports figure after winning big time, on being interviewed said:
>>"I dreamed it, well maybe not a dream, I kept on seeing the ball going over
>>the fence and  I couldn't think of  anything else and then today... I can
>>hardly believe what I'm saying but thats how it is for me." In business,
>how
>>many of us have envisioned themselves in the VP's office just to keep
>>focussed on why we wanted that job: money, prestige etc and then it
>>happened. Was it not just as you had planned? After all, hadn't you thought
>>about it almost hourly?  Think about it.
>>         Those that practise this say that two persons concentrating their
>>mind's eye view and focussing frequently each day on their heart's desire
>>have excellent results. What  if  a large group of people in a network such
>>as this chose to make PD JOB 1? Us lurkers could contribute if we all knew
>>the common  image to put up on the  big screen in our collective mind.
>>        How about this? Hold the scene of a white coated researcher proudly
>>holding a newspaper and the huge headlines "PARKINSONS DEFEATED"    OR
>for
>>those who need a picture to work from : a blackboard  upon which M.J. Fox
>is
>>demonstrating how his handwriting used to be   and how it will be  now that
>>relief  is here.
>>         There are many scenes that could be used but if we have
>>forthrightness of purpose and do not scatter our forces  we will deserve
>our
>>sucess!
>>
>>One would think,eventually,the purpose of being able to communicate
>>in this medium, is another stepping stone afforded us in our common quest
>to
>>strip the shackles of PD.
>>        We could keep on snivelling,grumping and bickering in the big SAND
>>BOX, but one day realization will settle in...
>>        Time being a precious commodity, wether we waste it or wring out
>>every drop, given to us 24 hours at a time to use as  we wish...  the
>>awakening  and accounting of time wasted can be upsetting.
>>         Just think,  there are people who have have   held an image in
>>their mind of something they want: material things such as money, home
>>,cars, clothes, health in themselves and others and it happened not only
>>just adequately but perfectly timed,perfectly manifested as they envisioned
>>it. Many a sports figure after winning big time, on being interviewed said:
>>"I dreamed it, well maybe not a dream, I kept on seeing the ball going over
>>the fence and  I couldn't think of  anything else and then today... I can
>>hardly believe what I'm saying but thats how it is for me." In business,
>how
>>many of us have envisioned themselves in the VP's office just to keep
>>focussed on why we wanted that job: money, prestige etc and then it
>>happened. Was it not just as you had planned? After all, hadn't you thought
>>about it almost hourly?  Think about it.
>>         Those that practise this say that two persons concentrating their
>>mind's eye view and focussing frequently each day on their heart's desire
>>have excellent results. What  if  a large group of people in a network such
>>as this chose to make PD JOB 1? Us lurkers could contribute if we all knew
>>the common  image to put up on the  big screen in our collective mind.
>>        How about this? Hold the scene of a white coated researcher proudly
>>holding a newspaper and the huge headlines "PARKINSONS DEFEATED"    OR
>for
>>those who need a picture to work from : a blackboard  upon which M.J. Fox
>is
>>demonstrating how his handwriting used to be   and how it will be  now that
>>relief  is here.
>>         There are many scenes that could be used but if we have
>>forthrightness of purpose and do not scatter our forces  we will deserve
>our
>>sucess!
>>
>>One would think,eventually,the purpose of being able to communicate
>>in this medium, is another stepping stone afforded us in our common quest
>to
>>strip the shackles of PD.
>>        We could keep on snivelling,grumping and bickering in the big SAND
>>BOX, but one day realization will settle in...
>>        Time being a precious commodity, wether we waste it or wring out
>>every drop, given to us 24 hours at a time to use as  we wish...  the
>>awakening  and accounting of time wasted can be upsetting.
>>         Just think,  there are people who have have   held an image in
>>their mind of something they want: material things such as money, home
>>,cars, clothes, health in themselves and others and it happened not only
>>just adequately but perfectly timed,perfectly manifested as they envisioned
>>it. Many a sports figure after winning big time, on being interviewed said:
>>"I dreamed it, well maybe not a dream, I kept on seeing the ball going over
>>the fence and  I couldn't think of  anything else and then today... I can
>>hardly believe what I'm saying but thats how it is for me." In business,
>how
>>many of us have envisioned themselves in the VP's office just to keep
>>focussed on why we wanted that job: money, prestige etc and then it
>>happened. Was it not just as you had planned? After all, hadn't you thought
>>about it almost hourly?  Think about it.
>>         Those that practise this say that two persons concentrating their
>>mind's eye view and focussing frequently each day on their heart's desire
>>have excellent results. What  if  a large group of people in a network such
>>as this chose to make PD JOB 1? Us lurkers could contribute if we all knew
>>the common  image to put up on the  big screen in our collective mind.
>>        How about this? Hold the scene of a white coated researcher proudly
>>holding a newspaper and the huge headlines "PARKINSONS DEFEATED"    OR
>for
>>those who need a picture to work from : a blackboard  upon which M.J. Fox
>is
>>demonstrating how his handwriting used to be   and how it will be  now that
>>relief  is here.
>>         There are many scenes that could be used but if we have
>>forthrightness of purpose and do not scatter our forces  we will deserve
>our
>>sucess!
>>
>>One would think,eventually,the purpose of being able to communicate
>>in this medium, is another stepping stone afforded us in our common quest
>to
>>strip the shackles of PD.
>>        We could keep on snivelling,grumping and bickering in the big SAND
>>BOX, but one day realization will settle in...
>>        Time being a precious commodity, wether we waste it or wring out
>>every drop, given to us 24 hours at a time to use as  we wish...  the
>>awakening  and accounting of time wasted can be upsetting.
>>         Just think,  there are people who have have   held an image in
>>their mind of something they want: material things such as money, home
>>,cars, clothes, health in themselves and others and it happened not only
>>just adequately but perfectly timed,perfectly manifested as they envisioned
>>it. Many a sports figure after winning big time, on being interviewed said:
>>"I dreamed it, well maybe not a dream, I kept on seeing the ball going over
>>the fence and  I couldn't think of  anything else and then today... I can
>>hardly believe what I'm saying but thats how it is for me." In business,
>how
>>many of us have envisioned themselves in the VP's office just to keep
>>focussed on why we wanted that job: money, prestige etc and then it
>>happened. Was it not just as you had planned? After all, hadn't you thought
>>about it almost hourly?  Think about it.
>>         Those that practise this say that two persons concentrating their
>>mind's eye view and focussing frequently each day on their heart's desire
>>have excellent results. What  if  a large group of people in a network such
>>as this chose to make PD JOB 1? Us lurkers could contribute if we all knew
>>the common  image to put up on the  big screen in our collective mind.
>>        How about this? Hold the scene of a white coated researcher proudly
>>holding a newspaper and the huge headlines "PARKINSONS DEFEATED"    OR
>for
>>those who need a picture to work from : a blackboard  upon which M.J. Fox
>is
>>demonstrating how his handwriting used to be   and how it will be  now that
>>relief  is here.
>>         There are many scenes that could be used but if we have
>>forthrightness of purpose and do not scatter our forces  we will deserve
>our
>>sucess!
>>
>>One would think,eventually,the purpose of being able to communicate
>>in this medium, is another stepping stone afforded us in our common quest
>to
>>strip the shackles of PD.
>>        We could keep on snivelling,grumping and bickering in the big SAND
>>BOX, but one day realization will settle in...
>>        Time being a precious commodity, wether we waste it or wring out
>>every drop, given to us 24 hours at a time to use as  we wish...  the
>>awakening  and accounting of time wasted can be upsetting.
>>         Just think,  there are people who have have   held an image in
>>their mind of something they want: material things such as money, home
>>,cars, clothes, health in themselves and others and it happened not only
>>just adequately but perfectly timed,perfectly manifested as they envisioned
>>it. Many a sports figure after winning big time, on being interviewed said:
>>"I dreamed it, well maybe not a dream, I kept on seeing the ball going over
>>the fence and  I couldn't think of  anything else and then today... I can
>>hardly believe what I'm saying but thats how it is for me." In business,
>how
>>many of us have envisioned themselves in the VP's office just to keep
>>focussed on why we wanted that job: money, prestige etc and then it
>>happened. Was it not just as you had planned? After all, hadn't you thought
>>about it almost hourly?  Think about it.
>>         Those that practise this say that two persons concentrating their
>>mind's eye view and focussing frequently each day on their heart's desire
>>have excellent results. What  if  a large group of people in a network such
>>as this chose to make PD JOB 1? Us lurkers could contribute if we all knew
>>the common  image to put up on the  big screen in our collective mind.
>>        How about this? Hold the scene of a white coated researcher proudly
>>holding a newspaper and the huge headlines "PARKINSONS DEFEATED"    OR
>for
>>those who need a picture to work from : a blackboard  upon which M.J. Fox
>is
>>demonstrating how his handwriting used to be   and how it will be  now that
>>relief  is here.
>>         There are many scenes that could be used but if we have
>>forthrightness of purpose and do not scatter our forces  we will deserve
>our
>>sucess!
>


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