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happy 2k all

i've been switching computers
[yikes]
and thus
have been forced to tackle some long outstanding filing issues
and thus
re-discovered one of my scribblins about cd
and thought
gee whilikers
this might be a good way to start the year/century/millennium off

jmp

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fire and damp
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we all have to deal with this stuff
in our own way
and in our own time
cause our answers lie deep down inside our own hearts and souls
nowhere else

because we are each of us
totally unique
and will never be duplicated as a human being again

the problems and tasks
we've been given to solve
come from our own authentic souls
and are a custom fit
and so they are just as unique as we are

we can share and nurture and empathize with each other
but we can't solve anyone's problems
but our own

solving the problems
is in itself a 'retraining' experience for our neurons
in the same way that making our own mistakes is

my amazing brain rewires itself
and adapts and changes and grows
as i learn
as i goof up
as i experience it all

cd is all about self esteem
and loving oneself
which an awful lot of us have to learn

even as grumpy old adults
still learnin, dang it!

part of loving ourselves
is taking care of ourselves
because we are the most important thing to us

not what our family thinks
not what our neighbours think
not what our colleagues think
not even what our friends and lovers think

we each have our own 'spark'
which is ready and eager to burst into flame
as soon as we open up the damper a tad

cd is a perfect wet blanket
for keepin that spark
from gettin anywhere

but it never goes out
and is always waiting for the chance
to toss those dang blankets out the dang window
and open up that damper wide
and let's get a good draft going
and bring that good dry kindlin over here
and yowza that's wun heckuva fire ya got goin there, sweetie!

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janet paterson                                 16 february 1997
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janet marie paterson
52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/
613 256 8340 PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario Canada K0A 1A0