Thank-you Janet. I knew the holiday season would bring you to life. Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2000 8:22 AM Subject: Re: The Professional Way To Destroy The PWP List > At 01:26 2000/12/23 -0500, greg sterling wrote: > >Jerry, > >Don't take this List so seriously. It will probably > >live outlive most of us. Life is too short to be > >perpetually anal. > > > >Just a personal curiosity. I noticed your email > >address is "habitatforhorses". What on earth is that > >all about? Do you travel the country building homes > >for horses? Are you the horse version of Jimmy Carter? > >Just wondered. Greg 48/35/35 > > > hi all > > it seems to me that responding to someone's heartfelt concerns > in this way could be interpreted as a form of > denial if not personal attack > > how is accusing a fellow traveller of being 'perptually anal' > of any benefit to anyone, either the two individuals in question > or the rest of the list members [who i assume are all here > because we want and need to share our struggle with pd]? > > denial of one's emotions is the crux of emotional abuse > whether it be self- or other- inflicted > > acceptance and validation of one's emotions is the crux of > emotional health and the beginning of personal peace > > the mockery inherent in 'the horse version of jimmy carter" > can only be construed as deliberate hurtfulness > and another attempt at personal attack > and again i have to [we have to] > wonder why? > > if anyone were truly personally curious > the website is there in jerry's signature > for all to investigate and be enlightened thereby > > none of us 'deserve' attack > not even greg > > none of us are truly vulnerable to attack > not even greg > > so other than possibly intimidation > and destruction of the camaraderie and love on this list, > what is the point? > > just wondering too > > > janet > > janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype parkie > 53 now /44 dx cd / 43 onset cd /41 dx pd / 37 onset pd > TEL: 613 256 8340 SMAIL: POBox 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada > EMAIL: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ >