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! > DON'T LOOK BACK. sOMETHIN MAY BE GAINING ON YOU