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I am printing this out for my husband. What a wonderful thought to start my day and hopefully his. Norma janet paterson wrote: > for brenda > > over the past 13 years in general > and in the past 6 years in particular > i have looked on pd > among a few other 'major life adjustments' > at the time as a wake-up call > > it was a smack upside the head > an enforced re-sorting of priorities > grace grabbin me by the shoulders and sayin > 'stop!' or 'just stop and think!' > > i, the ultimate spiritual cynic, have also gone through a spiritual > awakening and/or rebirth - reinforced by what i can only describe as a > revelation - i think i now know why i'm here - and i think we are all here > for the same key reason > > in re 'respect' aka 'love' > no one of us has to earn it > > we already have it no questions asked > unshakeable > unstoppable > unqualified > > no ifs ands or buts > (but here's a but) > but we have taught ourselves > we don't 'deserve' it > > we have told ourselves we are lousy 'sinners' > we have dwelt on our own and, even more fascinating, others' 'guilt' > > we blind ourselves to what's sitting > smack in front of us > > if that's not a cognitive distortion > i don't know what is! > > we are not here for judging each other > > we are here to learn our own unigue lessons > at our own pace ( = free choice) > > we cannot sin > it doesn't exist > > we can only err > and all errors can be lovingly corrected > > we are here to learn > to love each other as ourselves > > so simple sounding but so fraught > with self-created difficulties and obstacles > > we are not limited to our bodies > we are greater than them > > pd is not you > you are not 'degenerating' > you are not being 'lost' > > the only thing being 'lost' > is your idea > of what you thought > you were supposed to be > > you are losing your dreamworld > rise 'n' shine! > > janet > > janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky . > pd: 54/41/37 cd: 54/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask] . > a new voice: the nnnewsletter: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/janet313/ . > a new voice: the bbbook: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/wordbook/ . > a new voice: the wwweb site: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ . > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn