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Good points, Kathleen. Indeed, to be a part of the world at large and to talk about things of global importance is crucial to keeping a healthier mental perspective. Isolation in any respect usually results in some sort of negative outcome. Being a part of a community usually results in positives. Hopefully that will prove to be true on the list. -----Original Message----- From: Kathleen Cochran <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, October 29, 2001 6:31 AM Subject: loneliness, PD, politics, et al., etc., undsoweiter >In her last post, Olga mentions loneliness...I'm sure this touches many of us >who feel lonely with this disease for various reasons. One way to not feel so >lonely is to share a joke or a personal story. Another is to think and >communicate about the larger world, which can be energizing and also puts our >illness in a somewhat different perspective. > >While the nominal raison d'etre of the list is to facilitate sharing of PD >information, and that is a reason why we all signed on, IMHO the greater >purpose is to create community. As in any community, there will be people we >are drawn to and those we avoid, meetings we choose not to attend, and times >when we need a break from the whole thing. Certainly clear subject headings >will help guide our choices of what to participate in. > >It's also easy in this virtual community, as in a real one, to hurt each >other's feelings inadvertently and, conversely, to take offense where none >was intended. As I see it, each post is just a snapshot, reflecting what >someone was thinking and feeling in that moment of writing, but because the >list is not "real time," we miss many nuances of mood and emotion, and we >don't get to really listen in the way that we could face to face. We don't >know why people write what they write when they write it, but I think it's >safe to assume that whatever they say, it arises in some part out of a need >for connection, whether it is to share a laugh, to vent, or just to feel >alive. > >I've been on a few listservs, but none so vital and connected as this one. >Long may it wave. > >Pax nobiscum, >Kathleen > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >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