You have given us lots of FOOD FOR THOUGHT. Thank you for sharing your
beautiful, inspirational thoughts.From my little corner of the globe,
may I share this time, the following:
"My Hill to Climb
This hill is mine alone
to climb
Where I can fail or
brightly shine
And I can only my
best try,
Aiming upward toward
the sky.
Each fateful step will lead
the way
To sweet success or dark
dismay,
So Heaven help me in my
quest
To bring out my very
best."
By Catherine Janssen Irwin
Edith, the shadows within us, bring our three dimensional look. This
look is very important, especially from "photographical perspective".
Without it, picture is flat!(Our work over decades in photography, help
me visualize and understand this.) Edith,may I just say: YOU MADE MY
DAY.
Emily
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From: "edith love" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 11:42 PM
Subject: From Where I Stand
> Dear Emily, from where I stand:
>
> Thank you for sharing. All of us, Caregivers, PDers, PD+ers and those
of us
> who remain undiagnosed and who are under the PD umbrella need
something on
> which to fasten our lifelines.
>
> Each of us lives high on his/her own mountain close to a life-defying
> precipice. Although we are related, we cannot share accommodations
because
> the bus driver who placed us where we are had one last assignment.
Instead
> of designer jeans, we were awarded a designer chronic illness which I
call
> "the shadow within me".
>
> On the whole, our meds are different, our symptoms though often
similar
> don't manifest at the same time under the same circumstances.
Identified
> stages occur in some at a very early age/stage or in others over long
> periods of time. Each day is like experiencing the prize at the
bottom of a
> Cracker Jack box. We never know what we're going to find!
>
> Somehow, some way, we have to fool that "shadow within". Whether it
be
> through the love, care and devotion of a blessed caretaker or the
> determination of self, each of us must discover his/her own path.
This
> path may lead to religion, to the sea, even to the lush forests that
may be
> close by or a childhood memory, even to a little-know headdress. It
may be
> comfort from classical or modern music or it may be the laughter
caused by a
> SPARKLEl joke. It may be anything we choose that wipes away anger or
tears .
> It may be anything that even momentarily melts ever-growing fear.
Then,
> having done this for ourselves, we are bound by common need to share
with
> others what we have learned. No man/woman or child should ever walk
alone
> with "the shadow within". There is for each of us an extended hand,
and we
> must let everyone know that extended hand belongs to us!
> E of the headdress
>
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