Janet, maybe i did mistake your tone for condescending, but i still think you avoid some subjects on this site paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 10:57 AM Subject: perceiving conflict > hi all > > if there are no distinctly condscending words > and no condescension intended or even considered by the sender > and a message is seen by some recipients as condescending > could it be that the condescension > is in the eye of the recipient > and not the sender? > > how then can the sender correct the misunderstanding? > > perceptions are our choice > > is our will to resolve a conflict > or is it to advance one? > > janet > > > > janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky > pd: 55/41/37 cd: 55/44/43 tel: 613 256 8340 email: [log in to unmask] > smail: 375 Country Street, Almonte, Ontario, Canada, K0A 1A0 > a new voice: 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