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Janet, You are so creative! I wish I had word power like you do! By the way, I'm new to the listserv. When I see a message and want to comment on it, do I use the "Reply" button? That's what I'm doing with this message. Or do I need to send my reply to [log in to unmask] Thank you for all your comments. They are unique! --Katie from El Campo ----- Original Message ----- From: "janet paterson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 9:47 AM Subject: Re: untitled / unkind kerfuffles R us ??? > hi all > > At 05:17 2002/05/31 -0400, Peggy Willocks wrote: > >janet - > >your keen perception on the recent mgh forum flogging being > >driven by envy (simply dripping green!) is right on the money! > >This is the time to introduce my new word called: > > "jenvy" - noun- extreme jealousy or guilt feeling toward > >another's receipt of an envious recognition; e.g. He was dripping > >green with "jenvy." Syno: ill-will, malice. > "jenvy" -verb - outlandish greed; uncontrollable bergruging; > >e.g. She "jenvied" the award so greatly that her true colors > >came through, Ant: non-benevolent. > >How divided and childish when we cannot as a group be reciproical > toward others feelings as we would have then be reciprocal toward us ! > >(I think I've just created the Non-green rule!!) > >Peggy > > wonderful creation! > > no amount of jenvy can take away the miracle inherent > in the passion and talent and generosity that > barb patterson greg wasson joan snyder et al > have expended in aid of the pd cause > > the actions and words of those held captive by jenvy > and smothered by its slime fog of distorted lenses > do not need to be absorbed by any one else > > they can simply be listened to and accepted > for what they really are; > expressions of someone's pain and fear > so great that another's gain appears > to come only at be at their expense > as their loss > > another sad example of our society's tendency to > confrontational, black-white, winners-make-losers thinking > > a re-quote: > it is IMPOSSIBLE to suffer any loss > if what you have is what you are > > the non-green rule and the golden rule are challenges > we have a long way to go before they are accomplishments > (we are all as children in kindergarten here) > but there is no doubt that they will be accomplished > > janet > > janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit primarily 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 website: 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