Hi jp, I appreciate your thoughts, prayers and best wishes... But jp, I must protest... I do have a STRANGER WITHIN who attempts to destroy my life, who attempts to take away my dignity and my self esteem. I do have a tumour in my lung... oh, i'm taking the prescribed chemo... But i'm going to need that little bit more... i'm going to need all the prayers and bears, all the thoughts and resolve... did you like the poem? the bears, Brenda and I discovered a new bird taking up residence in the nearby marina... a belted kingfisher! ya hadda be there! cheers .... murray * * * On 30 Aug 2003 at 21:40, janet paterson wrote: hi all the hit and run gang of teddy bears has struck once more murray is the latest victim of their surprise attack and the inherently unrelenting assault comprising caring messages in a furry form which is all quite wonderful and generous i wonder about the emotion behind the message included with tthe orsus - all of us have been hit with the STRANGER WITHIN who attempts to destroy our lives, who attempts to take away our dignity and our self esteem. The TEDDY BEAR GANG fights this STRANGER WITHIN with laughter, smiles, and with love ... do i think this way no theree is no stranger in me i have not been hit my life is not being desteroyed my dignity has not been lost my self-esteem has not been damaged i do not fight anyone or anything hhow can this be i may be off and full of typos now but i am also full of love no matter what i am held in gods hands always everything that happens to me happens for a reason to challenge me to teach me what i need to learn and this same concept applies to everyone of us if we can just open up a little to the possiblity howwever impropable it may seem no-one is a stranger the strsngeness is an illusion built on fear and doubt which dont' exist there is nothing but love which teddy bears express oh so well me janet paterson an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit primarily perky, parky pd: 56-41-37 cd: 56-44-43 tel: 613-256-8340 w-site: http://www.janetpaterson.net/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn * * * Murray Charters <[log in to unmask]> http://www.geocities.com/murraycharters/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn