hi ivan you wrote: >What I feel sad and unresolved about is that we are 1600 good, >caring people. We try out our ideas among each other. We weigh the pros >and the cons , and we listen to each other. i agree with you one hundred percent what i keep calling a miracle for want of a better term >Yet, when any one of us is treated UNFAIRLY i know that you are feeling frustrated and angry maybe you don't have to feel that way scott peck, in 'the road less traveled', states plain and simple life is difficult this was mind boggling to me when i first grasped it it made a dramatic difference to me and how i viewed this crazy life if i expect life to be easy i will always be frustrated and disappointed if i expect life to be difficult i will be challenged and sometimes pleasantly surprised he goes on to say that everything happens to us for a reason and the core of that reason is to learn so accepting these concepts [not having come up with anything better] i started looking at the trials and tribulations in my life differently instead of ono why me this is so unfair i started saying ono here comes another test what in heck am i supposed to be learning NOW? life is not fair and never will be to rail against that is to waste my time and energy while i'm here and deflects me from figuring out my true purpose with much love to you and yours your syber-sys janet [log in to unmask]