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Excellent commentary, Ron... Right on point. Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] ---------- From: Parkinson's Information Exchange on behalf of Ronald F. Vetter Sent: Friday, July 17, 1998 1:02 AM To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN Subject: Re: single pwp's >What to do with the feelings of rejection and lonelines??? i told Gina >that I was gonna take them outside and shoot them! Hard to keep the faith >and believe. > >joe peinkofer living is gambling, joe feelings are tied to projections - of the future your beliefs are not entirely accurate - there are distortions what you tell your self is crucial in determining how you feel the be-ing for the now - today - requires that one decide to live - to be - involve one's self with others. giving another something they want or need is important. because giving is rewarded by our neural networks. this includes loving (caring for) your self. but, if you only include your self, you reject all others. then, you will feel alone. if you reject your self so to speak, id est, do not love and like and feel good about your self, change your self! attitude is important. if one hates himself, he will do well if he changes his perceptions about self and reaches out to others. success in being a friend is basic to "getting a life!" handouts are not what one needs to build self-esteem - unless your hands are out of their pockets and giving your best perception of what whomever you are with needs at the moment. be spunky and give more than you get. you may find that helping others is easier than helping self - and you may enjoy doing it for an hour today 2 hours tomorrow no luck at all on the next day then, a whole afternoon that really is enjoyed by two or three or four or more... Ronald Vetter 1936, dz PD 1984, carbidopa/levodopa, Mirapex, selegiline [log in to unmask] Ridgecrest, California http://www.ridgecrest.ca.us/~rfvetter