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hi all At 10:43 1999/02/03 -0600, john wrote, in part: >Emotions are easily misunderstood as words on a cold piece of paper. >First reactions are most often wrong reactions in retrospect. i disagree First Reactions Can Frequently Be Based On Instinct an ability which has been bad-mouthed in favour of rationality both have their rightful places in our cognitions writing down our thoughts Even With A Lousy Spelling Keyboard causes changes in our brain chemistry and our perceptions it 'solidifies' the swirling jello that sometimes is our thinking process >The volunteers here that give, need nurturing, not criticism. The >light that they use to show us the path is delicate. Criticism is >like a gale in the night..it may snuff the source of our volunteers >light. Burnout comes easy in a hostile climate. Everybody Needs Nurturing Not Criticism not just the good-do-bees criticism can be constructive and helpful name-calling is not constructive or helpful and can be hurtful If We Choose To Give Value To The Nasty Words we do have the choice of giving them no value whatsoever >If you have an opinion that is not on topic but critical... >hold it and sleep on it before sending it and then deal >directly with the person you would like to hurt... i agree with you about 'sleeping on it' mulling and thinking things over is my specialty but in re 'dealing directly with the person you would like to hurt' Whoa Nellie! isn't this getting back into the cowardice of 'hate-mail' realm? if someone has something to say to me they can say it in front of the world if they don't have the guts to say their hurt / peace [?] in public i don't want to hear it and don't have to accept it in my humble opinion if i still 'want to hurt someone' after thinking / mulling it over I Need To Do Some More Mulling >We are not organized to destroy one another... but to promote >discussion about Parkinson's issues in an International environment. nothing can destroy me unless i allow it And I Won't >If you have deep seated religious beliefs, turn your words into >works in your local community. Everyone has a belief or non-belief >and this is not the forum for furthering anything else but the >discussion of Parkinson's information. hello? pd information only? Since When? >We have not been moderated, thus far, and probably will never >will but recent events leading up to the "eating of our >volunteers" has hastened that day... Holy Moly, John! where are you getting this stuff from? this sounds like you have an inside track on coming catastrophes! do you have a crystal ball? [On Second Thought, Don't Answer That] >Look in the looking glass, are you happier today than you were when >all the discontent started? Each person involved bears a responsibility >to our body to help bind us together rather than driving us apart. amen to that! it's an ideal to work toward some days we make it and some days we don't [but how does one determine the magic day when 'all the discontent started'?] and again, no one can 'drive' me away only i can do that And I Won't >There was a saying in WWII, "Loose Lips sinks ships". >Our ship, Parkinsn has developed a list. lurching and listing and bailing like heck is all we are up to some days So What? janet janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/index.htm [log in to unmask]