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hi marie At 21:42 1999/02/04 EST, you wrote, in part: >... I guess I really stirred up a hornet's nest with some of my replies. >After some self-evaluation, I would like to share my feelings, intentions, >and reactions to what I have encountered since joining this list in January. >I would like to clarify my part in producing such a flurry of responses >as occurred as soon as God (not religion) was mentioned. >I've reviewed my sent mail and my heart-felt intentions and every mention >of a spiritual nature I've made and ever intend to make is in an uplifting >manner and only in response to the perceived appeals from people in need >for encouragement in dealing with the miseries of PD... advocating your belief in God or G-d or god or Magic or Bean Sprouts as a means for someone else to 'feel better' may have good intentions behind it but it can come across more as self-promotion rather than loving concern i think it is more prudent to assume that the other person is of a belief diametrically opposite to mine until i am informed otherwise heck alcoholics anonymous mention a Higher Power and some non-religious people can be uncomfortable with that generic term >Not all problems associated with PD are of a physical nature, as so >many understand, and to leave out discussions other than medicines >would be a tremendous human loss. ... emotions and coping and grief and pain and anger and depression have been addressed extremely well here without 'promoting' any specific spiritual values >I have tried to provide comfort and moral support where I feel I have >experience to address that issue - the same as many share their medical >experiences. If that is too personal for some tastes, I felt the purpose >of this list was to share since there are so many more "listeners" >than "responders", and we never know who we are really benefiting... i don't think it's a matter of being 'too personal' i think it's a matter of being sensitive to or considerate of others and their existing beliefs and sources of spiritual strength if you needed a loving word how would you feel if somone told you that if you only would put your faith into .. say .. -------Xena The Warrior Princess------- She Would Guard You And Keep You Safe From Harm .. ??? on a feisty day my reaction might be "hey! butt out! that seat's taken!" sharing is giving of myself and my experiences sharing is not telling someone else what i think they should do the only way we can share is to tell our own stories; what happened to me; what i did about it; what i may have learned from it >Therefore, I would like to assure everyone listening, that I have no >intention of being overbearing, pushy, "proslytizing", preaching or >anything related to that, and from the replies I've seen directly to >me, I have not done such things... there must have been some negative reaction why else would you describe it as a 'hornet's nest'? your advising someone to turn to [your] God, appeared that way to me >The discussions surrounding some of my posts seem to hint of worldly >conditions and offenses taken way out of my context, and I have no >intention of using this list to discuss theology or even philosophy... why not? we parkies and those who love us are going through a trial by fire why can't we have an open discussion on theology or philosophy or moon worship if that is what helps some of us get through the night? i promise you i won't criticize your beliefs if you just tell me about them without trying to convert me to them 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]