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Janet, Thank you for this and your previous post on a similar theme . Your voice is like a breath of fresh air. Thank you, Hilary Blue janet paterson wrote: > > hi all > > At 08:43 1999/02/01 -0500, hilary wrote: > >Greg leeman, > >There was absolutely no reason for that unprovoked outburst against Ivan > >Suzman. Whatever your personal views, and whatever reason you may have for > >having them - and I don't deny you the right to your opinions - what ever the > >reasons, there was no need to bring them out in public at this point . Your > >feelings on the subject do not relate at all to the case in point -which is > >whether Ivan has a grievance against the NPF or not. Whatever you think about > >his treatment of his caregivers - and I'd like to ask them what they think - > >has no relation to Ivan's claim against NPF. If you and Ivan have been at > >loggerheads - so be it. It belongs in Maine and not on this list where in > >this instance it is totally irrelevant. > >Hilary Blue > > i have never felt comfortable with 'judging' anyone else > i have always been astonished if someone 'judges' me > > by judging > i mean coming to a conclusion > about someone's character based on their behaviour > > we are each one of us created for a unique purpose > by something bigger than us > > it is not our place > to judge that creation i.e. ourselves and others > we are all enrolled in the same school of hard knocks > > it is our place > to learn how not to judge ourselves and others > to learn that we as individuals are loved unrelentingly and unconditionally > whether we 'believe' it or not > whether we 'deserve' it or not > and that every other individual is as well > > i can condemn the behaviour if i must > but i cannot condemn the individual > > we are drawn together by a common 'movement disorder' which manifests itself > in obvious physical and not-so-obvious non-physical ways > > we do not feel uncomfortable > expecting and getting empathy and loving forgiveness > for troubles caused by our physical frailties > > why do we judge others and ourselves so harshly > for troubles caused by our non-physical frailties? > > forgive us as we forgive others > it could be so simple > why is it so hard? > > 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]