Good Morning I had a sleepless night last night and so spent a tad more time, than I thought necessary, thinking about perceptions, anger, control, empathy, communication, sharing, caring, and "lurking". Yup, I found out that I am mostly a lurker. I enjoy and gain knowledge and strength from observing the brilliant/simple, technical/whimsical, hurtful/loving, delicate/blunt, etc., etc. goings on of this special outlet. So out of the "shadows" I come with a couple of my thoughts. I read and re-read several times Michel's post to Barb M.......and I still hear, "Hey kid, you're really great, but this time I don't share your point of view." I read and re-read several times Janet's post to Michel.......and I heard such harsh words directed to him that I was concerned that Janet had other pressures on her shoulders that we must not know about. I read the posting from Bruce and went to his indicated site and read .... There is a wonderful "read" on EMPATHY! I want to thank all of you who have enriched my days and nights....now back to the "shadows"! OOPS, almost forgot.....two of my favorite quotes: "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." --Abraham Lincoln "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." --Antoine de Saint-Exupery