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Janet, I was also touched by your poem and glad to hear you are not having a bad day, You certainly pegged my feelings when I am. Nice job. Living with pd is constantly balancing a two edged sword on your fingertip. Like being able to touch others with such despairing thoghts. . Cathy janet paterson wrote: > hi all > > At 10:57 1999/09/03 +0200, bern wrote: > >Dear Janet, > >Your poem got to me, are you feeling depressive today > >or are you generally having a bad time.?... > > neither! > > that 'pome' was some musing on thoughts and observations > which had been percolating in my head for awhile > > i will take your reaction > as one of the nicest compliments about my writing > that i've ever had! > > >I have a saying which goes like this. > >If your face wants to smile, Let it. If it doesn't, Make it... > > sort of like an old song about whistling > "whenever i feel afraid...." > > >Easy for me to write but I honestly try to smile no matter how I feel. > >The world is for most Parkinson patients one big up and down, mainly > >downs when I am to be honest... > > i think it's important that we 'allow' ourselves > to feel lousy when we feel lousy > > it was also important to me to realize > that i could actively make a conscious choice in how i looked at > ... everything! > > >I hope that I have made a mistake about your Poem and > >that you feel on top of the world. Bern. > >http://members.teleweb.at/bernard.shaw/poetry.html > > i don't know if i would call it a 'mistake' > if my words grabbed your heart and did a little twisting there > > maybe it's a case of my words having the 'power' to grab > maybe it's a case of your heart being open and 'twistable' > > janet > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A 1A0 > a new voice: <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> > <[log in to unmask]>