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Hi Brenda: Mea culpa. Carole --- Brenda Ambuehl <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Carole, I think the post below came from me (unless my > short term memory > has taken a vacation too). Cheers, Brenda > > Carole Hercun wrote: > > > Hi janet: I love this answer, with 'bits and pieces' of > > different Parkies included. Honored to have been among > > them...On the lighter side, I was reading the post and > > thinking, yes, this is an interesting comment, when I > > realized with a jolt that it was written by ME. > Whoa...talk > > about short term memory loss. Carole H. > > > > --- janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > At 21:39 1999/11/10 -0700, you wrote: > > > >Janet, what's the Mars Mambo Express with > Bern...sounds > > > exciting. I used to > > > >love to dance...(one of the saddest things for me, > > > losing my sense of > > > >rythym--I can feel the beat, but I can't keep time > to > > > it.) but maybe by then > > > >I'll be able to dance again? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------- > > > Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 02:56:19 -0400 > > > From: janet paterson > > > Subj: NONPD: a pome > > > -------------------------------------- > > > > > > estrangement > > > > > > a strange meant > > > a making strange > > > a losing touch > > > a shutting out > > > a shutting in > > > > > > shut the door > > > close it off > > > end it > > > > > > put a stop to it > > > make it final > > > no more > > > > > > all out of fear > > > intolerance > > > out of fear > > > jealousy > > > out of fear > > > anger > > > out of fear > > > fear > > > out of fear > > > > > > fear of hurting > > > fear of losing > > > fear of giving > > > fear of taking > > > fear of needing > > > fear of wanting > > > fear of loving > > > > > > > > > 1999/09/01 > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------- > > > Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 10:57:52 +0200 > > > From: Bernard Shaw > > > Subj: Re: NONPD: a pome > > > -------------------------------------- > > > > > > Dear Janet, > > > > > > Your poem got to me, are you feeling depressive today > > > or are you generally having a bad time.? > > > I have a saying which goes like this. > > > If your face wants to smile, Let it. > > > If it doesn't, Make it. > > > 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 hope that I > have > > > made a > > > mistake about your Poem and that you feel on top of > the > > > world. > > > > > > Bern. > > > > > > -------------------------------------- > > > Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 06:04:13 -0700 > > > From: Carole Hercun > > > Subj: Re: NONPD: a pome > > > -------------------------------------- > > > > > > Very nice. A bit on the dark side. But, as I am > > > learning, that's part of life, isn't it? > > > > > > Carole > > > > > > -------------------------------------- > > > Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 09:59:56 -0400 > > > From: janet paterson > > > Subj: Re: NONPD: a pome > > > -------------------------------------- > > > > > > hi all > > > > > > At 10:57 1999/09/03 +0200, bern wrote: > > > >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 > > > > > > -------------------------------------- > > > Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 10:01:34 -0400 > > > From: janet paterson > > > Subj: Re: NONPD: a pome > > > -------------------------------------- > > > > > > At 06:04 1999/09/03 -0700, carole wrote: > > > >Very nice. A bit on the dark side. But, as I am > > > >learning, that's part of life, isn't it? > > > > > > thank you, carole > > > and, > > > yes it is, > > > just as surely as day follows night > > > > > > janet > > > > > > -------------------------------------- > > > Date: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 16:23:53 +0200 > > > From: Bernard Shaw > > > Subj: Re: NONPD: a pome > > > -------------------------------------- > > > > > > Janet > > > > > > I am so pleased that you are alright. Your poem did > touch > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com