uplifting moments
MTripimcca (MTripimcca(AT)aol.com)
Thu, 21 May 1998 23:13:58 EDT
Hello All,
Kathy from Australia, I just read your e-mail and I hope I say this right. To
know that something as simple as "keeping a positive mental attitude" will
help you and your family is, well you & Hayley have touched my heart. It also
brings this to mind, something I read a few days ago. " I to have had periods
of emotional turmoil, too, at times quite bad. Perhaps that is why I
emphasize with your feelings. I like the definition of friend: one to whom
you can pout it all out-wheat and chaff together-knowing that he/she will
listen, take out that which is important and throw away the rest." I know
that before I subscribed to the "list" I was in quite a bit of turmoil.
Because of all of you on the list, I am getting more informed, and have had
the most wonderful sharing sessions and am gaining the experience I will need
for this. Kathy, does Hayley have PC? If she does not, perhaps she can come
visit you and your PC. This way you can bring her over to us and she will
know she is not alone. Kathy, I know that the sharing of info, others
strengths and hopes have helped tremendously. Quite frankly, it is a God
send. I do not know as much as the others, and cannot share very much info.
But I do feel I had a head start with my attitude. You see, I also have a
disorder and had to learn about positive mental attitudes. There are stages
to this Kathy. What I mean is there are emotional stages, very similar to
those of mourning a loved one. I know without support, it is harder to get
there. With the support Hayley has from her family, plus connecting to this
sight, she will get there. Also, I have a 16 year old daughter and all I can
say is "hormones" Remember what it is like to be a young lady at that age?
Hayley has a double whammy right now. For us as adults, we can understand
what it takes to get to the emotional state we need to be at. Poor Hayley has
the hormone hell to deal with as well as TM. I know my daughter can make a
mountain out of an ant hill, and has a hard time understanding some very
adult issues. Especially when her emotions are involved. Her reasoning is
that of a teenager, as it should be. Please remember she is in that stage as
well. I will leave you with a couple quotable quotes that have helped me.
The only disability in life is a bad attitude. -Scott Hamilton
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements in life, when
all we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
-Charles Kingsley
Life is not a laughing matter-but can you imagine having to live without
laughing? -Leonid Sukhorukov
Know that all of you are in my prayers! Phil, I'm waiting for that million!
LOL!
Take care,
Maria