Posted by paxvox on June 10, 2002, at 20:56:12
In reply to Re: To share with all of you..., posted by Penny on June 10, 2002, at 7:43:48
Penny, I hear ya. I'm not saying I haven't danced with the demons myself, however, I don't think I could articulate it as clearly as you just did. My sense of doom, impending or imagined,just puts me in the panic mode. I worry myself sick about illnesses, not death. That's the *funny* part. I have no fear of death, it's the dying that bothers me!
One of my few good friends tried to tell me my negative thoughts were my own choice. His logic, which I cannot totally dismiss, is that if I think positively about every GOOD thing that happens to me each day, and express gratitude,that sooner or later I will start finding more good things to be happy about. So, to him, it's a matter of attitude, or the old " I can't control the things that happen to me, but I can control the way I respond to them."
I don't know. I guess it does help to have a religious faith. That has pulled me through some of the toughest times. Anyway, let me know how you are doing, and if you are having a particularly bad time, I will try to cheer you up with some arcane references to 30 year old humor (ask Susan C.).
BTW, I'm just down the hill from you in South Carolina. I used to know C.Hill well, as my brother lived there while doing his residency after med school. Of course, UNC wouldn't accept me for graduate school, so I *had* to go to UVA.
(well, OK, so I have been a UVA fan for 30 years anyway, so it was no REAL loss....besides, Charlottesville is a nicer little town...at least it was in the mid 80's when I was there).Keep me in mind, and I will try to be of use to you. It's always nice to know that at least you are not travelling by yourself down that winding road.
PAX
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