Re: Re: Chronic Illness -05

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Barb,

My "zen-like" remark was in connection with his ideas about being

still, which I think requires detaching from outcomes and leveraging

paradox, which are rather mystical, Eastern style thoughts coming from

a Christian -- although this kind of thinking comes from Christian

mysticism too, it's been somewhat out of fashion in the West until very

recently.

I agree with you though that people on this and similar lists are, by

and large, risk-takers ... or at least willing to take risks under

these circumstances, and with these stakes. The ones you don't see in

places like this are the ones who are sitting passively by, afraid to

upset their doctor's perfect world and living in the forlorn hope that

"they" will come up with a "cure" "someday".

Good luck with that.

--Bob

Barb Peck wrote:

I just got back from 2 weeks in CostaRica, so today, my

perspective

is:

You can only "Make the Best of Chronic Illness in Terms of Your

Personal Growth" if you are lucky enough to live some where which

affords you a meaningfull future..

Which of course we all do, living in Europe the USA the UK, Japan,

and other developed first world countries.

OK- We being the fortunate ones amongst the worlds people, and

speaking for myself.. Type As can be productive..

I'm not type A anymore (recently reformed type A- hopefully down to

a B+) - but I am still obsessive (but not compulsive) - and have

always used that trait as an advantage in my job and personal health.

But, I think the trait we all have more in common is personal risk-

taking.. each one of us on this list are willing to take the risks

(and responsibilities that go with that choice) we need to to improve

our condition.

That's not really Zen-like in my book

Barb

> >

> > A bit of red rag for Nelly and others. I , personally, am not

much

> > interested in his perspective, I'm far too mechanistic.

> > R

> > http://www.wholecare.org/chronic05.html

> > <http://www.wholecare.org/chronic05.html>

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[Guest guest]

Inspiring and thoughtful. Im sure many here will resonate with these wordsbOn 27 Feb 2008, at 21:16, Barb Peck wrote:I just got back from 2 weeks in CostaRica, so today, my perspective is:You can only "Make the Best of Chronic Illness in Terms of Your Personal Growth" if you are lucky enough to live some where which affords you a meaningfull future.. Which of course we all do, living in Europe the USA the UK, Japan, and other developed first world countries.OK- We being the fortunate ones amongst the worlds people, and speaking for myself.. Type As can be productive.. I'm not type A anymore (recently reformed type A- hopefully down to a B+) - but I am still obsessive (but not compulsive) - and have always used that trait as an advantage in my job and personal health.But, I think the trait we all have more in common is personal risk-taking.. each one of us on this list are willing to take the risks (and responsibilities that go with that choice) we need to to improve our condition. That's not really Zen-like in my bookBarb> >> > A bit of red rag for Nelly and others. I , personally, am not much > > interested in his perspective, I'm far too mechanistic.> > R> > http://www.wholecare.org/chronic05.html > > <http://www.wholecare.org/chronic05.html>> >>