Yes Sir, they have an oldie that goes "Do unto others as you would have them do unto YOU" works for me! I learned that forgiving is easy but FORGETTING is quite tough and sometimes impossible too. I have had ALL of the things Ed lists here at some time during my almost 3/4 of a century here on earth. The one that goes "Been there, done that" is a common denominator for me in many instances (not all tho, thank God)!! There really are some things I've not done, however, I do say to folks as I leave them or they leave me, "Now don't do anything I wouldn't do - and that leaves you wide open"! ENJOY while you can and with whom you can, if at all possible. Ah and it's neat to have a spouse, I know, I did and the loss of that very wonderful person just 3 weeks shy of our 50th wedding anniversary will NEVER be forgotten and tho it's supposed have grief reduced as time goes by, I just can't seem to see that one tho. ALL of my GSDs thru the years are still whirling around in my head with the superb memories they've given me and it's those many memories that I know no one can take away from me, at least it's something neat for sure. Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edwin Hill" <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "freelist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 9:26 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] It does not matter who you are...ot With Fires and Floods and Hurricanes, the economy, job loses, sickness and death...no matter who you are or what you have or what you don't have, sooner or later personal tragedy will touch your life....without some type of support system it's easy to feel you're in the battle my yourself.......I saw a movie with my wife last night..."Soul Man" with Samuel Jackson, Bernie Mack, and Issac Hayes.....the latter two men are no longer with us.....Samuel Jackson had a line in the movie directed towards Bernie Mack....he stated..." from the time the Dr. slaps you on the butt, you're on your way out"...Jim Ignatowski of the Great Sit Com ""Taxi"" once stated..." Life is like an ice cream cone, ya gotta lick it (eat it) when ya get it, if not it'll run on down your arm"....no matter what happens to me, every day I wake up.... life is good and I'm blessed...I'm going to tell you a secret, but you can tell anybody you want.....being kind to folks makes ME feel better........Ed ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================