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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 753025" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I am happy for RN. But this is defining hope by a result. By something outside of oneself, over which one has no control. To think this way means that only those parents who have a child who recovers and works, can have hope. I don't agree with this.</p><p></p><p>I think it is possible for me, and for others to be hopeful, independent of the result. To have an attitude of hope, to cultivate it, independent of outside events or outcomes. This is what I speak about.</p><p>You are exactly right. This is one of the things we do here. But feelings are not facts. All I am urging is that I try to guard against expressing opinions about the present and future realities of peoples' situations based upon my own feelings. Our own situations (either how we feel, how we think and what we do) at the end of the day are ours alone. Of course we generalize based upon our own situations. All of us do that. Of course there are others that feel pain in the same way we do. And they can join with us in commiserating in a collective voice. But I believe the responsible thing for me is to recognize that what we I say and do based upon hurt and anger, has effects, to myself and others, and to take this into account. </p><p></p><p>But I agree with you. This forum is a place to work all of this through. This is an open forum. A forum for open expression.</p><p></p><p>As I said, It seems I am the odd man out, here. It seems like my own purpose here may have transitioned and may no longer fit here. It may no longer be appropriate that I post here, at least in terms of discussions such as this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 753025, member: 18958"] I am happy for RN. But this is defining hope by a result. By something outside of oneself, over which one has no control. To think this way means that only those parents who have a child who recovers and works, can have hope. I don't agree with this. I think it is possible for me, and for others to be hopeful, independent of the result. To have an attitude of hope, to cultivate it, independent of outside events or outcomes. This is what I speak about. You are exactly right. This is one of the things we do here. But feelings are not facts. All I am urging is that I try to guard against expressing opinions about the present and future realities of peoples' situations based upon my own feelings. Our own situations (either how we feel, how we think and what we do) at the end of the day are ours alone. Of course we generalize based upon our own situations. All of us do that. Of course there are others that feel pain in the same way we do. And they can join with us in commiserating in a collective voice. But I believe the responsible thing for me is to recognize that what we I say and do based upon hurt and anger, has effects, to myself and others, and to take this into account. But I agree with you. This forum is a place to work all of this through. This is an open forum. A forum for open expression. As I said, It seems I am the odd man out, here. It seems like my own purpose here may have transitioned and may no longer fit here. It may no longer be appropriate that I post here, at least in terms of discussions such as this. [/QUOTE]
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