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From: Linda <limoga43...@yahoo.com>
To: Neil McNeil <n_...@hotmail.com>
Sent: Fri, February 4, 2011 11:42:25 AM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] 10th!
Neil:
What a great attitude!!! Good for you!!
Thinking positive and making the most of any situation, certainly helps. I am a
little over
8 years, and totally agree that there are lots and lots of things much worse!!
We learn to deal
with what we are dealt with.......
Neil, to you and all other TM ers.....hang in there and learn to smile and
appreciate what we have,
and not dwell on what we had or what might have been!!!
Linda Garrett
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From: Neil McNeil <n_...@hotmail.com>
To: tmic-list@eskimo.com
Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 8:58:01 PM
Subject: [TMIC] 10th!
It’s been a long time since I have posted to the list but today is special so I
decided to drop by and say hello. Feb 4th is my 10th anniversary of TM. It’s
hard to believe that ten years have passed and I like to say that time flies
when you can feel your toes!
As crazy as it sounds there are worse things than getting TM. Over the past ten
years I have gained an appreciation for many things as a result of TM. I’m so
glad to live in a country where my medical care was provided free of charge and
I didn’t have to fight with HMO’s or sell my house to deal with medical bills.
I’m glad I have been able to work and I’m so pleased to have met some wonderful
people who got dealt the same hand and made the most of it.
My theory remains that we don’t come with a warranty and there is no sense in
bitching and whining about what happens. When I first got TM I asked my
neurologist “why me?” He replied “it has to be someone”. I thought that answer
was brilliant. Someone wins the lottery and someone gets hit by lightning. Ten
years ago I made a decision that I was going to make the most of things and I’m
glad I did.
So…hello again to those of you who have been here for a long time and also to
those who are new. Hang in there and keep trying to wiggle those toes….it pays
off!
Neil
(In NS)
