--- Jim Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When my family and close friends say they > love me, I do believe > them, and they believe me when I say the same to > them. Our words have been > borne out by our actions, on a 24/7 face-to-face > basis, for years, in spite > of all our faults being on constant display. > > A Joni Mitchell Discussion List is a whole other > thing. I'm not denying > there is real affection between certain members of > this list. But that > affection has been (for the most part) easy to come > by, not hard-won, and > therefore not necessarily enduring.
It's true though - it's a lot easier to love people when you've never had to share a bathroom with them! :) All kidding aside though (for now), I'm not a touchy-feely person myself and I understand how icky all that love-talk can be. Nonetheless I've benefited from the kindness of many other people on this list - maybe it's not love, but it's still pretty darn nice. If what you have > to say is personal and > sincere, tell the person in a private post. What > purpose is served in making > a public one, on a Joni Mitchell Discussion List? My > guess is that the > poster isn't as concerned with the effect the > message has on the supposed > recipient and he or she is with the effect it has on > his/her image in the > greater community. You have a point. That's probably true with some people. My ex-husband was like that - wanted to "look" good in the eyes of outsiders at all costs, but acted like a real shit in his own home among the people he supposedly loved. Totally weird but some people are like that. The jmdlers though - don't you know the jmdlers are just a bunch of aging hippies? They/we love everybody! ===== Catherine Toronto ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
