"Vucket" "Wish List"

wrote:
Bridget wrote:

I have incredible support in the
community. I belong to a couple of organizations that I really fit in
with. One of those is the Church and the other is a group of people who
have the same disabilities that I do. I have found a great fit with
these two groups - your groups of course would be different. These
people have kept me housed and fed and brought me things I needed when I
was sick and an incredible myriad of other things. I have been able to
support them when they needed it and the company has been wonderful for
them and for me.

That is truly wonderful, Bridget. I'm so glad you have that. It's not
like we live in a culture that supports this kind of community, so the
fact that you have found people who are so generous and helpful is
really incredible.

Churches often seem to offer this kind of community support. I know
a woman who joined the Unitarian church several years ago. She is
disabled and has major mobility issues. When her condo was completely
flooded, and she had to move into a hotel for months while the place
was being repaired, the church members were amazingly helpful to her.
She couldn't have gotten along without them.

Joyce


It's still like every other group in that you have to find a healthy
one. A lot of churches are made up of people in there to make social and
business contacts, congregations that are so familiar with each other as
to make it difficult for newcomers to come into their midst because they
would rather stay in their cliques, clergy that are more concerned about
what the member can do for the church than what the church can do for
the member and sadly, many other things. I mention these because I have
found one or more in every church but the one I am in now and I have
been to a number. Entering this church made getting through all the rest
of them worth it though!

Bridget

"Lesley" wrote in message
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On Feb 15, 11:22 am, "Joy" wrote:

After my jump, my son-in-law gave me a sweatshirt. It has pictures of me
jumping on the front and back. Below the picture on the front it says,
"Skydivers: The few, The brave, The insane!


I like that!

Things for my wish bucket

1. To go to Sydney- I have never flown in my life and the first flight
I'd like to take is the longest! Typical!

****

It's well worth it, though. There is so much to see and enjoy in Sydney
alone, and that isn't even my favorite place in Australia.

Joy


2. To see the Rocky Horror show live-working on that this year

3 To get a book published just so I can say I done it

4 To finally see Zappa plays Zappa- we've had tickets for the last 2
UK shows and missed both of them

5 To run a convention game

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs