Hi Bobby,

    I agree. There have been experiments showing this - something happens -
it is taped then several observes relate back the story - it is slightly
different with each person.

                                               Trisha

> Kyle & Trish
>
>         The counseling guru, Carl Rogers, spoke of phenomenology.
Basically
> the three of us could observe a "reality" of some kind and come away with
> our own and, frequently, very different interpretations of what we
> observed. To that extent, we do create our own realities. The basis of
> effective communication is coming to understand others' "take" on
"reality".
>
> Just my philosophical .02 cents worth.
>
> Bobby
>
>
>
> >Trisha,
> >
> >You said something of interest to me here, that "we create our
realities."
> >If reality is a construction, then nothing is real.  Sounds spooky to me,
> >but I never was much of an existentialist.  (Where's Martin Logan when
you
> >need him!  ;>)   )
> >
> >-Kyle
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Perk [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> >Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 10:12 AM
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: Talking to kids about disabilities
> >
> >
> >Trisha,
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Thursday, December 09, 1999 9:43 AM
> >Subject: Re: Talking to kids about disabilities
> >
> >
> > We tend to forget we creat our realities
> >> dependent on our attitudes and what we think.
> >
> >>                                    Trisha