True,  the best thing we can do,  it's funny she has eyes and can see all
the beautiful things in the world,and yet all she chooses to see is  bad,
while I have eyes of the sole and can see the good in life, and see a God
who is love  personified, that makes all the difference.
Rhonda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Metzler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 9:16 AM
Subject: Re: visiting family


> Hi Ronda,
>
> I have a mother just like that.  all we can do is pray for them.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rhonda Partain" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 8:43 AM
> Subject: visiting family
>
>
> > I visited my family, and I noticed a major difference between my Mom and
> me.
> > She tends to notice and concentrate on the negative, what is going
wrong,
> > what a person is doing wrong, what has went wrong, and so on.  It is
very
> > depressing to try and talk with her because she is so full of all of
these
> > negative thoughts.  I was home for a week, but stayed with a friend
> because
> > my Mom really doesn't like dogs much and I had Bowers my guide dog and
> buddy
> > my little dog with me.  Jena my oldest daughter is living with my
> > parentsfinishing her senior year of high school, she kept Buddy with her
> at
> > my parents house.  So, all I heard about was how buddy is, that he had
> > anaccident in the house, and just "how long are you going to be in
Georgia
> > anyway,?" usually this would have made me feel sad, and feelings of not
> > being wanted and loved would have surfaced, but I did not think of that,
> > instead I chose to have a good time, it is my mother's choice to focus
on
> > the negative, it is mine whether I choose to listen or not.
> > I guess my Mom is just so negative that she can't see any good, and that
> is
> > sad, there is always two sides to everything, and it makes a person
tired
> > just concentrating on negativity all the time.
> > It's as though the house has an atmosphere over it, a heavy oppressive
> > covering!
> >
> > But, now I am back in Pa, seems Missed a lot of snow!
> > it's piled all around the sidewalks.
> >
> > Rhonda