Hello Moffie65!
It is GOOD to hear back from you as well as starting a new thread in direct response to gaining an understanding from the S.A.D. thread. As you have stated, you seldom, if ever, plagiarize anyone's contribution here on the forums. I agree with you 100%. In fact, I was quite shocked as to your response initially in the S.A.D. thread.
Thomas has indeed made a very valid request. As per his request I will honor it. In fact, I should be inside of Microsoft Word right now tryping it out for everyone's eyes to read. The window is open and I shall commence with this once I finish making a response to this thread.
I Do and have always admired the very words of your illustration to the readers here on the forum. The door shall be opened with all of its glory that is contained within it. I have no reason to mislead or to deceive anyone. I am also HIV positive as well. So grab a handkerchief and clean your glasses and you may also need to use the same one to wipe the tears away from your eyes as well.
Your curiosity shall be satisfied.
Hey SFscruff! In direct reference to your responses, I have also made a comment post to your concerns. The topic has been changed to S.A.D. To help you out in your quest to share your concerns with your thread, you can go to:
Has Anyone Else Lost Their Immunity To Measles? (http://forums.poz.com/index.php?topic=6014.0)
As I Do my BEST to explain to each and every member of this forum, if you DO not understand what is being communicated, then by all means ask the poster and they will clarify it with you. again, it goes back to perception. In fact, that was a "lesson" that I have "learned" a long time ago in this life.
To clarify this with you, I was simply sharing with you that I was thankful that I have never had to deal with an experience such as yours. I backed it up with a reference for you to go to. Again, it was an effort to assist you, not to offend you.
Hey Dad1216, Yes, it is your turn now...
I DO agree with you that I DO sometimes take things quite seriously. I am thankful for yourself as well as Hal to point this out to me to learn how to loosen up a little. I DO appreciate that and it has been noted as well.
Hey MSPspud,
I Do my BEST to "Keep it Real" here on thee forums. There is absolutely no other reason to DO otherwise because we are all in this very situation in our lives together. I would rather the poster to Keep it Real as this is the very thing which sets this site (a niche) aside from all of the other HIV/AIDS sites in the World.
I Do agree on the personal information as well as to provide more background through my thread "About Eldon" which is currently under construction.
I also DO agree that each and every one of us should keep an open mind here.
Also Moffie65...Oh Yes, you...
It is unfortunate that there are others in this World that we live in; "Those who are a "true" source of light, very seldom know it (because they are either afraid to look within themselves or afraid due to the impressions that have been made through different religions) or to acknowledge it (because they either do not believe or there is an inner fear inside of them).
As it is perceived, if you think the thought of it as that way, then you will perceive it that way. Everytime. Your curiosity shall be satisfied momentarily.
Hey Thomas! Yes, there is more...
Thank you as I continue to have a positive frame of mind as it is a great thing to have. Actually, The State-Of-Mind has everything to Do with it. I further agree that it does not need to be knocked or attacked either.
After my posting of my "About Eldon" thread, it will all come together.
Hey Woods, Oh Yes, I shall also say something...
I totally DO agree with you just as well. The PM and the Yahoo e-mail is working at it was programmed to DO so. as of today (11.28.2006) I have received PM's with requests. Prior to that since February of 2006, I have not. In other threads I have shared some information "About Eldon".
Now, back to you Thomas, Oh Yes...
Thank you for your valued observation that I have been a major contributor to the forums for 6+ months now. Again, your request is being processed.
As far as our geographical location to each other, while you were in Miami, I had just moved from Miami to Lake Placid. I even gave you the name and phone number of the realtor who sold us our house here. At that time I did not know that much about you, However, I still extended my helping hand out to you.
Until now, today, from one of your lasts threads, it left me with the impression that you were living in Clearwater, Florida. To be exact, that is approximately 131.24 miles North of me. I had no knowledge of any ASO's in that area. If you are in Sebring or Lake Placid now, then that is a different story.
I would love to DO lunch, we can go to Barnhills or Beef O'Gradys or we can even go to the billiards place to shoot some pool. I could sure use the little outing. Not a problem. Your curiosity shall be satisfied just as well.
Hey Woods, Yes, I am going down the list here...
You Do have a very valid opinion just as well. Perhaps there is a better way of doing that. It is quite possible (perception) that a person has not reached that level as they may be dealing with their inner anxieties. Oh Yes, these inner anxieties are Real.
Hey Win, Yes, I made it to yours..
I Do agree with you about a person being "on" all of the time. In fact, this is the very thing that each and every one of us can use in this life. We Do however have the freedom of "choice" just as well. It is our "choice" to exercise that freedom.
Hey Cliff, Yes, Cliff...
In fact, I just had made the very same statement above in Woods's section without even reading yours first. This just gives confirmation to what is being said here.
In Grinch's thread not to long ago, I did my BEST, remained positive and I stood up for each and every member of this forum. It was CLEARLY stated that in this forum, there are many different people, with different personalities, who deal with stress, who deal with anxiety, and who deal with depression.
With this kind of mixture of a wide selection of personalities you are bound to have a disagreement. That is fine. However, I urge the ones who are in disagreement to widen their perspective in order to understand what is being communicated by the other member. Remember that each and every member here communicates differently. It is very vital. Perceiving with a closed minded perspective generally prevents the message from being delivered to the reader.
Even in Moffie's "Raw Emotion" thread we all went through this. I was there to aid Moffie. I understood what he was saying because I did not perceive his message with a closed minded approach.
Moving forward, when in doubt, take the time out to clarify so that an understanding can be delivered from the message.
Back to you SFscruff...
I did make an attempt above to explain my position on my statement as well as provided you with the link. I believe that you were a little over-sensitive to the statement. Even myself in some cases can be a little to sensitive. In no way was it meant to come across that way.
Back to You Woods,
True enough there is a "ignore" button on the site. In the beginning when I first came to this site I was tempted to use it. However, something got a hold of me inside and said no. Don't look at it with a closed mind. Open your mind (perspective) and see what the message is really saying. by doing this you grow as a person.
From what I have read here since my becoming a member, a lot of the disagreements tend to develop due to the mere fact of launching the rocket without the shuttle attached to it. Better yet, looking before you leap.
In BEST response would be to reply back to the poster in a way that you can gain an understanding from the content of their message.
and now SFscruff..Yes...
I truly wish that what has been shared out of the act of pure kindness is taken into consideration.
In summary, it boils down to this. Oh Yes, this...perspective?
Acceptance of what is being posted.
Understanding of what is being posted.
Communication of what is being posted.
Thoroughly READ what is being posted.
Reading with an Open Perspective of what is being posted.
This World of AidsMeds.com will become a even brighter place for each and every one of us.
Make the BEST of each Day!
Stayed tuned to this station.
P.S.
Oueen Akasha...YES MAM! Work in progress!
Hey Joemutt....The "About Eldon" is on its way.
Hey LongIslander...
Very well said and noted. Now, to get to my Microsoft Word now.
Eldon,
Here's what you posted on my 'Lost My Immunity to Measles Post':
"Thank God I have never had to deal with the measles. You may want to go to this link and read up on some information regarding this topic: http://www.aidsmeds.com/news/20020415clin011.html. This should assist you with some questions."
You accuse me of being oversensitive and that you didn't mean to be offensive, you were just trying to be nice. I would never in any way, shape or form express joy to somebody with a disability or a medical condition that I was glad that I wasn't facing what they had to. Nice people think before they speak, write and act. Darin
He also posted this about 1 minute AFTER he responded to you, which leads me to believe he has this ready to copy and paste to all new members.....
Also,
I wish to extend to you a warm WELCOME here at the forums. Here you will find the encouragement, communication, understanding, support, some cries, some laughter, and many of your questions relating to HIV/AIDS answered.
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We have a great group of Real People who will listen as well as answer you. We are here to encourage one another and to learn from each other.
Implementing a Positive Mental Attitude will also assit you on your journey in this life as well as a positive impact on your immune system.
Talking to other people helps us see that we are not the only ones with problems. Feel free to come and vent with whatever is on your mind from time-to-time as it is highly therapeutic.
In the interim, you may want to start taking a multi-vitamin, Omega 3 and eat a diet high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and low-fat dairy and avoid processed foods, saturated and trans fats. This will also help you maintain a healthy weight.
Exercise at least three times per week for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Make the BEST of each and every Day!
And what i get from that, is a healthy diet is good for you. Is a healthy diet not good for you? Wow, I can NOT believe I am getting myself into this... i try to stay out of pissing matches as a rule, but thats generally cause my penis is so big it scares everyone!!!!