Posters:

I hope this has been a helpful if stressful period of a few days. It seemed to me that both sides expressed themselves well, i.e. the people bothered by administrative decisions and the people making the decisions. And it seemed done in a respectful manner. We will see what happens.

I'm still here but just waiting to see where we go as we come out of the difficult discussion. Perna shared her interest in quotations. I love wise saying and have saved several hundred of the best over the years. Maybe DocJohn would help me make them available to those of you who are interested (isn't there a way of making files available?)

I see that Kimmydawn and Peanuts have started a thread about managing stress at work. They mention several ways to ease the tension--relaxation, crafts and writing, & regular exercise. Then there is writing your history, meditation, desensitization of fear, venting feelings, fantacies, etc. Perna's reference to Assertive Responses may be relevant here. Each method takes time; you can't just do them one day for 15 minutes. Like losing weight, calming down is a life style change. Perhaps if there are a few of us that want to try some method to relax, we could support and help each other. For example, 6 months ago I promised to cut out sweets almost entirely. I did fine for a while but now I am starting to backslide a little and could use support.

I don't care what the thread’s title is or who starts it. I'm ready to get to work.

drclay