[Viva] Women at the Gathering

[Denise Wozniak]

Thanks Bernice!

Actually the whole question for me came up when my father was dying and
said "Why me?".  He was 83 and had cancer, it was hard for me to answer
because i had known so many young people who had died already and 83 seemed
a pretty good age. I thought "what is in your mind? what are you asking me?"

Denise

On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 10:02 PM, Bernice Thompson <nici.thompson at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello Denise,
>
> Those are all wonderful ideas and thoughts you have raised today and over
> the last few days! ​It would be great to be able to get on the agenda of
> the gathering to facilitate a discussion among women to get their thoughts
> on the questions you've listed.
>
> I am sure each one of us have our unique ideas about our purpose in life,
> why we are here to begin with, and what our hope is for the future. Many of
> our ideas will be based on our individual experiences, cultural and
> spiritual background, belief system, what we utilize as tools to guide us
> in our lives, and how we can use these tools or instruments to benefit
> ourselves and others in our community in an up-building and faith
> strengthening way.
>
> It would be based on respect  and acceptance of each others thoughts and
> feelings even if we don't agree with them fully.
>
> I sense that you are a deep thinker and need specific answers in your life
> right now. Perhaps this is a way of finding the answers to at least some of
> your questions. I'm sure you have heard the phrase: "We look back to learn
> and look ahead to live."
>
> Have a good evening Denise.
>
> Bernice Thompson
>
> (C) 604-833-2641 <(604)%20833-2641>
>
> On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 3:41 PM, Denise Wozniak <deniseswozniak at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I am just throwing some thoughts out there for the Positive Gathering.
>> It would be great if we, as women, could control our own agenda at the
>> Gathering.
>>
>> How can ViVA be a group advocating for change - mentally, physically and
>> socially?  What do we feel about the purpose of life and the meaning and
>> how did we change after diagnosis?
>>
>> In addition, I am concerned about some anxiety meds and their
>> effectiveness as well as side effects from our HIV meds as we age.
>>
>> I am tired of talking about what the past was and want to talk about what
>> is happening now and what our future is.  Does anyone feel the same?
>>
>> Denise
>>
>>
>>
>> *Denise Wozniak*
>> www.denisewozniak.com
>> Speaker, Inspiration and Motivation
>> "Have a backbone, not a wishbone"
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*Denise Wozniak*
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Speaker, Inspiration and Motivation
"Have a backbone, not a wishbone"
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