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Enjoyed the Dalai Moment and sent it to my sis who will be most envious. Although envy is an un-Buddhist emotion I'll indulge her in this one!
Also enjoyed the rundown on the NAMI event.
Thanks for plugging Pete's book. It's a must read for anyone involved in mental health advocacy.
May I post an announcement for his speaking engagement?
I just heard about the massive fire in San Diego County. I hope you, P.C., and all your friends there are safe; I look forward to the next post from you.
S.
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I was curious about a comment you made in this post. It was somewhat buried in your descriptions of your meetings with people, but it didn't really sit well with me. You said, "We may be the ones with mental illness, but our families are the ones who suffer from it."
Did you really mean that the way it came out? I know that my family does suffer from the effects of my mental illness, but I can't say that I *don't* suffer from it. I do. And I do in ways that my family could never understand or appreciate. And I mean this in no way to undermine the difficulties presented to my family. I just don't see any benefit in presenting the mentally ill person as somehow not suffering.