today is a day when worldwide, bloggers blog about burma. it’s also a day that is so busy that normally, i’d forgo a post. but this is important. i’ll just leave you with one impression. this event in burma appears to me a manifestation of the old, tragic fight between good and evil, on a… Continue reading bloggers for burma
Category: news and events
a poem for an angel
another day of synchronicity. since so many readers seemed to like my post on chinese love poetry, i was going to offer some more on the topic. and i will. but then, again in the car, just like yesterday, i was listening to a report on the 2007 special olympics that have just started. there… Continue reading a poem for an angel
PTSD and restorative justice
scott from finding your marbles just sent me an email wondering about my thoughts on the development of this story about PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) as grounds for acquittal. a groundbreaking ruling that found a former soldier not criminally responsible for a sex assault he admitted to committing was overturned by the manitoba court… Continue reading PTSD and restorative justice
mental health without labels
today, i invite you to go over to GNIF brain blogger where i’ve written a guest post on a series of mental health success stories i had the fortune to listen to on monday at the canadian mental health association. what remained most with me was one person mentioning that at a certain age, he… Continue reading mental health without labels
change something: the lives of people with mental illness
today, gentle ladies and men, you’re going to have to go somewhere else for my blog post. changeeverything, an interesting local site that is dedicated to social change, has issued a challenge to write about an issue close to your heart. if it makes the cut, a charity of your choice gets $1,000. i couldn’t… Continue reading change something: the lives of people with mental illness
blessings on 9/11
god bless the rain, and the storm clouds that bring it. god bless the music, and the voices that sing it. god bless the ones who sing everything wrong. god bless the creatures who do not belong. god bless the hearts and the souls who are grieving for those who have left, and for those… Continue reading blessings on 9/11
would you like a hug?
“would you like a hug? it’s free hug day today!” we must have said that at least 500 times today. and hugged at least 100 people. seniors, children, big people, small people, shy people, exuberant people, vancouverites and vacationers, sweating people and people in their sweaters. we hugged ’em all. yes, we joined the free… Continue reading would you like a hug?
free hug day!
what, another free hug day? wasn’t it on july 7? and what’s free hug day anyway? well, most of you know, probably. but if you’re a little like me and you don’t always keep up with the news, go to wikipedia and find out. bascially, it’s something started by a man called juan mann back… Continue reading free hug day!
i don’t believe in god
yes, i don’t believe in god. “believing in god” makes no sense to me. i don’t know what it means. and it isn’t because english isn’t my mother tongue. i grew up speaking german, and the equivalent sentence – “ich glaube an gott” – seems equally incomprehensible to me. perhaps i will understand one day.… Continue reading i don’t believe in god
why domestic? why abuse?
an excerpt from a newspaper story from the UK: top doctor who hit his wife 24 times is spared jail a senior doctor who savagely beat up his wife after they argued about buying a new car has escaped a prison sentence. anaesthetics consultant stuart brown, 37, threw his wife to the floor and punched… Continue reading why domestic? why abuse?