Great read. — T.J.
Many years ago thousands of people lived in the most horrifying of conditions in state hospitals throughout this country. Many, many people literally lost their lives to a system that justified oppression as being “for their own good.” Our response to this horror was 30 years ago to start the process of de-institutionalization. We were going to provide community based treatment and set people free to get a chance at the life they deserved. But we forgot about the treatment, we set very few really free and gave a whole generation of people a life that we would have never chosen for ourselves.
We discarded a whole population of people. We left them to live in the alleys and streets, to fill our jails, and to die with lives wasted and hopes never really given a chance. Simply they cost too much. And when they fell through the cracks, indeed…
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April 25th, 2013 at 1:41 pm
First of all I would like to say wonderful blog! I
had a quick question in which I’d like to ask if you don’t mind.
I was curious to find out how you center yourself and clear your mind before writing.
I’ve had trouble clearing my mind in getting my ideas out. I do take pleasure in writing however it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are usually wasted just trying to figure out how to begin. Any recommendations or hints? Kudos!
May 18th, 2013 at 10:32 pm
I just write about a subject that I know about and that I am passionate about. Thanks for commenting. –T.J.