I wrote about some of the things that went wrong yesterday, but there were a few things that were quite memorable in a positive way. I'll start the day with them.


Going to conferences relating to mental health issues is quite rewarding. Just as gathering here at PC gives many a sense of community, going to conferences and seeing others face-to-face who deal with mental illness, drives home that we are not alone. I could only attend two of the workshops, but all of them were relevant to most everyone. I heard sad stories with hopeful ends. Learned about some new science and how NAMI, and others, are still fighting for more mental health coverage parity. Saw a marvelous dance performance of about 12 ladies that made me cry. One dancer described much of how I feel about emotional release and healing. I wish I had had the chance to talk to her afterwards.


I was happy to spend a nice day with my sister.


While helping to clean up after the event, I had the unique experience to work together with a very interesting man. I'm pretty sure he had a diagnosis. What it is, I'm not sure. My guess is that he had schizophrenia. He was an extremely positive gentleman who spoke one brilliant clang association after another. They were so amazing they bordered on genius.