The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: growth

  • The Mental Health Crisis and the Rampant Expansion and Inevitable Demise of Northern State Hospital

    The Mental Health Crisis and the Rampant Expansion and Inevitable Demise of Northern State Hospital

    U.S Asylums were closed in anticipation of funding for community centers.

  • It’s Never Too Late to Relearn a Lesson

    Emotional evolution is not a linear process.

  • The Wisdom of an Old Friend

    “Bad things do not have to happen because they have happened.” – Harold George

  • My Eighth Bloggiversary

    Our world has certainly changed and grown.

  • Science is a Journey

    It’s not a destination.

  • Are We A Cancer?

    Unrestrained growth that damages the tissue it comes into contact with.

  • You Are Not a Plate

    You do not have to remain in a broken state.

  • I’ve Come Undone

    I am at the end of my rope. I’m on the ragged edge. I’m losing it. I’m buying a house. I’m packing, I’m moving. I’m making changes and updating and getting rid of stuff. I’m doing paperwork. I’m documenting. I’m panicking that I won’t get everything done on time, or I’ll forget something important. And…

  • What I Love about Seattle, Washington

    I’ve been living in this delightful city for 2 ½ years now, and I have never been happier. It sort of feels like I went to bed in Florida and I woke up in the Land of Reasonable People. Not a day goes by when I don’t look around in awe. How did I get…

  • Outgrowing

    As a child, one of the hardest things for me was the experience of outgrowing things that I loved. Favorite sweaters. Child-sized furniture. Extremely sugary foods. Certain rides at the state fair. The kid’s menu at Howard Johnson’s. No one likes change. And if I loved something, I couldn’t understand why I couldn’t love it…