In Other News....

Sorry to be such a downer these few days, but it will continue just a tiny bit longer. I just went to the funeral of a colleague I really admired. She taught me how to see the world through a psychotic person's eyes, and how important it is to respect the human being underneath the mental illness. She was always smiling, even after 30 years in community mental health, and was a fantastic mother and wife. The church overflowed with people who loved her.

The service was a really super long Episcopalian one. Damn, I think it even outlasted my super long wedding. The celebrant was a woman (yay) and the homily was inspiring and made me feel a tiny bit lighter about my friend's sudden, accidental death. In the middle I thought, "Hey, maybe I'm actually an Episcopalian!"

I continue the search.