Feb 17
A carnival, a psych ward, and art…
Last night, when I was chatting with my mother on Skype, I wrote…
“I really should go because I want to visit the people who have taken part in the Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse because I’ve been neglecting them lately and they are important.”
She wrote back, “Indeed.”
It isn’t something that gets talked about any more in my family so it was just a tiny confirmation that, although we’ve moved on with our lives, nothing has been brushed back under the carpet. It made me happy.
Anyway, the Carnival is up over at Survivor’s Can Thrive, and this month it is beautifully titled After Child Abuse–Love Remains. I haven’t yet had a chance to read everything yet, but as usual there are many inspiring, and wise, posts. Some of them are even a bit like Music and Lyrics, just as life should be, but I’ll let you dig around and find them on your own.
If you don’t have time to read through the Carnival though, just take a quick look at Austin’s post on her blog, The People Behind My Eyes: Inside A Psych Ward. I found it very enlightening.
If you haven’t visited Austin’s site before you will also find galleries of her artwork there and her artwork is beautiful. Prints and postcards are available from RedBubble
But I have work to do, so for tonight, you’ll get no more of me…
March 3rd, 2008 at 1:49 am
I wanted to let you know I really appreciate the site promo here.
Thanks a bunch.
Smiles to you and yours,
Austin