thoughts – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen Making Every Day an Occasion... Simply Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-peonies-32x32.jpg thoughts – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen 32 32 An Essay, Or Something, About Love and Acceptance http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/essay-love-acceptance/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/essay-love-acceptance/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2016 01:00:33 +0000 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/?p=10314 I haven’t articulated any thoughts or opinions about what happened in Orlando this past weekend because really truly, the only word that I can think to describe it is horrific. What I am going to comment on though is number of posts and memes I’ve seen over the past few days drawing lines between mental illness and gun violence. One in particular suggested that “mental illness + gun = mass shooting.” There’s no question the Orlando shooter was a hate-filled maniac, but I’m not entirely comfortable painting all mental illnesses — I’m going to call them mental health disorders — with one broad brush. Putting my personal experiences aside, there is no question that gun violence is out of control in our country, but I don’t think that any one of us has the solution right now (I would even be willing to bet that there are plenty of responsible gun owners with mental health issues who manage not to commit violent acts). As someone who has dealt with anxiety and depression since college, I can tell you that not every mental health disorder drives you to murder 50 innocent people. More than 40 million adults in the U.S. alone […]

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