NAMI Michigan NAMIWALK

from WHERE'S MARTY RECOVERY TOUR: 


Today I took the Silverwing to the NAMI Michigan NAMIWALK on Belle Isle. It was a great walk. There were lots of people there. I couldn't walk today as I have broken a bone in my foot so my ability to stand, much less walk is limited.

What I saw was many people walking, talking and having a great time. People with a mental illness, people who had family members who have a mental illness, friends of people who have a mental illness. There are more families involved now, I mean the ones with young kids. For a long, long time it always seemed to me that the people with an illness were around; sometimes they had parents and sometimes they didn't.



But now, there are families with younger kids involved. I am so glad that I have grandkids. (See grandkids to the left; Can't you just feel the love?) They would have been there today, but the truck was broken. 

I would love to tell you that my meds changed everything, but what made the biggest change for me was the support that I got from people and for me, many of the people who did the supporting were NAMI members (both family and consumer members; I always get asked.) And yes, I am often a fan of NAMI Michigan. We don't always agree, but they are a major reason I am well. Of course they are also a major reason that I have learned to become a great advocate.


Norman DeLisle, MDRC
"With Liberty and Access for All!"
GrandCentral: 517-589-4081
MDRC Website: http://www.copower.org/
LTC Blog: http://ltcreform.blogspot.com/
Recovery: http://therecoveringlife.blogspot.com/
Change: http://prosynergypsc.blogspot.com/

Recovery as Art, Part Three

Artistic creation, regardless of type, uses incremental acts to support a whole (non-incremental) purpose. As each step is taken, the artist reviews how well the current pattern fits into the intuited pattern.

Life is like that. We build ourselves through individual actions, constantly learning, and comparing ourselves with our goals.

Recovery is also a journey of discovery, as we move toward a partially seen future. We make choices everyday, many times a day, and, to some extent, each choice either supports or undermines our journey of recovery.

We must keep recovery in mind, so that it can affect all those decisions to the extent the decisions either support or undermine our purpose.

Norman DeLisle, MDRC
"With Liberty and Access for All!"
GrandCentral: 517-589-4081
MDRC Website: http://www.copower.org/
LTC Blog: http://ltcreform.blogspot.com/
Recovery: http://therecoveringlife.blogspot.com/
Change: http://prosynergypsc.blogspot.com/

Recovery Band Schedule

from Gerald Butler:

4/18/2008

We are dedicated to the premise that, when given the proper support, people can and do recover.

Recovery Band schedule for May

May

16th Northeast Guidance Center - Annual Retreat Luncheon - Grosse Pointe War Memorial

20th MACMHB's Annual Spring Conference - Hyatt Regency Dearborn

27th International Conf on Self Determination - Opening Session - Detroit Ren Cen

29th Gateway Consumer Awards Banquet (Luncheon)

29th International Conf on Self Determination - Closing Session - Detroit Ren Cen

30th Third Annual Empowerment Day - The Samaritan Center - 9:00am - 3:00pm

June

12th Gem Theater – Synergy Awards Banquet