November 5
Compassion
It’s Election Day, and that makes it a pretty good day to write about compassion. (No, this is not going to be an overtly political post.)
Earlier today, I was talking with a group of individuals who I respect, enjoy and spend a lot of time with. The topic drifted to people with substance abuse disorder (actually, the phrase used was ‘addicts’) and safe injection sites. What followed was a lively (re: heated) discussion. I found myself checking in on the conversation hours later, as I drove home. Why did this bug me so much? I wondered. Why does it matter?


