tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post5315952613486179750..comments2023-09-19T11:32:34.072-04:00Comments on Lil's Book of Questions: Are You Nursing a Grudge? Part 2Lil Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12590816428802923708noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-90695315260143539652012-10-08T16:29:34.890-04:002012-10-08T16:29:34.890-04:00Note: William is writing from the USA. You'r...Note: William is writing from the USA. You're absolutely right. There are enormous problems of institutionally supported injustice than my little whine. Lil Blumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590816428802923708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5701267910813474066.post-77761142974389006522012-10-08T15:43:01.100-04:002012-10-08T15:43:01.100-04:00I just had dinner with close friends and housemate...I just had dinner with close friends and housemates last night. One friend at the table - will call her G - ended up sobbing as she shared the weight of her friends' misfortunes, many who are caught in institutional injustice. Example: G's friend had MediCare, friend had some employment victories and therefore, a bit more resources: MediCare cancelled her benefits. Now friend has to scale back her employment resources - aka, take less hours, quit jobs - in order to maybe be CONSIDERED eligible for MediCare. And when the friend tries to assert herself, make her voice heard and get answers to MediCare questions, she gets little in return. Convoluted instructions and obscure answers. It's disgusting! Get's me polemic! And my friend G said something in the midst of it that really resonated with me:<br /><br />"When we suffer, they come. When we just begin to thrive, they recede."<br /><br />I don't even know how to wrap this comment up. But institutionally supported injustice - it's just rampant. All over the place, and sometimes, I find it hard to point fingers of blame. It's just a big mess! I'm venting!William Renauldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402075554997183918noreply@blogger.com