maybe suicide's an answer but it's not the solution.
THIS IS IMPORTANT.
please, today, take a moment to think about what you are grateful for. how lucky we are that we know we have people who understand us, who are there for us, for know us. who wouldn't leave us alone. i think about my family, my friends, my people all around the world, who text me and e-mail and call and make it so that even when i feel completely and totally alone, i know that i'm not. i have all of you, i have so. many. people. when i think about it.
not everyone has people. some people are completely alone, whether by choice or just the nature of things.
this weekend has been intense. and i realized why i want to go into psychology, also. i mean, i realized that i wasn't kidding myself when i think it's what i want to do and the type that i want to do. and i got one of the nicest compliments ever: that someone can see that i wouldn't just be good at it, i'd be great at it.
i know what i want to do now, and why i want to do it.
please go watch this video: twenty-three by mc lars
the song was written by MC Lars, who went to my sisters' school, whose mother is one of my favorite local librarians. (he has a facebook page with more information about the song, why he wrote it, etc.) he's a funny kid, he's a great kid, he's really amazingly smart, and the fact that he teamed up with AFSP just increases my appreciation of him and AFSP (which is the one foundation a year that can be guaranteed of my support). they not only do work with suicide prevention, but with suicide survivors, and families affected by suicide. there are 50,000 violent deaths a year in the us. over half of those are suicides. the suicide rates of middle-agers (45-54) has surpassed that of the elderly for the first time in recorded history.
raise awareness. reach out. educate. and appreciate the fact you are not alone, for whatever reason, because of anyone or anything. tell the people who love you, that you love, that you love them and appreciate them.
it takes just a moment, and you can never say it enough.
thank you, each and every one of you. you have increased the quality of my life, and i am forever grateful. thank you for reading, for commenting, for challenging me, for understanding. for simply being. you are the stars in my night sky.
we are lucky. all of us. so amazingly astoundingly lucky.
please, today, take a moment to think about what you are grateful for. how lucky we are that we know we have people who understand us, who are there for us, for know us. who wouldn't leave us alone. i think about my family, my friends, my people all around the world, who text me and e-mail and call and make it so that even when i feel completely and totally alone, i know that i'm not. i have all of you, i have so. many. people. when i think about it.
not everyone has people. some people are completely alone, whether by choice or just the nature of things.
this weekend has been intense. and i realized why i want to go into psychology, also. i mean, i realized that i wasn't kidding myself when i think it's what i want to do and the type that i want to do. and i got one of the nicest compliments ever: that someone can see that i wouldn't just be good at it, i'd be great at it.
i know what i want to do now, and why i want to do it.
please go watch this video: twenty-three by mc lars
the song was written by MC Lars, who went to my sisters' school, whose mother is one of my favorite local librarians. (he has a facebook page with more information about the song, why he wrote it, etc.) he's a funny kid, he's a great kid, he's really amazingly smart, and the fact that he teamed up with AFSP just increases my appreciation of him and AFSP (which is the one foundation a year that can be guaranteed of my support). they not only do work with suicide prevention, but with suicide survivors, and families affected by suicide. there are 50,000 violent deaths a year in the us. over half of those are suicides. the suicide rates of middle-agers (45-54) has surpassed that of the elderly for the first time in recorded history.
raise awareness. reach out. educate. and appreciate the fact you are not alone, for whatever reason, because of anyone or anything. tell the people who love you, that you love, that you love them and appreciate them.
it takes just a moment, and you can never say it enough.
thank you, each and every one of you. you have increased the quality of my life, and i am forever grateful. thank you for reading, for commenting, for challenging me, for understanding. for simply being. you are the stars in my night sky.
we are lucky. all of us. so amazingly astoundingly lucky.