stories still going...

"Suicide is a story that ends too soon."

I seriously cannot say enough about the folks over at To Write Love on Her Arms.  This is an excerpt from a recent blog post by the founder of TWLOHA, Jamie Tworkowski.  To read the whole post and/or check out their blog, check out We are stories still going.

Suicide is a story that ends too soon. Our hope and dream is that if you should ever get to a place where your life feels like it's not worth living, where the pain is just too great, our hope is that you know it's OK to be honest, and it's OK to ask for help. It's nothing to be ashamed of, and it doesn't mean you're something strange or some kind of burden. It simply means you're human. We pray you'll be met by friends who remind you that your story is one they too will fight for—with words, and tears, and silence, and whatever it takes. We pray you get to taste the privilege of having these sorts of friends and also the privilege of being this sort of friend. May you wake to the day when life feels worth living, when joy comes back, hope shows up, love returns. May you live to be surprised.  

Here is what we believe to be some very good news: If you're reading this, if there's air in your lungs on this November day, then there is still hope for you. Your story is still going. And maybe some things are true for all of us. Perhaps we all relate to pain. Perhaps we all relate to fear and loss and questions. And perhaps we all deserve to be honest, we all deserve whatever help we need. Our stories are all so many things: Heavy and light. Beautiful and difficult. Hopeful and uncertain. But our stories aren't finished yet. There is still time, for things to heal, change, and grow. There is still time to be surprised. We are stories still going, you and I. We are stories still going. 

In other news, the 2014 Out of the Darkness Overnight walks (yes, plural, there are 2 of them this year) were announced this week!!  More to come on that soon...