I want to share this beautiful quote about a recent experience at one of the
local Out of The Darkness walks. This guy says what I have struggled to find words to say about my experience at the
Out of the Darkness Overnight last summer. Naturally, the source is the
To Write Love on Her Arms Blog,
this post written by one of the interns, Ty Johnson.
TWLOHA often presents this beautiful idea that stories are meant for sharing. That everyone’s stories are meant to continue. That we all stand together.
Somehow, without words, we were all invited into the same story on the dew-covered lawn that day. We could look around us and see we were surrounded by other stories. Without speaking, we could see that someone had survived suicidal thoughts or had lost their sister, or spouse, or friend. The memorial boards showed pictures of lost neighbors, parents, siblings, children. Families wore shirts showing the faces of loved ones. And we all wore beads. We were all, at least for those short few hours, one story. One conversation. One heart, beating beautiful love for all those around us.
If you feel compelled, please consider donating to
help me return and walk once again this summer in Philadelphia. Just click on the thermometer thing to the right!
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