#iwasmadefor

[sammyhale]

TWLOHA (x)

[im-nora-ephron-bitch]

10 years ago this year I made a decision to stay. Not many people other than some amazing counselors and mentors know this part of me. But given that it’s been 10 years and it’s World Suicide Prevention Day and I’m in a beautiful place I’ve been thinking a lot about that decision.

I thought that the bad decisions I made would shape my whole life. I thought the people I had at the time were the only people in my life that would ever matter. I had a lot naive ideas about what my life was and wasn’t.

As I’m standing here today, breathing in the wind and beauty of Kinsale. I can’t help but think of all of the wonderful things I would have missed if I had done something differently 10 years ago. I would have never spent countless nights in college laughing until I cry with some of the best people I know. I would have never gotten sick and then recovered multiple times. I would have never traveled the country in a Ryder Truck blasting Mat Kearney and Celine Dion on repeat. I would have never taken a dirt road through a canyon in the Navajo Reservation. I would have never gotten up at 5am in Scranton, PA to sing songs in Spanish to wake up the Virgin Mary. I would have never climbed mountains in Omak and danced around a pole praying to God with and sweating my life away with Native people and roommates who became family. I would have never fallen in love and then get my heart broken. I would have never experienced actual loss and grief and really realize the value of life and family. I would have never seen the sun rise over Lake Michigan and the sunset over the Pacific Ocean. I would have never met the people who inspire and challenge me every day. I would have never seen the rainbows and ocean views I have been seeing this week.

I’m not perfect. And sometimes I rethink that decision. I will continue to make mistakes and be imperfect. But I’m okay. Because I was made for all of the imperfections and mistake. I was made for these experiences from the last 10 years. And I cannot wait for 10 years more of adventure, mistakes, laughter, love, and life. #wspd17 #iwasmadefor #andsoikeptliving #mentalhealth #photography #solotravel #twloha (at Kinsale, Ireland)

[amplifyyourmind-blog]

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Repost from @twloha @jamietworkowski. I am so very grateful for this organization and honored to be a part of it and the beautiful and brave community surrounding it. I am not alone; you are not alone. There is hope. #IWasMadeFor sharing and spreading love, kindness, and understanding. #twloha #WSPD17 #stay #findwhatyouweremadefor #love #hope #bekind #awareness #mentalhealth #endthestigma #stopthehate #youarenotalone #thereisalwayshope #knowledgeispower #loveistheanswer #towriteloveonherarms #speakup

[drmstx]

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. Today I reflect on the reasons I choose to #stay because I was made for more than what my darkness told me. I made it through and so can you. #IWasMadeFor #wspd17 @twloha (at Titusville, Florida)

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#IWasMadeFor inspiring others through my music and my recovery. For those of you who don't know, today is World Suicide Prevention Day. This day means a lot to me, because as most of you know, I've dealt first hand with suicidal ideation and a few close attempts. #IWasMadeFor more than to kill myself. #IWasMadeFor this life. You were, too. #twloha #WSPD17

[twloha]

TWLOHA Music + Events Coordinator Elizabeth Wilder made this video in honor of our #IWasMadeFor campaign.

This year’s theme is: Stay. Find what you were made for.

Ways to get involved:

-Join the conversation on social by using #IWasMadeFor and #WSPD17

-Order a WSPD pack (that will equip you with ways to start conversations about suicide prevention) from the TWLOHA store.

-Be part of our video by filming a short (10 sec) video of yourself saying “Stay” and “I was made for _______” with your response to the prompt. Send your video to [email protected]. (Make sure your phone is turned horizontal.)

-Donate or become a fundraiser. All of the proceeds will be going to treatment and recovery for those struggling.

Learn more about the campaign here.

[cuehappiness-blog]

#Repost @twloha (@get_repost) ・・・ “I do know how my healing started. It began with a decision to stay. A decision to believe, against all odds, that hope was real, and maybe the mere existence of hope is defiant.” New #NSPW17 blog: “What I Do Know” by Kendra Larsen. Read at the link our profile! #IWasMadeFor

[fromthesources-org]

#GPRepost, #reposter, #notetag @twloha via @RepostApp ======> New #NSPW17 blog: "Made to Live" by Jessica Morris. #IWasMadeFor (Link in profile) [image description: white text on a grey background from To Write Love on Her Arms that says, "Choosing to stay requires a next step, and there is always someone to take it with you if you reach out your hand and ask for help."]