great opportunity and cause...

i'm not going to take a platform (i hope) or wave a flag of awareness so as to not isolate anyone... but if you're interested in making a difference, please follow this link and contribute where you're able:

http://www.invisiblechildren.com/theMission/ourMission/

i believe this a beautiful movement but you can take from it what you will.

thanks for your consideration.

there's two areas thus far in which i've been an activist, the one above and another amazing movement called ToWriteLoveOnHerArms. both are worthy of your curiosity at the very least. the latter is one i've been extremely passionate about since coming out of the hospital almost a year ago. i met some girls in the psychosis ward that were having real difficulties with self mutilation and the like, to which i attempted to embrace both of them and encourage them to find more constructive/valuable ways to spend their time. i don't take much credit at all for their transformation but both were able to slow down/stop their cutting while i was in the hospital and that really touched me. i'm not sure what's come of them at this point because they were both really young and i didn't bother to share contact information b/c at the time it seemed like a really intimidating thing for an early 30 something to be calling on a teenager. i must admit, i've wondered at times how they're doing so maybe it wouldn't have been such a bad idea.
Renee, the girl TWLOHA is based on was 19 when this all took place so i don't see how her story is any different than the girls i met, yet i support her every chance i get. strange how that works but i feel a gravitational pull to Renee's story and struggles, partly because i was suicidal to some degree around the same time she was and i don't feel those emotions know age barriers.
anyway, i have tried to become an ambassador to TWLOHA and i'm not afraid/ashamed to admit my position in making this the most influential movement so it can change as many lives as possible.
i know where i was when i almost took my life and i simply don't want anyone else to feel the way i did, or Renee did.
for now, TWLOHA has a myspace page that can be found at:
www.myspace.com/towriteloveonherarms but they just officially became a non-profit organization and will soon have their own site at www.twloha.com so please stop by if you so feel the desire.

i'm not into politics but i appreciate how this blog allows me to speak out on some very important issues that have shaped my soul, and i hope you understand my decision to share them with you is deeply rooted in that same passion rather than blind persuasion.

thanks for your love and support. i truly love you good people that have found yourselves checking back with me, more than you know.