September was Suicide Awareness Month. Coming into the Holidays we need to make sure we are reaching out.
If you need help, reach out. No judgement.
If you do not, please reach out to your friends, family, strangers in your path and show them kindness and compassion.
The days are getting shorter, the sun is more limited, the temperatures are dropping, all of this affects our mental and emotional health. Be the sunshine in their life.
There will be some who will not find work and cannot afford their heating bill or coats for their family much less the extra expense of the holidays. Help them out. If not monetary, give them the warmth of friendship. Help them find the help they need. Coats for Kids, Food Banks, Churches, etc..
If someone pops into your thoughts, CALL them. If you have a dream about someone, CONTACT them, if you see something or hear something that reminds you of someone, let them know they were in your heart at that moment and it made you smile.
Write them a note and snail mail it to them. Who doesn't love a little dose of positive in the mailbox from time to time. It shows you cared enough to stop and write them a note in your own hand-writing and mail it.
While you are cooking or baking, make extra, share. If you are hand-crafting something, make extra and share.
You may never know who is suffering, most mask it very well, so try to make a conscious effort to BE KIND - BE COMPASSIONATE.
If it is you, please know we are here for you and there are resources for just about anything you may need to get you to your next breath. Even if you do not know what you need, let's figure it out together.
YOU ARE LOVED-YOU ARE NEEDED-YOU ARE NOT DONE-YOU HAVE A PURPOSE TO FULFILL
I Love You!
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