November 13th was the national To Write Love On Her Arms day. I was so encouraged and inspired by the amount of support that was shown, especially from those close to me. This amazing cause has a special place in my heart and I can't wait to see the amount of change it will bring to the suffering people of America.
To Write Love On Her Arms.
this isn't an organization. it's an opportunity.. to love and be loved.
She has known such great pain; haunted dreams as a child, the near-constant presence of evil ever since. She has felt the touch of awful naked men, battled depression and addiction, and attempted suicide. Her arms remember razor blades, fifty scars that speak of self-inflicted wounds. Six hours after I meet her, She is feeling trapped, two groups of "friends" offering opposite ideas. Everyone is asleep. The sun is rising. She drinks long from a bottle of liquor, takes a razor blade from the table and locks herself in the bathroom. She locks herself in the bathroom. She cuts herself, using the blade to write "FUCK UP" large across her left forearm. To Write Love On Her Arms is a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. You were created to love and be loved. You were meant to live life in relationship with other people, to know and be known. You need to know that your story is important and that you're part of a bigger story. You need to know that your life matters.
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