Love is the Movement!

Picture of the Day: 

Cinderella's Castle at Disney World!

Quote of the Day: 

"A baby is born with a need to be loved -- and never outgrows it."

-Frank Howard Clark

I don't know how many of my readers have personally dealt with suicidal thoughts or depression. It is my sincerest hope that none should have to suffer in such a way. I know what it is like to wake up in the morning, go to bed at night and wish that every moment you closed your eyes was the last time you would have to deal with everything around you. I know what it is like to feel that thoughts of suicide and death are normal, but more than this, that they are cherished. 

Today, my dear reader, is the day of the To Write Love on Her Arms movement.

As you go about your business today, whether it be school, work or otherwise, keep within your thoughts and prayers those who have succumbed to hopelessness and ended their lives prematurely. Suicide is, unfortunately, a real problem, and too many girls deal with it every year. 

And all because they forget that they are loved.

For some, it is too late. For others, we may just be in time. 

Today is about prevention and awareness.

Today, tell people that you love them. It is that simple, and that hard. In our day to day lives it is so easy to forget to tell people how much they are loved. Speak up today and maybe, just maybe, you could save somebody's life. 

Don't forget that you are loved either, on this special day.

You. Are. Loved.

In honor of this movement, I want to dedicate one of my favorite songs to all the girls out there (and the boys, too). 

Suicide is real, but so is love. 

Be strong.