It’s raining young people off roofs
Suicide epidemic—the numbers are proof
A single gun shot aimed at the head
Appearing well but next day, dead
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Don’t take it for granted you’ll see the signs
Till you read another tragedy in the headlines
Don’t judge by what you see on the outside
It’s not always a testimony of the turmoil inside
Life may be hard even when they make it seem easy
Smiling through tears, living life like it’s breezy
Emitting the brightest light while absorbing life’s darkest
Till it’s too much and they give up, do the hardest
You don’t know what someone may be going through
Laughing through pain, hiding feelings of blue
Be a kind human, mind the words you say
That word may be the one to save a life today
2023 [republished] All rights reserved
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I do agree. Thanks for your feedback. Also wishing you a great day.
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It is mind-blowing Dawn about how much this is becoming an epidemic. 😢 Thank for continuing to raise awareness about something that was once uncommon, now becoming a familiar nightmare. 🙏🏼 The external noise that is plaguing our societies around the world is staggering. People believe and have bought into lies more than love. Thanks for sharing.
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Kym dear it really is mind-blowing. It’s part of why I appreciate your positivity. With the looming darkness in just about every sphere of life I look for light wherever I can find it and hold on to it!!!! Keep doing you as brightly as you do sistah !!!!!
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Dawn, you have tugged at my heartstrings. I was talking to my brother about this very thing and the times are clearly different from when I was growing up. It appears that there is no respect for the gift of life because of all of society’s pressures that send us spiraling out of control (if we allow them to).
Like you, I have to feed off of the light and hold on to hope. We have to refocus on the gift of life, the positive aspects that keep us going, and don’t get distracted by the distractions, although we know they are all around us. “Hope” girlfriend is what keeps us going, and you too continue to let your light shine ever so brightly. You own that sistah! ✋🏼🤜🏼🤛🏼👍🏼
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Yes owning it. Hope hope and more hope.
The US surgeon general for 1st time put out warning ⛔️ for young people and social media ⚠️ we didn’t have to deal with this direct bombardment when we were growing up. And algorithm that is a constant feed into whatever is feeding people’s psyche to self-cancel.
Let’s keep the positivity in the spaces we occupy sistah girl!!! Big e-hug 🤗
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Powerful. I personally can attest to this as a suicide-attempt survivor. No one had a clue until I almost died.
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Tears welled up as I read this Natalie. I’m so glad you stayed, what a blessing to life we would have missed (and I know this from the small part of your offer on WP, I imagine how great your impact has been in life). Thanks for being vulnerable to share that. Big hugs 🤗💗💗😊
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These are tough times. I myself don’t feel safe in this divided and violent world. My heart goes out to all those who are suffering.
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These are indeed tough times. If I may share—for me, I find solace in my relationship with God. Without that I know I’d not be able to hold it together. And I minimize my exposure to the sadness around (mostly watching select parts of the news). Let’s hold a safe space for those in our circles who are hurting. Stay safe and well
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Thank you, Dawn. I believe in divine protection, and I feel that we are in a huge transformation. We can and need to see what we use heal though it’s painful.
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Yes indeed. #DivineProtection!!!
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A very important reminder
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Yes indeedy my friend
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🫶🏼💞
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This is deep and creatively conveys a lot of the sentiment that is being expressed in our world recently. The devil is a sly old fox and such a liar! People really need the love of Jesus, expressed through the church. ❤️💖💗🙏🏾
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People’s hearts are failing from fear and the result is this pandemic of canceling their lives. I couldn’t agree with you more —we, the church, must do more to show that Jesus loves and care.
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Thanks for raising this awareness Dawn
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Most definitely. This is now pandemic proportions 😭😢😭
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Very true. 🥲
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