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Happy Birthday.
- Posted on 02.02.09
Related causes: Community, Health
Posted by jamie tworkowski
i like birthdays. i like them more for other people but i'm glad we celebrate them. At the heart of it is the opportunity to tell someone "I'm glad that you were born", which is also to say "I'm glad that you're alive." Those are powerful statements. The world would be a different better place if we lived that way, if we said and showed those things, more than once a year.
i hope TWLOHA can be something like that, an attempt to say those things more often, to say that we are thankful for life and stories and certainly yours. i hope that we can be something like a gift, something like a favorite song or some show that you remember, some piece of hope or life or strength to hold against the walls when they feel cracked or falling. i hope we can be a reminder that life is worth fighting for, that your friends and family are worth fighting for, that love and beauty still happen, that change still happens. We'll only ever be part of the process, words on ...Read More -
MOVE 09 - Meet Aaron Moore.
- Posted on 02.02.09
Related causes: Community, Health
Hi Everyone,
Some of you already know me, but for many others let me introduce myself - my name is Aaron Moore. My wife Michelle and I both work as professional counselors in the Orlando area. We first got involved with TWLOHA a few years back, back when there were only a few of us. Being a counselor, I have always loved the vision of the organization and our common desire for helping others find hope and healing from the issues of addiction, depression, self-injury and suicide.
One of the things that we often talk about with TWLOHA is that we want to begin a conversation about issues like addiction, depression, self-injury and suicide. A conversation about things that are not usually talked about, but instead kept hidden. All too often, these issues carry with them a deep sense of shame, which only keeps them in the dark. We have attempted to start a conversation that begins in hard and dark places, but one that continues in hope, and ultimately moves towards healing...Read More
