Episode 6
Thank you to the Amazing "J" for being with us today!!!
BOTTOM LINE UPFRONT: "You are not alone"!!! Please remember, caregivers and people who care about and love you...they are not mind readers! We have to check in on each other, care for each other and just know that...you are not alone Fam!!! Like it or not, we are all we got! Here's a little fuel from your tank from an awesome, amazing and unselfish leader:
“Be kind, be hopeful, be optimistic, never get down. It's all gonna be okay, all gonna be alright. We're one people, we're one family. We all live in the same house, not just the American house, but the world house...I wish you well.” -The Honorable MR. John Lewis
All That said!
PLEASE READ the Following:
This podcast episode has no official DoD affiliation -
the words spoken are all solely our own personal views and opinions;
it's just two people who view life through a potentially through different lens.
We are all as unique as our very own finger prints/natures QR code
Assigned to us.
I will preface there are some triggering things that we discuss, trauma, resiliency, and the overall subject of Suicide!
There may be things that resonate with you, things that hit close to home, or things that you may not agree with, but it is to get the dialogue out there.
We can disagree as human and still coexist!
The goal with this series is to inspire and inform!
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude"-Dr. Maya Angelou
Notes and references from Today and other recent episodes: Oprah motivation = https://youtu.be/xnzJTre0TMg APA article = https://www.apa.org/topics/resilience/building-your-resilience CurtiMongous's new track on SoundCloud y'all:
https://on.soundcloud.com/MK2kf Our outstanding intro/exit music on this episode was provided from "Second Wins" by Uncle Rex aka Monchichirex https://music.apple.com/us/album/second-wins/1570491028?i=1570491031 much love to you all! Here's the saved round about death being an option.
Directly from the Amazing J:
Death is always an option. The Grim Reaper isn't standing by with a sale or coupon, "Die in the next 20 mins to get a discount on the next life." There's no bonus or time limit on when you die. It's always an option, so it's okay to put that option off. ***Procrastinate, the deadline for death is a long ways off*** You don't have to impulse buy a one way ticket to death. You have your ticket already. The point is you don't have to feel pressured by someone or something to kill yourself. Everyone dies, it's always an option. So in the moment you feel like there's nothing else you can do to keep living, ***keep death as a last resort***Time will pass and life will present other options even if you can't find those options on your own.
That's one way to think, if that gives you comfort and strength go with it. If not, the other thought is that death is never an option, self harm isn't an option. *******Promise someone or yourself that you'll never take that option. **********Keep the ideas that are beneficial and add value. Keep getting after it." #MicDrop
