![]() The bright moments might be for a few days at a time, but hold on for those days. “To all who walk the dark path, and to those who walk in the sunshine but hold out a hand in the darkness to travel beside us: Brighter days are coming. And when we did, we were right.” - The Mountain Goats “We held on to hope that better days were coming. There is still some time.” ― Jamie Tworkowski, If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For If you feel too much, there’s still a place for you here. It’s okay - whatever you need and however long it takes - it’s okay. There is still some time for love to find you. There is still some time to ask for help. There is still some time to be surprised. You are more than wounds, more than drugs, more than death and silence. If you can’t let go, it’s okay to say you can’t let go. If you feel stuck, it’s okay to say you feel stuck. If your heart is broken, it’s okay to say your heart is broken. This life is not about status or opinion or appearance. You are here for more than grades, more than a job, more than a promotion, more than keeping up, more than getting by. This life - it’s not a contest, not a race, not a performance, not a thing that you win. If you need a break, it’s okay to say you need a break. If this world is too painful, stop and rest. “If you feel too much, there’s still a place for you here. “These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.” - Najwa Zebian “For all the air that's in your lungs For all the joy that is to come For all the things that you're alive to feel Just let the pain remind you hearts can heal” - Paramore Whatever you do, please don’t forget that hope and help are real. Write them in a journal, change your computer background, or share on social media. Scroll through, find a few quotes that especially speak to you, and find a way to hold them close. Countless people have experienced this weight and made it through. Our hope is that these words will remind you of the hope that lies ahead - and that you are not alone on your journey. We’ve collected meaningful and hopeful quotes about suicide and suicide prevention - but also about experiencing pain, and heaviness, and the big questions of life. Your story matters - and it isn’t finished. ![]() It’s not possible to move forward without acknowledging that the pain we experience is real and shouldn’t be ignored. This is true when it comes to the heartbreak, pain, and injustice of the world - and it’s just as true for anybody who’s struggling. But it doesn’t have to be this way.Īt Good Good Good we know that hope is real and change is possible. Have you missed a Coffee Break Course? Here’s our complete lineup.Globally, 1 in 100 deaths is a suicide. Taken from The Writer’s Workbench: 50 Tools You Can Use, a self-directed course by Roy Peter Clark at Poynter NewsU. But what do people say will happen next? What is the likely consequence of this decision or those events?
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