FYeah, To Write Love On Her Arms

"I had so many questions; What did I do wrong? What was he thinking? why did he leave me? Someone..."

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“I had so many questions; What did I do wrong? What was he thinking? why did he leave me? Someone once told me that people that complete suicide are selfish - I’m not sure I agree. Once someone is gone, it is easy to contemplate what they were thinking, and only think about the mess they left you with, and the struggles ahead. But isn’t that selfish? I mean this person just took their own life - I can’t imagine how they came to that conclusion, but I can only believe and hope it was not an easy one. I quickly learned that I was the selfish one……I was so obsessed with why he chose to do this to me, but soon realized that he did this to himself; it was not about me. That is hard to accept.”

- from “I Think I Know How Again” by Nicole Orsargos (via TWLOHA)

"We are left with the questions, with the weight of all the memories. The only sense that i can make..."

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“We are left with the questions, with the weight of all the memories. The only sense that i can make of it is that Nicole now has a story to tell, that her words will serve as a gift to other people, her scars suggesting that they are not alone in their wounds, not alone in their questions and their remembering…”

- Jamie T. (via TWLOHA)

HEY EVERYONE:D

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:44:28 -0500

Sorry if I’ve been a tad inactive.

Thanksgiving holidays and what not. Happy Turkey day to all of you, and I hope you’re doing great.

Love is the movement.

<3Megan

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Why do you support TWLOHA?

I would really like to know. [:

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Guys, please do this for Jamie T.

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Jamie has been nominated to receive a Woodie award from MTV. More specifically, the Good Woodie. If Jamie wins this it can do amazing things for TWLOHA and spreading the word about the cause. So please, vote! For more information check out the video:

Jamie Talks Woodie Awards from To Write Love on Her Arms. on Vimeo.

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"With today in mind, i want to share one of the messages that Lindsay sent to us..."

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:51:27 -0500

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With today in mind, i want to share one of the messages that Lindsay sent to us yesterday:

“My name is Taylor and I am 22 years old. I have been an addict for the past six years of my life and have been looking at getting into rehab for awhile now. I should be checking in sometime this week I am just waiting for my federal aid to come in. I wanted to thank you guys for doing what you do and being there. I haven’t personally ever talked to anyone with your organization but my sister heard about it somehow. My sister is 18 years old and has never used a day in her life. Ever since I started using I haven’t been there for her and we kind of live two completely seperate lives. We haven’t gotten along. Today my sister picked me up from my house and said she had a surprise for me. We went and got love tattooed on our arms. She has never had a tattoo so this was a big step for her. She started crying, I haven’t seen real emotion from my sister in a long long time. She told me what you guys were about and expressed what she has felt about my use and the way I have made her feel. I made a promise to her to stay clean, something I have never said to anyone. Every time I look down at my arm it will remind me of what a commitment my sister has made to me and to helping me stay clean. I just wanted to thank you guys for helping her understand and helping her accept me and not frown upon me. Your organization has really made an impact on both of our lives and I really wanted to express my gratitude.”

Thank you so much for what you guys do everyday and what your organization will continue to do for so many people, you guys really do save lifes.

Thank you so much.

All the love and respect in the world.”

If you decide to write the word “love” on your arm today, please remember the heart of the matter. The goals were never “cute” or “fashion”. Our title, “to write love on her arms”, was born as a goal and it remains a goal. We’re inviting people to fight for their lives and for the lives of their friends. We’re inviting people to believe better things.

If you want to help us spread the word about hope and help, we would be honored. If you want to tell people that they need other people, that every story matters - again, we would be honored. We say these things because we believe them to be true, and because too many people live alone under other lies.

Let’s continue to fight to figure out what this word “love” means. Let’s aim for how it looks and how it sounds - maybe something like humility and confidence and kindness, maybe honesty and compassion…

We’re in all these things together. It’s bigger than cute and louder than fashion.

Thanks always for your support.

You matter very much.

jamie and the entire TWLOHA team

PS: Switchfoot is performing on Jimmy Kimmel tonight.

PS2: If you’re anywhere near NYC, then we would love to see you at 1:30pm tomorrow (Friday) at Washington Square Park in Manhattan, for a very special photo shoot. Feel free to email nyc@twloha.com if you have any questions.

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- Jamie T. (via TWLOHA)