Hello People :)
I have been deeply saddened by the increase in suicides resulting from "bullying" - it seems that the recent deaths were taken by young people from elementary age to university aged because they couldn't take the harassment of being "gay" "homosexual" - LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) and felt that "not being here" with "us" anymore was a "better" place to be.
The other item related to suicide deaths that I randomly caught only a headline on my AOL account newsfeed was that for the first time death other than combat is the #1 reason for death in our armed forces. (I am not going to attach a source here) just as I couldn't if we were talking face to face. Suicides out number combat deaths now?
So the LGBT community has launched a new publicity campaign platform with the message "IT WILL GET BETTER."
And, I couldn't help but think that is a message we ALL could feel better hearing even if "we" (remember -- "Me and We is all we'll ever be -- reference in Post 1) aren't personally a member of the LGBT community.
And, same goes for the armed forces community - even if "we" aren't an actual member of "their" community - they are a part of "us" -- literally -- remember: The Country is called the U.S. (The "US" -the country of "us" -- NOTE: reference Post 1).
In this political season and all the "fighting" and "fight ads" hmmm... can I sit here and smile and think, "It will get better."
Actually, I can.
Why?
Because I'm blogging.
And -- that is something I have never done before (ok technically, maybe 4 posts) but that's is not "putting it out there" like this.
So.... hmmm... if I'm doing something I've never done before, maybe you will too...maybe "We" will.
And "It will get better" -- because this isn't as good as it gets.
So... please stick around with "us" a little while longer.
Hey, ya never know?
And... if you're not here with "us," you'll never know what "we" ended up doing that we have never done before.
Compassionately,
Veronique
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