The most rewarding thing about co founding Hike for Mental Health. is the good that we are doing, and the work we are doing to eliminate the stigma of mental illness. But the fun part is going to trail days, kick off, the gathering, and meeting all these great friends from facebook. Having people coming up to me and telling how much they love what we are doing. Asking me to take a picture with them. It really makes me know that we are starting to make a difference. There are others out there who know how important the work we are doing is. One day we will all look at mental illness just like we look at any other illness. And when that day comes. more people will seek help, and stop suffering in silence. There will be less people taking their own lives. Instead they will look for help knowing they are not alone. One day this will happen. It is time for mental illness to come out of the closet. It is time we learn to understand what we dont understand. It is time to stop judging and stop being part of the problem. It is time for all of us to awake to a new understanding, of compassion. and understanding. The time was yesterday, the time is now. Its time. Lets do this, Lets be the solution not the problem. We can do this. we really can do this.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 21:03:30 +0000