Find your genie, continued...

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If I had 1 wish for a genie, it would be to be free of worry. Yes, I truly believe my words in the article, I harness the power to manifest this wish. I have actually been working on it and I’m 100 fold better than I’ve been in the past but unfortunately the underlying issue still hasn’t been defeated just yet.

I’ve learned that wishing for money doesn’t bring health or happiness. I used to be pretty comfortable financially but the demands of my work left me exhausted both mentally and physically. No amount of money is worth this exchange.

Don’t misunderstand, I do like money but it doesn’t buy true, core happiness.

What would your genie wish be? Let me know, I’m curious!

Human instinct to survive, continued...

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Carl discussed how his experience enables him to reach to others. He explained, “This is my way of paying forward by taking the darkest days of my life and helping others to see the impact of a suicide on the surviving family members. I need to let those who have walked a similar devastating path know that life does go on and that life is for the living. Our scars become an integral part of us as the experiences imprint our souls, but it is what we do with that information that makes us who we are in the end. I lived it and need to share my story first hand so that it will spare others from going through it.”

He offered some crippling details about the impact of suicide. In his words, “Suicide claims more than a million lives each year and leaves more than five million to mourn them. It knows no boundaries; not age, gender, color, race or nationality. Drugs, depression, disease, sexual confusion, bullying, and peer pressures, feelings of desperation and immeasurable levels of inadequacy draw its victims. The only way to thwart this unforgiving beast is to confront it by raising levels of awareness so that it is spoken about rather than looking the other way, fueling the veil of shame and secrecy that keeps it thriving and killing innocent people.”

Click her to visit Carl David’s website and purchase his book Author of Bader Field; How My Family Survived Suicide (Published by Nightengale Press)

Photo is of Bruce, Carl's Brother; a beautiful soul

World Prevention Suicide Day, continued...

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I believe most everyone has been touched by suicide. I have an uncle who took his life when I was in elementary school and my ex-husband's cousin took his life as an adult. In my book, What Can I Say When Words Escape Me, being present in times of sorrow, I wrote a piece about suicide. All of my work blends nature and spirituality into words, art and photography. I had a really difficult time doing this composition. I lost sleep for weeks trying to wrap my mind around the thoughts of someone in this mind-set. It was really scary just thinking about this heavy and dark psyche. Eventually, in my writing, I compared its wrath to that of a tsunami. Overwhelming, destructive and out of control.

The message in the article asks that you get involved. The statistic is that for everyone one suicide there are 8 to 25 attempts. This is a means of survival for someone coping with depression. Untreated it results in death. Take a chance, you may just save a life!

Harmonious existence, continued...

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I think a lot of people think I’m crazy because I really do believe that each and everyone of us can live a harmonious existence. I started manifesting mine in 2008 after the walls of my world seemed to fall down; a breaking point perhaps from the drama and stress that seemed to re-ignite so very often.

I feel that my inner unbalance fueled much of this dismay.

It was scary to face my life without a job for the first time in more than 20 years. Bereaving the loss of my father, at the same time, seemed to suck the life out of me and this, in itself, left me to face the dark reality of my world. By facing it, I released a lot of stagnant energy and this surfaced my inner artist, hidden dormant beneath my layers for many years.
My life slowly but surely started to feel right. I’m still finding puzzle pieces and fitting them into their place but the overhaul has gifted me such an appreciation, I know I’m on the right track.

Harmony is something I deserve and I’m beginning to realize. I want you to realize it too!

Leave me your thoughts about living in harmony. I’m interested in your perspective.

Carl lost his brother to suicide, continued...

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Anyone who has bereaved a loss, especially one of suicide, can relate to Carl as he describes triggers and pain.

He shared, “There are triggers that vault you backward in an instant. When we hear of someone who has taken their life, our scab is ripped off and we weep with an involuntary kinship. There is a common ground as we've been thrust into an unwanted membership to this God-awful club. We feel for them; we know their pain. We want to reach out to comfort them; to let them know that they are not alone, they will survive; we all do."

Carl continued, “It is always present, that persistent bit of pain, which lurks just beneath the surface, waiting to nudge you back to reality when it awakens with just the slightest influence. We must acknowledge it and never shut it out for we cannot deny who we are and all of the experiences that build upon our foundation. We take ourselves with us wherever we go; that library of records within which defines us and makes us individual.”

If you’re suffering depression or you just feel lost and overwhelmed reach out and try to get help.

Click here for the National Suicide Lifeline Hotline/website.

Click here to watch an overview narrative of Carl’s book.

Photo is the cover of David's book, Bader Field; How My Family Survived Suicide, (Published by Nightengale Press)

Explore Michigan, continued...

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Every Time I get a glimpse of a breathtaking view in Michigan (or anywhere else for that matter) I thank God for gifting it to me. It touches my spirit and I’m able to soak it all in; it is one of my absolute favorite things!

I feel so lucky to live in such a nature abundant state. We have a lot of work to do in other areas such as our economy but were pretty blessed in the nature category.

It is amazing how my stress level literally melts away as I take in such views. They really are God sent.

Do you live in Michigan or have you visited? What was or is your feelings about the state and its nature offering?

Light of vision, everlasting, continued...

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I have learned when I come from a place of love, in any aspect of my life, things flow smoother. I have also learned that it starts by loving myself. It doesn't matter that I'm flawed or my life has setbacks, I love myself and I really truly love my life. I love it in all of its pain and glory because without one the other offers no gift.

It is all about the energy you carry and the karma you're creating. Gift yourself with only the best you deserve it!