Why?
To Write Love On Her Arm (TWLOHA) is an organization formed to help young people battle depression, self-injury, eating disorders and addiction and replace it with love. Although easily treatable, only about 1 in 3 people struggling with depression seek out and undergo treatment; suidicide is the third-leading cause of death amoung people aged 18 to 24.
Thanks to the Facebook event, over 35,000 people pledged to write the word "Love" on their arms today. Write the word on your arm, but don't forget the deeper meaning behind it. Here is what Jamie Tworkowski, a founder of TWLOHA has to say:
"If you are/were one of the many participating in "TWLOHA Day", we want to say thank you. We didn't really have anything to do with it - this was just a case of people getting excited and wanting to do something and then that thing spreading... One thing we want to say is that our desire for this day and in general is that TWLOHA is meant to be about much more than writing a word on your arm. Don't get us wrong - we're not against that... we just think it's important that all of us stay focused on the heart of the matter, which is what that word (LOVE) means. What does it mean to love someone? What does it mean to love people who are hurting? What does it mean to love yourself? What does it mean to live a life that runs after hope and help and community? It's easy to write the word. It's another thing entirely to live the life. Let's live the life."
So here's what my arm looks like today:
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