For those who have never heard of it, To Write Love On Her Arms is a cause that seeks to help people see that there is hope. In the midst of depression, in the midst of suicide, in the midst of cutting; someone loves them, rescue is possible.
Facebook lists 2 specific goals:
1. To inform and inspire lives of compassion
2. To communicate hope and love to broken people
I'm so sick and tired of hearing people accuse me of being part of the latest "fad" with this one. If this is a "fad", then I don't care. I am behind To Write Love On Her Arms 100%. The idea of it is the entire reason that I'm planning on going into Youth Ministry. People have an awful lot of crap going on in their lives, and many just don't know how to deal with it. So a lot of people become depressed, and "untreated depression" can lead to suicide and/ or cutting. There are so many people who just need to be told that they are worth something special. An embrace, a word of encouragement, anything can help. Teenagers and college kids are where my heart really lies in trying to help out. I wear the shirts with TWLOHA to show A) that I'm a part of the cause, and B) to get people to ask me what TWLOHA is all about.
Here is a YouTube Video that the creator of TWLOHA made:
If you want to find out more about the sweet cause, check them out at their website, www.twloha.com
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I think it's a tough one because there definitely do seem to be people who get the TWLOHA shirts because they're cool. So when stepping up to join the cause you just have to ask yourself (and be honest with yourself) "Am I doing this because it's cool or because I really believe in it?"
Part of me wants to say, "If you really believe in it, then would you donate the money even if you didn't get the cool t-shirt?" But then, part of the reason they do the shirts is to increase awareness about the issue.
Really it just comes down to your heart. You can be in it for the right reasons or the wrong reasons, and it's between you and God to know what those reasons really are.
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