I am 32 years old. I am a long distance, open water swimmer. My dream is to be the first woman to swim across Lake Michigan (50 miles) and to be the first woman to swim a double crossing across the Straits of Mackinaw (10 miles). I swam 5 miles this summer in the Straits of Mackinaw in Michigan (USA). I had a mile to go but the currents pulled me off course. The water temps were in the mid 50's and had to get pulled out of the water by my rescue crew after 5 hours and 15 minutes, due to hypothermia. I did it all to raise awareness for mental illness, and suicide prevention. I raised money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
I struggle every day to find the hope to live life with mental illness. I suffer with Bipolar-2 disorder, PTSD, BPD, Adult ADD, and depression.
I am passionate about bringing awareness to mental health illnesses and suicide prevention (I attempted in 1997) and have self injured since I was about 8.
My hope is that when you find this page you will find a bit of inspiration, a bit of hope and a bit of who I am and what I love.
*Note: I do not claim any of the images on this page as my own (unless they are actually mine). If you are the artist and I failed to credit your work properly please let me know.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Suddenly everything finally made sense because, paradoxically, I finally accepted that it never would make sense. That’s life. It’s not all wrapped up in a tidy bow - it’s crazy and unpredictable, and so are the people who live in it.
Diane Schwemm (via shetakesflight)
(Source: this--too--shall--pass)
Admitting that you need help and that you don’t have to face your big life issues alone is the first major step towards healing. Don’t be too proud to ask for the help that you need. Others can’t help you if you don’t admit it and you think that needing help makes you weak. Owning up to your weaknesses can make you stronger.
~Unknown (via reachingforrecovery)
I believe that this way of living, this focus on the present, the daily, the tangible, this intense concentration not on the news headlines but on the flowers growing in your own garden, the children growing in your own home, this way of living has the potential to open up the heavens, to yield a glittering handful of diamonds where a second ago there was coal.
This way of living and noticing and building and crafting can crack through the movie sets and soundtracks that keep us waiting for our own life stories to begin, and set us free to observe the lives we have been creating all along without ever realizing it.
“Cold Tangerines” by Shauna Niequist (via julie911)
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Ugh I can’t even stand it!!!
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I LOVE HER!!! <3
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oh my gosh!! Yes, so true. Every word of that was so true.
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