Introductions

[jfargo]

I'm not who I used to be

Comments

[zoethe]

And we are all so glad to meet you again.

There were times when I honestly felt like I was talking you off a ledge. I'm glad that your tribe came through for you. Love.

[jfargo]

When I was still in Buffalo nobody really talked me off the ledge (though I knew you and others cared - it wasn't about that at the time though, you know?). I NEEDED to walk away in order to walk into my future.

Thank you for everything you did to help me get there and for being my friend then and now. :)

[zoethe]

Oh, you definitely did. I was not implying that I had done anything spectacular, just remembering the days of begging you not to set off with just a coat and no tent or sleeping bag.

And I am not worried about your headspace at all. :-)

[jfargo]

I also wasn't trying to downplay how much you being there for me meant so don't think that for a moment, 'kay? :)

[witchwife]

I loved this. Extremely relateable - especially as another West Coast survivor!

[jfargo]

The mountains in January are ROUGH.

I honestly don't know how I lived.

[ljidolvillian]

My brother took his life Dec 23rd of last year. I will certainly be reading this journal.

[jfargo]

You have probably heard this a million times but I am very sorry for your loss.

I do not know what else to say but I will continue to write from my heart.

[shay_writes]

I always wondered what would happen to me if I did this. Just walked away from the life I had and give up everything.

I look forward to reading more.

[jfargo]

Sometimes people don't realize that walking away is an option.

Will there be repercussions? Of course.

But if, as in my case, the other option is suicide, well, walking away is obviously the best choice you can possibly make.

And thank you.

[sarin_girl]

I'm so glad you didn't die! Cause then I wouldn't have gotten to meet you in real life, and also meet Laura and Lois! :)

I get why people sometimes want to end their lives, and I don't want to get into a huge discussion about it, but ending their live might end their pain, but it also ends any future happiness and awesome experiences too, that's all I want to tell people..

*hugs*

[jfargo]

*hugs*

Thank you.

This was an Introduction piece for this season's LJ Idol but it was still very much from the heart.

I'm very glad to still be around and to have gotten the chance to meet you. :)

And Laura and Lois, for that matter. I'd not have met them.