Project WINGS

What a great day with Project W.I.N.G.S 💜🪽
All praises to The Most High 🙌🏾

Thank you to everyone that helped, donated and participated. Special shout out and thank you to our community sponsors and partners:
* King Cornelius Kinlaw of ATV
* Mental Health Alliance of the Carolinas (MHA)
* American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

Special shout out and thank you to our spoken word poet/artist Timyra Elise 🎤 🔥




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Not too late to join us today
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We must continue to and to have with our children and each other to help prevent losses such as this. Suicide is on the rise in all demographics. Anxiety and depression in the country is at an all time high 💯 Children taking their lives are getting younger and some elders are taking their lives before being healed enough to pass the torch of resilence and agape love. Suicide is indeed an epidemic and public health concern that results in extreme emotional devastation, as well as cost billions in health care and community resources.

WE MUST A.C.T !!!

Acknowledge -
Care/Compassion -
Talk/Tell)

If WE don't talk to our children, pay attention or take them seriously then how do we know what is affecting AND effecting our children?! How can we teach them that they are fighters and conquerors when we won't even address nor fight the battles that we/they face? For parents living a horrible life, your children see and know far more than you give then credit for. It's amazing how we want our children to have even more resilience than the us. We can be living a horrible life but yet expect them to be the ones to overlook, bounce back, shake it off and keep it pushing like they are the adults. TALK TO YOUR BABIES PLEASE

People think that children are too young to suffer such overwhelmingly painful emotions or life so often they overlook the signs and symptoms of depression and/suicidal ideation or behaviors. It is so important, imperative that loved ones understand that suicide doesn't discriminate and the true 'face' of suicide can be more familiar than we want to believe it is. Be it others or ourselves.

Be mindful
Be kind
Be aware
Be BRAVE to live your life & help others survive theirs.
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I was honored to be a facilitator at my sister Mother Love's Garden again this summer! We talked about speaking over ourselves, affirmations and dreams. One of my biggest passion is speaking to others about coping skills and resilience.
Thank you Tysha Ahmad for having me! And for all you do for the community.
I love those babies 🥰

If you are interested in our services please reach out and contact me.

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Loves & Lights

Today is World Suicide Prevention Day and as we recognize this day, let us bear in mind that every day we should be mindful of not only our own mental and spiritual health, but for others around us as well. For those of us who are survivors either of suicide attempts and/or the loss of a loved one to suicide; this day can be a moment of mixed emotions and may even trigger someone still grieving or in the midst of their own storm. I want to encourage each of you, no matter where you are in your healing or grief process of the following:

1. Be kind to yourself and others. Utilize self care and allow others to care for you. If you are able, reach out to someone you know may be struggling to let them know that they are not alone, today or ever, in this fight. Do something nice for yourself and others, recognize that you are human and worthy of joy, love and peace despite life circumstances. Be kind but proactive in your healing because you are worthy, loved and valued.

2. Keep going! Breathe through the hard moments, cry if you must to release, keep your routines and if you can't, it's ok to forgive yourself for feeling down or still mourning a loss but keep going. Find joy and peace in the moments when you are not down and grieving, pray and meditate on scriptures and songs that uplift you and remind you that "This too shall pass" and that you can make it through the valleys to forge on to the mountaintops of your life again. Don't give up, keep going! Your testimony may be another's step to healing in their life and a milestone in yours. Keep going!

3. If you need help or in crisis...GET IT! There is nothing wrong with seeking professional mental health assistance when life or disruption of your thought processing gets to be too much to bear. Please know that you have a God and people who love you, that you are valued and have a purpose. There is no shame in getting help because there should be no shame in healing to be better. We all have something, been through something and may be going through something. Surround yourself with Lights that fuel you when you feel your light may be dim. Allow others to pour into you and labor with you during your hard moments and times so that you can be present for the gifts of life that are for you.

4. If you see or know of someone who is crisis...ACT! Acknowledge them "How are you today?" "I noticed you are not your usual self today, how can I help or do you want to talk?" Care and have that hard with compassion and Remind them that they are valued and loved, that suicide is a permanent solution to temporary life problems. Inspire, encourage, guide and support them. Tell! if they need help, tell someone and get them to a crisis unit or mental health professional asap. It is better for them to be mad at you today but be here for each tomorrow when they have made it through moments they didn't believe they would survive. Don't just place them in your "thoughts and prayers" but be proactive and ACT when you see someone struggling. You may be the only LIGHT they can currently see or feel. Use that moment and time to

5. Find a support group, church/house of worship and a mental health professional to add to your circle of treatment. It's ok to have Jesus and a therapist too! Trust that Yah/God has given you the help, the strength and comfort to carry you through the dark moments and times of your life. Know that the more you develop and strengthen your coping skills that you also build your resilience to over come life stressors. Remember that you are a conqueror!

For someone who is struggling...
You are not alone nor is there anything wrong with seeking help for healing.
You can't see the blessings and promise of tomorrow if you take yourself away today.
You are valued and loved.
You can and will get through this!

For loved ones of someone struggling...
Remember to A.C.T:

(Acknowledge) - "I see you" "I feel you" "I'm here" "Talk to me."
(Care and Communicate) - "I value you" "How can I help?" "You are not alone"
(Tell) someone - "I'll go with you" "Let's call someone professional to help" "I'd rather you be mad at me today for telling someone than have you gone because I didn't"

If you are someone you know is feeling suicidal and/or unsafe, please seek emergency medical attention!
Be Compassionate, Be Mindful, Be Brave

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Stay encouraged!
Love you 💜🪽

Knowing the warning signs of suicide and how to get help can save lives. Learn about behaviors that may be a sign that someone is thinking about suicide. https://go.nih.gov/Ce8x5Bn

September is , and the American Association of Suicidology is proud to present a full series of free webinars all month long, led by researchers and practitioners tackling prevention work as it actually happens — in clinics, schools, workplaces, and more. (CEs available.)