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Sydney, like Australia. I generally adhere to the power of breathing.
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Robin Williams didn’t die from suicide. I only just heard the sad, sad news of Robin Williams’s death. My wife sent me a message to tell me he had died, and, when I asked her what he died from, she told me something that nobody in the news seems to be talking about.
When people die from cancer, their cause of death can be various horrible things – seizure, stroke, pneumonia – and when someone dies after battling cancer, and people ask “How did they die?”, you never hear anyone say “pulmonary embolism”, the answer is always “cancer”. A Pulmonary Embolism can be the final cause of death with some cancers, but when a friend of mine died from cancer, he died from cancer. That was it. And when I asked my wife what Robin Williams died from, she, very wisely, replied “Depression”.
The word “suicide” gives many people the impression that “it was his own decision,” or “he chose to die, whereas most people with cancer fight to live.” And, because Depression is still such a misunderstood condition, you can hardly blame people for not really understanding. Just a quick search on Twitter will show how many people have little sympathy for those who commit suicide…
But, just as a Pulmonary Embolism is a fatal symptom of cancer, suicide is a fatal symptom of Depression. Depression is an illness, not a choice of lifestyle. You can’t just “cheer up” with depression, just as you can’t choose not to have cancer. When someone commits suicide as a result of Depression, they die from Depression – an illness that kills millions each year. It is hard to know exactly how many people actually die from Depression each year because the figures and statistics only seem to show how many people die from “suicide” each year (and you don’t necessarily have to suffer Depression to commit suicide, it’s usually just implied). But considering that one person commits suicide every 14 minutes in the US alone, we clearly need to do more to battle this illness, and the stigmas that continue to surround it. Perhaps Depression might lose some its “it was his own fault” stigma, if we start focussing on the illness, rather than the symptom. Robin Williams didn’t die from suicide. He died from Depression*. It wasn’t his choice to suffer that.
”Tom Clempsom (via mollyfamous)
FINALLY PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT DEPRESSION REALLY IS.
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THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER READ
(via kerrigans)“But considering that one person commits suicide every 14 minutes in the US alone, we clearly need to do more to battle this illness, and the stigmas that continue to surround it.”
Staggering numbers. We need to do something about this stigma. And it’s easy to say we’ll do something, but really doing something is hard. You need to immediately extinguish the fire of people’s words…. Stomp them out before they spread. Don’t wait.
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“I just love bossy women. I could be around them all day. To me, bossy is not a pejorative term at all. It means somebody’s passionate and engaged and ambitious and doesn’t mind leading.”
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“My heart wants roots. My mind wants wings. I cannot bear their bickerings.”
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House in Balsthal by Pascal Flammer | via
Pascal Flammer created this timber house in Balsthal. There are two principal floors; one set 75 cm below the earth, one 1.50 m above. The ground floor consists of one single family room with a noticeably low horizontal ceiling. In this space there is a physical connection with the nature outside the continuous windows.
The space above is the inverse. This floor is divided into four equal rooms with 6m high ceilings. The height defines the space. Large windows open to composed views of the wheat field. Whereas the ground floor is about connecting with the visceral nature of the context, the floor above is about observing nature – a more distant and cerebral activity.
Dream house / imagine turning one floor into a giant studio with paper and books and pencils everywhere.
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This afternoon, we’re relaxing on the patio with Summer Garden Citrus Mint.
Crisp, sweet and tangy, we created this refreshing blend to celebrate the summer season. Hot or iced, indoors or out in the garden, we think this is the perfect time to enjoy this seasonal green tea blend.
Today (right now!) from 3-4pm CST, save 15% on Summer Garden Citrus Mint during our online Happy Hour!
Tasting Notes: mint, citrus, creamy, crisp, tangy, lavender
Made with Sun Dried Jingshan Green, Wenshan Baozhong Oolong, organic orange peel, organic spearmint, organic licorice root, organic dandelion root, organic lemongrass, organic lavender, organic bergamot oil
(Source: verdanttea.com, via glittertomb)
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“My only regret is that
I didn’t tell enough people
to fuck off.”
(Source: lule-bell, via lucidlivvin)
