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We all stand in line

by Joanna Frank

Note from Anne Moss: I met Joanna in my suicide loss support group. Her husband had taken his life immediately after he missed the signal that their son’s respirator had stalled and died as a result. She lost both sons to health issues and her husband to suicide.

We are all really the same
We all stand in a line
Waiting for that unknown moment.
We may think our lives are unique but our deaths are already designed.

We will all breathe our last breath one day…
We will all be in line
To be call home
We never really know when our time will be called in that line

While you wait
Take time to talk to a stranger
Get to know the cashier you see every morning
Keep waving at the neighbors even if they don’t wave back
Say I love you to your friends and family
Hug your partner
Donate your time to helping others
Step out of your comfort zone
Be Humble
Be Bold
Make somebody feel special
Hug someone
Make someone smile
Dance in the kitchen
Laugh out loud

While we wait in line….

Make a difference.

Published by

Anne Moss Rogers

I am an emotionally naked mental health speaker, and author of the Book, Diary of a Broken Mind and co-author with Kim O'Brien PhD, LICSW of Emotionally Naked: A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk. I raised two boys, Richard and Charles, and lost my younger son, Charles to addiction and suicide on June 5, 2015. I help people foster a culture of connection to prevent suicide, reduce substance misuse and find life after loss. My motivational mental health keynotes, training and workshop topics include suicide prevention, addiction, mental illness, anxiety, coping strategies/resilience, and grief. As talented and funny as Charles was, letting other people know they matter was his greatest gift. And now the legacy I try and carry forward in my son's memory. Mental Health Speakers Website. Trained in ASIST and trainer for the evidence-based 4-hour training for everyone called safeTALK.

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