Embrace Connections
https://smarturl.it/ThanksForTheDance
Reach out to others
Make meaningful connections
Share your thoughtfulness

Did you click the link?
The link was “Thanks for the Dance”
From Leonard Cohen.
If you didn’t hear –
Didn’t see the video,
Go up and do it!

EMBRACE CONNECTIONS
Look into another’s heart
See the hidden pain
Learn to disagree
Learn to listen with your heart
Show your compassion
Connections can save
The loneliest from despair
Suicide is real
Express your concern
Let your compassion embrace
Those in depression
Depression is real
Too often it is hidden
Inside solitude
Leonard Cohen’s poem
Hit me right between the eyes
Took me to my niece
‘Twas nineteen years old
When her life appeared hopeless
Jumped Golden Gate Bridge

‘Twas two weeks later
When her decomposed body
Washed its way ashore
Only dental charts
Helped to identify her
Memories are raw
Never imagined
Her pain was so very deep
Didn’t see the signs
So much is known now
Nearly forty years ago
We just weren’t aware
Today it’s rampant
Especially Montana
Third in the nation
Growing suicides
It’s not a good statistic
Something must be done






These are images from Leonard Cohen’s impactful video. (Haven’t watched it yet? Go back up to that link. Take five minutes and then come on back.) The poetry and his raspy, musical voice will touch your heart. You’ll carry it with you.
You’ll ask yourself, “What Happens to the Heart?” and you will want to be more aware, more compassionate, more helpful. You’ll look in your friend’s eyes. You’ll study your loved one’s face. You’ll ask questions. You’ll care. And you’ll want to know WHAT CAN I DO? When you see sadness, despair, loneliness, you’ll want to help. How??
There are visible
Ways we can show how we care
Check out resources
Reach out to others
Make meaningful connections
Share your thoughtfulness
Embrace Connections
They can make the difference
YOU are important!
Thanks for dropping by JanBeek
Sending you love and hugs –
Stay Connected!!
See ya tomorrow