Now Is The Time...

#WeAllMatter

Over the past few days I've been slamming my social media with the hashtag We All Matter.
Because. We do.
You do. I do.
No matter how crappy you feel. How insignificant your life might seem. You matter.
You are here for a reason. You may have no f*cking clue what that reason is, but you're not here
by mistake.
If you stop to think about how perfectly the stars had to align to bring you forth into this crazy ass world... there is no way you're here by accident.
Maybe you weren't "planned," I wasn't. Actually I'm fairly certain my parents were very ill equipped {based on their own upbringings} to have a child, let alone two. But alas, here I am. I'm alive. I'm well{ish} and at the age of almost 31 I'm beginning to thrive.
Something I never in my life thought I'd say. Me. Thriving. Still seems like a foreign concept... trust me.
As a teenager I was the artsy weirdo. I had some friends but I also know I was made fun of a lot behind my back. As an adolescent I was bullied a lot.
Kids are mean.
It's just the way things are. But now. Now in the age of social media and kids wanting to grow up too fast... it's just so much harder.
I was talking to a really nice woman in town today. She has two teenage daughters and I feel like this concept pulled at her heart as much as it is pulling at mine... and she can't understand it either. The way kids treat each other.
The way adults treat each other.
She said something to the effect that we all need to celebrate our differences. I couldn't agree more.
I'm not going to make this first blog post too long and blab on and on.
I just want to try to explain that the #WeAllMatter movement is just that. A movement.
If your heart, your spirit... your soul is broken. It can mend.
In the coming days, weeks and months I'll be sharing more of my story. I'll share more of the efforts I'm making to create a legit non-profit organization to raise awareness about depression, mental illness and suicide among children to adults.
I hope to take on public speaking events.
I hope to organize positive engagements that encourage youth to get involved in their communities, not only here in Meeker, Colorado but all over the US and hopefully someday, the world.
Dream big or not at all, right?

In the meantime if you want to be involved in any way please feel free to email me at amandajoneill@live.com

God bless, Namaste and may peace be in your hearts...

Mandi