I'm flying in from Texas for Heavy and Light...I'll be here too . :D

1 | Left by Rachel | Dec. 17, 2009 at 4:07pm

I'll be in Florida that week, and I think I'll be able to go to Heavy and Light!! *crosses fingers* It'll be like a day-early birthday present ^_^

2 | Left by >Rebecca | Dec. 17, 2009 at 8:23pm

ill be there the week before.... SO CLOSE!!!!!!!!!!!

3 | Left by jen | Dec. 18, 2009 at 10:58am

To anyone who cares,
my name is Emily Garcia. I was raped when I was 8 and just told my parents 2 weeks ago. I'm really considering suicide. I just don't know where to turn anymore. Please I need some love. Some caring attitude that can be thrown my way, someone who cares if I live or not. Please email me. Emi929@aim.com

4 | Left by Emily garcia | Dec. 18, 2009 at 4:21pm

Yeah, I'll be there! I love in Lake Mary, so you'll see me.
Love is the movement

5 | Left by Harper | Dec. 18, 2009 at 4:47pm

Ahh. I wish i could come.
Maybe when & if you guys come to NY .

6 | Left by Sydney | Dec. 19, 2009 at 1:09pm

Emily, I care, and I also love you. Why do bad things happen to people, especially children? That's the question isn't it; why did someone hurt you? That is what drives your depression, the lack of understanding. If I told you the answer to the question, "why did someone hurt you?", would it make any difference? Would you feel better if I told you why someone hurt you? I really don't think so.

Your challenge is within yourself, and it will be the greatest challenge of your life. You have to make the choice to move forward, and you move forward by reaching out for help, opening your self up to people who can help you, revealing your humility. You have to face reality, and the reality is that you were raped, and you saw evil, face-to-face; and you saw the ugliness of evil.

Evil comes to us in all forms; anything that is not good is evil, which is why the word good and the word evil exist. The world is good, and it is evil, and as residents of the world, we are the authors of both. If you choose to commit suicide, is that good, or is that evil? You know the answer. Suicide is only an escape from the existence in the flesh, but the conscience, the self-awareness, the perception of yourself, the pain you currently live in still exists forever. You can escape the pain while living in the flesh, but you must make a choice to do it; you must take a walk to freedom, and suicide is not freedom.

You can do it, Emily. Because, Emily, there is no reason to give up. People have survived worse things, and they survive by placing an armor over their soul, and that armor comes from knowledge of every kind. Knowledge of God, knowledge of reason, knowledge of purpose, knowledge of existence, knowledge of the world, and knowledge of the afterworld, the afterlife.

Your body is a temporary thing and everything that happens in this world is part of the temporary existence, the temporary experience. Although you cannot imagine not being free of the pain you feel right now, I promise you that if you press on and educate your self on the purpose of life and learn who and what you really are, you will look at your experience of evil much differently and you will be free of the pain that you currently live with. Emily, you can rise above it all, above the chaos, above the brutality, above the confusion, above the frustration, above the depression, above the anger, above your self, and above the person who hurt you. And through your experience, you will become powerful, even superhuman; and you will write letters to people who have been hurt like you, who are desperate, who are hopeless; and you will give them hope, just enough to keep going.

This is the reason I wrote you this letter; I had no hope, just like you, and someone helped me, just as I am helping you. I cannot answer you by e-mail, because it would be inappropriate, and could cause other problems. I Pray to God that you read this, and I will check back for a response from you from time to time. Seek help and understanding in every way, through religion, through counseling, through reading material, through experiences from other people, through this website, and you will survive and heal.

Love, your friend

7 | Left by Your friend | Dec. 20, 2009 at 9:57pm

Your friend,
you my have saved my life. You really did. I have gotten 3 emails so far and only 2 of them are there to help me. I wish I knew your name so I could thank you properly. You are allowed to email me because it would not be inappropriate, I check that or my facebook often. I want to thank you, from the bottom of my heart for this letter. I would tell you more about myself but this is a public blog so... Yeah well I know this isn't much of a formal or lengthy thank you but I hope you know that it's because my feelings can't be expressed in words. Hope to hear from you
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8 | Left by Emily | Dec. 21, 2009 at 1:10am