Suicide Prevention Month

Suicide Prevention Month, which is nationally recognized in the United States in September, is here again.  There is also National Suicide Prevention Week, which is September 10th through 16th this year.  Lastly, there is World Suicide Prevention Day, which is always held on September 10th.  Since there are several events happening in a short amount of time, I am including links to provide further information about each event.  As you will see, there are a lot of groups and organizations that are involved in this important work.

National Suicide Prevention Month:
 
 
 
 
National Suicide Prevention Week: 
 
 
World Suicide Prevention Day: 
 
 
 
 
If you visit these links, you will find a wealth of information about suicide prevention as well as ways you can support the cause.  Your involvement can be as simple as a conversation or as in depth as being on the “front lines”, but the beauty is that any contribution you make can save a life or lives.  Whether you have thought about it or not, suicide touches all of us in some way, and it can also be related to many other issues.  By taking the time to learn and contribute to suicide prevention, you are affecting everyone.  Your role may not save the entire world, but it can save one person’s world, which is so important.  As we go through National Suicide Prevention Month, National Suicide Prevention Week, and World Suicide Prevention Day, my hope is that you are challenged to learn more about suicide prevention.  Then, after learning more, I hope you will consider finding ways to act and spread the message of suicide prevention.  
 
The best part of suicide prevention is that there is hope and that one day there will be no suicides.  Please join me in working towards that day.

Progress Continues

Monthly update: 

Writing on my book (working title The Great Physician) continues. As of this writing I have written over 45,000 words, and I have completed around 3/4 of my first draft. I continue to enjoy the process of seeing an additional 1500 words being added each week, and I am very happy to have reached this point.
 
I also continue to read through the Bible with the goal of finishing it before the end of 2023.
 
I hope that everyone has a great August as we continue our journey through summer. Thank you for all that you continue to do to spread the message of suicide prevention.

Midpoint Part 2

Monthly update: 

Writing on my book (working title The Great Physician) continues. As of this writing I have written over 40,000 words, and I have completed over 2/3 of my first draft. I continue to enjoy the process of seeing an additional 1500 words being added each week, and I am very happy to have reached this point.
 
I also continue to read through the Bible, and I am now halfway through reading it.
 
I hope that everyone has a great July as we continue our journey through summer. Thank you for all that you continue to do to spread the message of suicide prevention.

Midpoint

Monthly update: 

Writing on my book (working title The Great Physician) continues. As of this writing I have written over 30,000 words, and I have completed over 50% of my first draft. I continue to enjoy the process of seeing an additional 1500 words being added each week, and I am very happy to have reached the halfway point.
 
I also continue to read through the Bible, and I am getting close to the halfway point of reading through it.
 
I hope that everyone has a great June as we enjoy the beginning of summer. Thank you for all that you continue to do to spread the message of suicide prevention.

Mental Health Awareness Month 2023

Monthly update: 

Writing on my book (working title The Great Physician) continues. As of this writing I have written over 25,000 words, and I have completed over 30% of my first draft. I continue to enjoy the process of seeing an additional 1500 words being added each week, and I am excited to hit the halfway mark soon. 

I also continue to read through the Bible, and I am happy to see how much I have read so far, despite the many more pages left to read.

Also, due to other commitments, I am not going to be posting a monthly podcast episode until further notice.

I hope that everyone has a great May as we celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, which ties in with our work of suicide prevention.

Moving Write Along

Monthly update: 

 
Writing on my book (working title The Great Physician) continues. As of this writing I have written over 17,000 words, and I have completed over 25% of my first draft. I continue to enjoy the process of seeing an additional 1500 words being added each week, and I can visually see the progress being made. 
 
I also continue to read through the Bible, which contains both high and low moments. If that doesn’t compare to the work of suicide prevention I don’t know what does. 
 
I hope that everyone has a great April as we continue to spread the message of suicide prevention.

The Writing Life

Monthly update: 

 
Writing on my book (working title The Great Physician) continues. As of this writing I have completed over 11,000 words, and that number alone is giving me the drive to keep going. I am absolutely enjoying the process of seeing an additional 1500 words being added each week, and I can visually see the progress being made. 
 
I also continue to read through the Bible, which contains moments of both joy and sorrow. If that doesn’t compare to the work of suicide prevention I don’t know what does. 
 
I hope that everyone has a great March as we continue to work towards suicide prevention for all.

The Great Physician

Monthly update: 

I am happy to report that I have started my book. Its working title is called The Great Physician, and my goal is to write 1500 words a week. Right now I do this by writing 500 words three times a week. It seems like a sustainable pace, so we will see how it goes. 
 
I am also reading through the Bible, and right now my reading plan is going through the book of Job. In a nutshell, Job deals with suffering and loss, so I think there could be some parallels between this book and suicide prevention. 
 
I hope that everyone has a great February as we continue to spread the message of suicide prevention.

A New Year for Suicide Prevention

As we begin 2023, I wanted to share some of my plans for the new year. My work on suicide prevention will continue, and I plan to add more content to my blog and podcast. I am also planning to write a book that covers a lot of topics: God, Christianity, suicide prevention, mental health, and whole health, among other things. My other big project is to read the entire Bible. Right now, my plan is to use the blog and podcast as check-ins for how these projects are going, particularly in relation to the suicide prevention piece. This will hopefully include some pictures and content that show me in the writing and creating process. I look forward to sharing my journey in 2023, and hope you will consider joining me in this work. Here’s to a productive and memorable 2023!