Terminally Chill

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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:57:19 -0600

vanessatruelove: suicideisnotanoption4u: 8-years ago, CHP...

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:55:55 -0600

suicideisnotanoption4u:

8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs talked this young man out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

That young man’s name is Kevin Berthia.
Today he is 30 years old and married with 2 children.
This week he presented Officer Briggs with an award on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The story of how Officer Briggs talked Kevin down is remarkable.

As you can see in the picture, Kevin is literally one step away from jumping to his death. But for more than hour, the officer listened to Kevin pour his heart out about his troubles and told him, “I know you think things are bad, but they can get better.”

Kevin says, “Officer Briggs never made me feel guilty for the situation I was in. He made feel like, I understand why you are here, but there are alternatives”

Kevin is just one of countless lives Briggs has saved over his 23 year career.

Briggs, who was promoted to Sergeant five years ago, is humble about what he does. He says, ”they make the decision, when they step back over that rail it takes a tremendous amount of courage”

I salute Sergeant Briggs!
Photo: The San Francisco Chronicle, John Storey

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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:52:10 -0600

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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:51:24 -0600

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Tue, 21 May 2013 00:50:25 -0600

I feel bad for every person who doesn't live in colorado

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:13:12 -0600

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Mon, 20 May 2013 20:05:05 -0600

pizzastiel: i’m really sorry

Mon, 20 May 2013 20:03:50 -0600

pizzastiel:

i’m really sorry

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Sun, 19 May 2013 22:58:03 -0600

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Sun, 19 May 2013 22:57:17 -0600

noseclams:

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:56:55 -0600

noseclams:

"And it’s hard to hate someone once you understand them."

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:55:02 -0600

“And it’s hard to hate someone once you understand them.”

- Lucy Christopher, Stolen: A Letter to My Captor (via soaphie)

eracist: I’m really good at stuff until people watch me do that stuff

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:54:27 -0600

eracist:

I’m really good at stuff until people watch me do that stuff

gothlolita: im Sorry but you two cant get the marriage. the bible said Adam and Eve not matthew and...

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:52:29 -0600

gothlolita:

im Sorry but you two cant get the marriage. the bible said Adam and Eve not matthew and ashley. come back when youve legally changed your names

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Sun, 19 May 2013 22:48:45 -0600

mar-of-mars: do you ever just sit there with your hand on your boob is this what girls...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:50:43 -0600

mar-of-mars:

do you ever just sit there with your hand on your boob

is this what girls do

yup

exactly

"Go after her. Fuck, don’t sit there and wait for her to call. Go after her because that’s what you..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:47:46 -0600

“Go after her. Fuck, don’t sit there and wait for her to call. Go after her because that’s what you should do if you love someone, don’t wait for them to give you a sign because it might never come. Don’t let people happen to you, don’t let me happen to you, or her, she’s not a fucking television show or tornado. There are people I might have loved had they gotten on the airplane or run down the street after me or called me up drunk at four in the morning because they need to tell me right now and because they cannot regret this and I always thought I’d be the only one doing crazy things for people who would never give enough of a fuck to do it back or to act like idiots or be entirely vulnerable and honest and making someone fall in love with you is easy and flying 3000 miles on four days notice because you can’t just sit there and do nothing and breathe into telephones is not everyone’s idea of love but it is the way I can recognize it because that is what I do. Go scream it and be with her in meaningful ways because that is beautiful and that is generous and that is what loving someone is, that is raw and that is unguarded, and that is all that is worth anything, really.”

- Harvey Milk (via moaka)

himchanspenus: Here’s a serious advice. Even the nicest people have their limits. Don’t try to...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:42:01 -0600

himchanspenus:

Here’s a serious advice. Even the nicest people have their limits. Don’t try to reach that point because the nicest people are also the scariest assholes when they’ve had enough.

himchanspenus: Here’s a serious advice. Even the nicest people have their limits. Don’t try to...

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:41:59 -0600

himchanspenus:

Here’s a serious advice. Even the nicest people have their limits. Don’t try to reach that point because the nicest people are also the scariest assholes when they’ve had enough.

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