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Too often, I fade into the fantastical what-ifs, and the colors of yesterday ache a bit too hard. I’m no artist. I struggle with the ones who are no longer […]
I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on donuts a few times in my life. Several of those times were to feed energy laden youth as we plotted how we would take over the world and spread hope and mental health one fun activity at a time. They knew me best as the “suicide lady” bringer of donuts and weird. This day was a little different though.
I feel blocked emotionally. Sitting here thinking of the dreaded “writer’s block” and I wonder, can a person’s emotional release be stuck just on the other side of an immense and harrowing wall?
A blog post on this day of loss. For my father, the man I never fully had the chance to know. Whose life sparked passion and purpose in my own.
29 years ago today.
#suicideawareness #losssurvivor
By Pata Suyemoto […]
Not everyone understands isolating behaviors. I can say this from experience. It isn’t that we want to not care about anyone else, but sometimes we can’t even care about ourselves. […]
What can I say or add that could encompass what the world has lost? Nothing… All that can be said is that you were one of my dearest friends, one […]
Anti-Asian Sentiment and Stereotypes This week, I was in an event where I was being scored to elevate my skills so I could coach and train others. The three-day event […]
FOREVER 39 In 1994, my father was a few months shy of turning 40 years old when he died by suicide. 39, and gone. Decades later, in 2019 my sister […]
A few days ago, I went out to eat. Last year I chose not to go out much, especially by myself. I’m not sure how many people understood my reasons, […]
Last Thanksgiving…. there are still no words for the loss we endured. The holidays have never been a time of year I’ve looked forward to, but even more so now. […]
“Life is precious, and so is saying goodbye.” -Linda Kreter Grief is the longest, most painful goodbye. It’s awful, one-sided, awkward, and agonizing. Just when you think you have let […]