#semicolonproject416

So yesterday I kept seeing pictures on instagram of people's wrists with a semicolon drawn on. I was very confused. They all had the hashtag, #semicolonproject416. This mystery intrigued me so I did a little research. And by research I mean that I clicked on the hashtag to see all of the pictures and what people were saying about them. I was shocked to see that there were almost 300 thousand pictures with this hashtag. And many of them also said this;
"April 16th, all who self harm, are suicidal, depressed, unhappy, have anxiety, has a broken heart, lost a loved one, draw a semicolon on your wrist. Semicolons represent a sentence the author chose not to end. You're the author, the sentence is your life."
This really touched me. I knew I had to join in, even if I was late in the game. So I got out my sharpie and went to work. Then I took the pictures and posted them to instagram.
People might say, oh this doesn't change anything, what good is it accomplishing. Well you could say the same thing about people wearing pink to support breast cancer awareness. But to be fair they are right. This is not going to change the world over night. BUT! It still does something amazing. Something so great. It helps you realize that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. 300 thousand people (at the very very least) are right along in this battle with you.
So I encourage you to draw a semicolon on your wrist and hold your wrist high! (Okay maybe you don't have to hold it high, you might look a little crazy.) But at least be proud to be fighting your fight. Because it means that you haven't given up. Your story is still happening. And I promise you, it's only going to get better.
I truly love you all. Have the best day.
Comment and let me know if you are going to do it. Share your pictures! :)


Also my brother let me share his picture with you!!