R U OK? 3 words for Suicide Prevention
Today is the 14th September 2017 as I write this.
And it is RU OK? Day in Australia.
I have written about this day, on this day, back in 2014 on LinkedIn and last year, 2016, on beBee.
And the reason I am doing so again today is that yesterday I came across an article on beBee titled:
“Is suicide the only way? You are worth more than what the system requires of you!”
by Fatima Williams
A very emotive story.
I was also aware that RU OK Day was almost upon us.
(I have purposefully NOT put the links the aforementioned articles – I will do so further down the page)
Just after midnight this morning I found myself awake and thinking of R U OK Day over the last few years and became very sad.
Why?
Because tomorrow, Friday, we are heading off to Wombeyan Caves for our annual long weekend with friends and family, which will be enjoyable.
BUT three young ones will not be there.
They took their own lives some years back. And that is sad, extremely sad.
So I got out of bed and walked a few steps to my home office and created a video.
It was OK, BUT.
It was mourning their passing.
I wanted to do something more positive, dedicated to their memory. So I scrapped that idea and searched my computer’s hard drive with “RUOK” and found a number of articles, graphics and PowerPoint’s.
And then I remembered I had produced a Snapchat Story last year with a PowerPoint converted to Portrait mode.
So I decided to create a YouTube video using the RU OK? PowerPoint to suggest to people how they can have a conversation that could save a life.
So here it is, with a Run Time of 5:39 min and below the video are relevant links, should you wish to check them out:
R U OK? 3 words for Suicide Prevention
LINKS:
Is suicide the only way? You are worth more than what the system requires of you!
by Fatima Williams.
Zemblanity, Suicide and My Family - R U OK? LinkedIn 2014
Zemblanity + Family and the Word We Fear To Speak beBee 2016
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Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #62
Thanks for the shares Cyndi wilkins. We can only try.
Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #61
Thanks Judy Olbrych 🍯
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6 years ago #60
Thanks
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6 years ago #59
Much appreciated Ella. Welcone back. 🍯 to Lisa \ud83d\udc1d Gallagher Deb\ud83d\udc1d Lange, Brand Ambassador @beBee
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6 years ago #54
Nice to see you on beBee again Ella de Jong!
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6 years ago #53
I am good and I wish I was tired since it's now 3:23 am. Thanks for asking Joyce \ud83d\udc1d Bowen Brand Ambassador @ beBee
Joyce 🐝 Bowen Brand Ambassador @ beBee
6 years ago #52
I am tired but fine. R U OK, Lisa \ud83d\udc1d Gallagher?
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6 years ago #51
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6 years ago #50
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6 years ago #49
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6 years ago #48
stephan metral 🐝 Innovative Brand Ambassador
6 years ago #47
Thanks Kevin Pashuk
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6 years ago #46
Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #45
🥚cellent buzz Savvy Raj
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6 years ago #44
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6 years ago #43
Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #42
Let's see where Serendipity takes us rather than Zemblanity.
stephan metral 🐝 Innovative Brand Ambassador
6 years ago #41
hiho Lance, the question and the answer lays in John White, MBA
Louise Smith
6 years ago #40
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6 years ago #39
Lance \ud83d\udc1d Scoular I AM OK ! Here's the list of clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fguwbcMxV2I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09qk0lXTfi4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsnfP1AciUA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V738wu2jAqY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCilqo0mPNw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZeKIMx1V3I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDcRueQyn8E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A5Lm_zVhwc&t=53s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftVURmjdYjo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFzRTwTCmXA&t=128s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSn6h3t___w
Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #38
Thanks for sharing your insights Harvey Lloyd
Harvey Lloyd
6 years ago #37
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6 years ago #36
Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #35
I appreciate your thoughts and wise words Lisa Vandenburg.
Lisa Vanderburg
6 years ago #34
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6 years ago #33
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6 years ago #32
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6 years ago #31
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6 years ago #30
Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #29
Thanks. I noticed the Li 😊
Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #28
It's not always easy to walk in someone elses shoes, boots, sandles, thongs (flip flops) or uggs but it's worth a try. We all have different perspectives and it takes an effort to be empathetic. Good points Aleta Curry
Lisa Gallagher
6 years ago #27
Shared on beBee, LI and Twitter!! :)
Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #26
Much appreciated Lisa \ud83d\udc1d Gallagher
Lisa Gallagher
6 years ago #25
Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #24
As are you Sara Jacobovici
Devesh 🐝 Bhatt
6 years ago #23
well people many have no choice but to be self employed here. There are many walls,people stealing ideas and money. Cheating on obligations and contracts.. exploiting to the hilt etc.. somehow these evils are acceptable and people fight with resolve... but a wrong word from those who matter weighs so much that people can't take it. I think there is plenty of Nature in your own backyard, something to discover beauty. If home looks boring, I think that travelling is affordable here. Perhaps a visit to the Himalayas (India,Nepal, Bhutan) lots of depressed people come here,contemplating suicide. But do some good and return with a purpose. Not godmen or gurus. Just some fresh air, mother nature and a whole lot of time to ponder. It is not so populated as the seaside or the cities.
David B. Grinberg
6 years ago #22
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6 years ago #21
Sara Jacobovici
6 years ago #20
Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #19
Thanks for sharing those concerns in India Devesh \ud83d\udc1d Bhatt both Urban and Rural. I know we have those Rural issues in Australia too. One big problem for young entrepreneurs is the "bright shinny object" syndrome. It seems so easy to start a business, pareticularly a tech business and when they hit a wall of the market not being interested in their product, depression sets in. I know it's a problem here in Australia and I know it is happening in the USA and is a growing problem there too. Gary Vaynerchuk, fortunatel, is talking about this a lot in his keynote speeches and on his video shows.
Lance 🐝 Scoular
6 years ago #18
Good ideas stephan metral \ud83d\udc1d Innovative Brand Ambassador Q. Is this cause worth a mytweetpack campaign? A. I believe so.
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6 years ago #14
Thanks Franci\ud83d\udc1dEugenia Hoffman, beBee Brand Ambassador
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6 years ago #13
Much appreciated Milos Djukic
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6 years ago #12
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Milos Djukic
6 years ago #10
Absolutely Lance. Thanks!
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