speak the unspeakable

Netflix April Fools category.

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:27:19 -0700

Netflix April Fools category.

What We Talk About When We Talk About God - Rob Bell at Powells...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:19:36 -0700

What We Talk About When We Talk About God - Rob Bell at Powells in Beaverton

Jesus bus in SE Portland @timnewmanphoto #JesusHippies

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 00:35:15 -0800

Jesus bus in SE Portland @timnewmanphoto #JesusHippies

Apparently there are now Facebook gift cards

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:48:57 -0800

Apparently there are now Facebook gift cards

As much as I love live sporting events and live music, I have...

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:06:51 -0800

As much as I love live sporting events and live music, I have nothing but pity for these guys. They must hate their job.

The tough questions of life…

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:50:02 -0700

The tough questions of life…

Further Seems Forever Penny Black!

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:47:08 -0700

Further Seems Forever Penny Black!

minkusgavein: fuckyeah1990s: rare Apple sneakers given to...

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 02:29:37 -0700

minkusgavein:

fuckyeah1990s:

rare Apple sneakers given to employees in the 90s…

*_*

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and family of Amanda Todd. May her life be remembered and may her death sound an alarm. Everyone deserves a life of love & peace. Amanda deserved that. In honor of her, we say again: You matter. You're not alone.

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:57:05 -0700

Powerful example of healing. #ofmice&men

Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:08:39 -0700

Powerful example of healing. #ofmice&men

Remembering Those We've Lost.

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:20:22 -0700

twloha:

Nearly one million people die by suicide every year—and for each life lost, there is a family and community greatly impacted. Suddenly, they are confronted not only with the loss of a loved one, but the persistent questions that fill their absence. The answers may never come—but we believe the questions themselves unite us and are reason enough to strive to change the numbers, to try to stop another life from ending. During National Suicide Prevention Week, we pause to look back so that we might better move forward.

HAVE YOU EVER LOST SOMEONE TO SUICIDE? HOW DID THAT AFFECT YOU?

“Yes, my cousin. I still don’t know why, and it still hurts. It also made me more determined to be there for anyone and to get the word out that this is a serious issue.”

“My brother was my first best friend. I still can’t understand how he is no longer here. It has been over a year, and it hasn’t gotten any easier. I never knew that he was so sad and felt so hopeless.”

“I spent high school and college sleeping with my phone beneath my pillow, constantly feeling like I had to be there as a lifeline. TWLOHA has helped me to help them, but to also seek the help that I needed for myself—especially when it came time for me to step back and connect my friends directly to help.” - Jessica, 22

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reneeyohe: “Choice” You are free when you choose to be… we are...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 02:07:16 -0700

reneeyohe:

“Choice”
You are free when you choose to be… we are all free beings, enslaved by the most cunning of enemies, our very selves…the charming seductive and oh so subtle lies that we have accepted because they came from somewhere “safe”. These misconceptions, readily eradicated by simple truths, by a change in our perspective. Our inappropriately loathed “alone-ness” is so, because it exposes, our brokenness.. but our brokenness is mended when we learn that we are allowed, and stop waiting for permission to be, human. It is mended when we choose to be gentle and gracious with our fragmented existence and all of it’s tragically wonderful creations. This brokenness, and it’s demise exists first and nearly only, within ourselves. You are the sickness and the cure, duality my loves, in everything. You are free, you are free, you are free. WHEN YOU CHOOSE. It does not mean you are fixed and all better and resolved, it means that you allow this state of being, this freedom, within yourself unconditionally regardless of wether or not who you are and who you’re being line up… do you love the discrepancies, are they comforting? Then allow them. Accept their consequence. Do you despise the outcome, the havoc, the shit feeling of sitting in destruction? Then love, cradle your heart and gently see what you want to do about it. If you can love and accept yourself regardless of who you are and who you’re being, then you will be free always. … Thought I’d rant for a minute, I was inspired by an interaction with a beautiful woman before my show tonight.

sigurros: takk portland http://instagr.am/p/ONUe6XIcak/

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 21:57:46 -0700

sigurros:

takk portland http://instagr.am/p/ONUe6XIcak/

Sigur Rõs

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:48:00 -0700

Sigur Rõs

truth in plain terms

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 18:58:29 -0700

Sometimes you act like an asshole when you realize how little you’ve done with your life.

Yellow! (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:36:10 -0700

Yellow! (Taken with instagram)

Coldplay (Taken with instagram)

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:14:17 -0700

Coldplay (Taken with instagram)

this is me 100%

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:37:30 -0700

this is me 100%

What is TWLOHA, Really? In today’s society, it seems like...

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:12:00 -0700

What is TWLOHA, Really?

In today’s society, it seems like non-profit awareness is all the rage. People want to feel good about being involved in any type of “cause” with which they find appealing. To me, TWLOHA isn’t so much a cause as much as it is a movement of people. What’s the difference? A cause is a particular issue that a particular group is orchestrated around and something that people give money too for a tax deduction. Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS, Clean Water, Education…. These are all great causes. Having a “cause” to fight for isn’t a bad thing at all. Having a “cause” is great and I am grateful for the scores of young people who are dedicated to standing up in the name of injustice everywhere. But the way I see it, To Write Love On Her Arms isn’t so much of a cause, because To Write Love isn’t just a group of 10 - 20 people in Orlando working to help those struggling with addiction, depression, self-injury, or suicide who receive donations from strangers. To Write Love is more than that. Anyone who has been moved by Renee’s story of transformation and has resonated with the vision of hope and healing is To Write Love. Anyone who is willing to sit with those who hurt and be their family when they don’t have one is To Write Love. To Write Love is anyone who believes that there is something bigger than the temporary thrills a consumerist society throws our way. To Write Love is anyone who is overcoming the pain of addiction, self-injury, depression. To Write Love On Her Arms isn’t just a cause to give money to, it’s a movement of people who live and breathe a message of hope and healing. When you are with someone in that pain and mess of life, that is To Write Love. When a friend calls, texts, Skype’s, IM’s you at midnight at their last straw, and you talk for what seems like hours and offer them healing, that is To Write Love On Her Arms. When you sit down to share a meal with an old friend and talk and laugh about memories past, that is To Write Love. To Write Love On Her Arms began with the story of Renee Yohe’s transformation, but it certainly doesn’t stop there. It’s so much bigger. To Write Love On Her Arms is relationships. It’s community. It’s pain and vulnerability. It’s forgiveness. It’s “moving for things that matter.” It’s “being the rescue.”

At the end of the day, we may go to work or school, come home and talk with a relative/friend/spouse/significant other, share a meal, a pint, or coffee with someone. And at the end of the day, all of these things must involve one thing. Our hearts. And when our hearts are united around grace, hope, peace, love, and joy, that is when WE ARE TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS.

Couldn’t Have Said It Better… To Write Love On Her...

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:45:00 -0700

Couldn’t Have Said It Better…

To Write Love On Her Arms has been an organization that I have been actively involved with for the last 6 years. I will never lie about my struggle with depression, anxiety, and suicide. This TWLOHA video spoke to me in a few ways.

Transformative Community

Through my years of struggle, the thing that has pulled me through is presence. Those relationships that have stuck by me to keep going that have saved me. Presence is the power of someone else recognizing another’s pain and willing sitting with them in that pain. German Theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said “true Christianity means sharing in each other’s pain.” This is the essence of transformative community and it has been the highlight of my healing process.

Open Doors

Let’s be honest. Depression, as an issue, is not something we as American’s feel comfortable talking about. We live in a culture that teaches us to mask our pain by pursuing temporary highs of money, sex, fame, power, etc. TWLOHA has given me an avenue to share with others about why these issues are important and it allows doors to be opened to offer healing, hope, grace, and peace in the midst of suffering.

Emmi, if by some chance you ever read this, your video resonated with my own story of healing so much! Thank You for your words.