With our billboards, we have made people smile and laugh. We have encouraged and inspired people to keep believing in their dreams. We have reminded them they are loved and worthy of everything they can imagine and many things they can’t. We have helped people out of depression. And this morning I learned we have saved a life.
In a series of private Facebook messages, someone I’ve never met told me how this billboard changed her life.
I copied, cut, pasted our string (leaving out some messages). I can’t share this story any better, so I’ll just post an image of the message string here.
My sincerest hope is that you know what a valuable difference YOU make. Please, feel it deep in your bones, that there is so much you do, whether you realize it or not, that affects others in monumental ways. Maybe even life-saving ways.
Share this message far and wide. There are people out there who need to hear it. People who need to be reminded, one positive message at a time, how much they have to give the world. And how much better we all are for their being here.
“One kind thought, day after day, truly does make a difference.”
Tags: billboards, depression, inspiration, joy, kindness, life changing, OOH, optimism, Oregon, Portland, suicide, The Joy Team
[…] Lash also said people need the positive messages that The Joy Team puts on its billboards. She also said the nonprofit’s billboards saved the life of someone who was considering committing suicide. […]