ITS BACK YESS
i never thought that
this post would
get so many notes and
that every sunday i’d have
to watch my whole dash
being filled with the caption i
first wrote on this picture
and i’m writing this as a poem
beacuse i don’t have
anything better to do
with my
b o r i n g
life
she now has an academy award.
There’s hope for me still.
(Source: allyourgifrelatedneeds)
8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs talked this young man out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.
That young man’s name is Kevin Berthia.
Today he is 30 years old and married with 2 children.
This week he presented Officer Briggs with an award on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
The story of how Officer Briggs talked Kevin down is remarkable.
As you can see in the picture, Kevin is literally one step away from jumping to his death. But for more than hour, the officer listened to Kevin pour his heart out about his troubles and told him, “I know you think things are bad, but they can get better.”
Kevin says, “Officer Briggs never made me feel guilty for the situation I was in. He made feel like, I understand why you are here, but there are alternatives”
Kevin is just one of countless lives Briggs has saved over his 23 year career.
Briggs, who was promoted to Sergeant five years ago, is humble about what he does. He says, ”they make the decision, when they step back over that rail it takes a tremendous amount of courage”
I salute Sergeant Briggs!
Photo: The San Francisco Chronicle, John Storey
Raven was the original Nicki Minaj.
It’s like she saw the future or something
the bottom of you hair was once at the top of your head
oh my gawd
I believe a smile can be magical