'IT ALL STARTS WITH HOPE'

Hopelessness:

Hopelessness is an emotion characterized by a lack of hope, optimism, and passion. An individual who feels hopeless may often have no expectation of future improvement or success. 

Hope:

Hope is the belief things will work, especially when it seems otherwise. It helps you stay calm and peaceful when something less than desirable emerges. Hope believes you will get through it. Hope remembers the times you made it through. Hope teams with faith, and believes in the impossible. 

HOPE, FAITH AND LOVE

Speaking is a privilege and a honor that allows me to share my lived experience with others that our struggling with mental health illnesses and finding hope in their life's. By God's grace I received the gift of hope from so many individuals and for that I am grateful, I owe them a debt of gratitude. This is why I speak my truth." The message of hope I share follows my journey through mental illness diagnosis, recovery and into remittance, from hopelessness (despair) to love (acceptance) by way of hope (belief) and faith (trust & action)." Andy

HOPE, FAITH AND LOVE

For me it took hope (belief), faith (trust & action), and love (acceptance) to move my recovery from my mental health illnesses from hopefully to knowing I am going to be OK, I am not alone and I still have a choice. Give hope a chance, we are not alone, we are going to be OK, we have a choice. Reach out for help, talk to a trusted friend, a fellow worker, your family doctor, tell someone how you are truly feeling today. 

TELL SOMEONE, TELL ME, I'LL LISTEN

If you feel like you're drowning in negative thoughts and emotions today and are losing hope, reach out for help, tell someone how you are really feeling, I'll listen, tell me, take action and receive the gift of hope today. 

Andy Sytsema, "Live your Truth Today" 

Growing Together Canada

Where there is Despair, We bring Hope