Silvia Richardson  

Dear Friends,

My good friend, Ken McArthur is standing in a circus tent today
asking 2,000 people to spread a message of hope to teenagers who
don't think that life is worth living.

I think it's a great message of hope for anyone and would love to
see all of my readers think about spreading it today.

Here's Ken's simple message for for giving hope (and maybe saving
someone's life!):

    G - Greet and meet: talk to others, smile, say hello, ask
        someone how they are doing

    I - Involve yourself and others: find a cause you can support,
        volunteer, pledge resources. Get the people around you
        involved, especially if you see someone beginning to
        withdraw. Invite them to participate in some activity, to
        "get out" of their comfort zone

    V - Validate others: tell others that they matter - especially
        family members and friends that you tend to see daily but
        may take for granted, give genuine complements

    E - Empathize: be a listening ear, take time to be fully
        present, don't try to solve - just acknowledge someone's
        feeling/hurt

You can find out more about Ken's wonderful project with his
Impact Action Team at:

http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=FUXnd&m=1cD3X5wt9vcX_r&b=RporB3_5ICVEsm.UKJDLmw

Spread this message today!

And if you send it on let me know how many you sent it to!

All the best,

Silvia Richardson