{"id":1129,"date":"2010-10-14T22:05:59","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T02:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2010-10-14T22:05:59","modified_gmt":"2010-10-15T02:05:59","slug":"i-have-a-lighter-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/?p=1129","title":{"rendered":"I have a lighter heart&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mostly thanks to him.<\/p>\n<p>Not just any him, but <em>THE<\/em> him.<\/p>\n<p><em>Le sigh <\/em><\/p>\n<p>He gives me the most amazing ideas I have ever had.\u00a0 He\\&#8217;s my muse, my inspiration and while he has moments of total douchbaggery (<em>no one\\&#8217;s perfect right?<\/em>) I think he\\&#8217;s pretty awesome and does some pretty awesome things as well!<\/p>\n<p>I sent him a copy of this simply because I really liked it and I thought he would like it to:<\/p>\n<a href=\\\"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/postcard.jpg\\\"><img class=\\\"size-medium wp-image-1130\\\" title=\\\"postcard\\\" src=\\\"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/postcard-300x212.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"300\\\" height=\\\"212\\\" \/><\/a>\n<p>He passed it onto a friend.\u00a0 Which gave me the idea to create <a href=\\\"http:\/\/notafraidofyourpain.com\/?page_id=134\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">the hope project. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>I want to pay it forward the same way he did, only in a slightly different manner.\u00a0 So I posted about it on <a href=\\\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Im-Not-Afraid-Of-Your-Pain-The-Jason-Cartwright-Memorial-Foundation\/134239956588420?v=wall\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\">NAOYP facebook page <\/a>which I in turn cross posted to my profile.\u00a0 I had gotten a comment that it was a really powerful image and it is.\u00a0 Later on that night, I got a message from someone dealing with depression (including a failed suicide attempt).\u00a0 This simple image moved them to tears.\u00a0 They also went on to say a few other things that I won\\&#8217;t\/can\\&#8217;t share (without their permission) and also mentioned that they were thinking about copying it and hanging it around their home.<\/p>\n<p><em>I hope they do.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I was floored and very, very touched.\u00a0 <em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>I miss Jason A lot.\u00a0 Not a day goes by that I don\\&#8217;t think of him and while I wish that I still had him, in loosing him I found a purpose in life.\u00a0 Or perhaps it\\&#8217;s just a purpose in general.\u00a0 My only goal for starting the foundation was to help even one person to not give up so that Jason\\&#8217;s death wouldn\\&#8217;t be in vain.<\/p>\n<p><em>I\\&#8217;ve succeeded in doing this.\u00a0 I won\\&#8217;t lie, it feels incredible! <\/em><\/p>\n<p>I had some help along the way from Pete.\u00a0 I gotta say Pete and I seem to work really well together and I\\&#8217;m really happy and extremely fortunate to know him.<\/p>\n<p><em>Together we seem to accomplish great things and I love him for it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><\/p>\n<a href=\\\"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pete-n-steph.jpg\\\"><img class=\\\"size-medium wp-image-1131\\\" title=\\\"pete n steph\\\" src=\\\"http:\/\/modologyworld.net\/steph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pete-n-steph-300x225.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"300\\\" height=\\\"225\\\" \/><\/a>\n<p><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mostly thanks to him. Not just any him, but THE him. Le sigh He gives me the most amazing ideas I have ever had.\u00a0 He\\&#8217;s my muse, my inspiration and while he has moments of total douchbaggery (no one\\&#8217;s perfect right?) I think he\\&#8217;s pretty awesome and does some pretty awesome things as well! 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