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 PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.  -----Email Message----- In ev'ry job that must be done There is an element of fun you find the fun and snap! The job's a game -Mary Poppins      -----Email Message----- In China, it is custom to wait until the gift-giver leaves before opening the gift -- then there's no put-on about how much you love it etc.         See More Secrets. Follow PostSecret on Twitter.            Order Your Copy Today
The December PostSecret/HopeLine fundraiser has raised Thanks for your support and for helping those who may be struggling this time of year.  I received the following message from Reese Butler, Founder of HopeLine, this morning. . . Frank - This was unbelievable. What a great effort and response. The comments are so profound and caring. Some made the donation and asked that the book be sent directly to someone else as a gift. Some who lost loved ones to suicide and thought this would be a healing gesture. It is truly heart warming and amazing to read each one. -Reese ----Email Message----- Thank you so much for your support, Frank. And sincere thanks to all of the volunteers at the Hope Center! -----Email Message----- Thank you for the good work you continue to perform. You have helped me personally and I am honored to give back. -----Email Message----- I am an avid postsecret fan - checking every Sunday with my fiance, even attended a live show in Peoria - and recently saw your response to a woman's message about her feelings of sadness and helplessness. I think your hopeline is such a great thing. I am happy that both you and Frank Warren have found your calling - happy for you, but mostly happy for those lives you impact, and, ultimately save. -----Email Message----- I just saw your message on PostSecret about responding to non crises. Is there any way that I could help with this by volunteering and taking calls? I'd absolutely love to help out! Thank you! -----Email Message----- Hopeline is one of the miracles out there.  This week, you can receive one of the actual 6-foot by 4-foot billboards used in the making of the most popular All-American Rejects music video by your $2,000 donation to the Kristin Brooks Hope Center. 1(800)SUICIDE   |
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 A wedding band came inside this envelope.  PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a postcard.   -----Email Message----- She was pretty, she used to climb trees. She made jewelry for her family for Christmas. She was the single mother of a son she loved. She tried her hardest, but just like the rest of us, she made mistakes. And we forgave her for them, just like we forgive you. -----Email Message----- I'm a Firefighter/First Responder, and I google their names because I couldn't save them. -----Email Message----- I work in the ICU and Google almost all of my patients. I found out one patient adored her granddaughters more than anything, so I made sure that her granddaughters were allowed in before anyone else.  -----Email Message-----       -----Email Message----- I stood right where this picture was taken on the only hill in Paris this weekend and that's when I decided that I wasn't going to just accept who I've become, but instead work to make myself a better person--the one I always wanted to be, but never quite had the courage to achieve. -----Email Message----- The Basilica of the Sacred Heart has been the destination for my future pilgrimage ever since my dad played the John Denver song "A Country Girl in Paris". I know for certain that something amazing is waiting for me up upon Montmartre, and I hope - more than anything - that what I find there is self-acceptance. "For even in her sorrow, there's something in her eyes.."     -----Email Message----- I use my wheelchair in my dreams. It took a long time. I think it means I have finally fully accepted myself.. And I am happy.  -----Email Message----- My boyfriend makes me use a wheelchair. He says it's the only way he's attracted to me. I wish I could fly away.    See More Secrets. Follow PostSecret on Twitter.   PostSecret Events for 2010 are being arranged now. Enter your email below for a full schedule of dates, schools and performance centers.  |
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During the book tour PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death and God  reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List. Thank you.Order Your Copy Today
-----Email Message----- Frank, I sometimes feel depressed, though thankfully never to the point where I consider suicide. Sometimes I want to call the Suicide Hotline to talk to someone that can help me, but I am worried that I will be occupying someone, and preventing another more desperate caller from getting the help they need. Is there a different number to call that more suits my situation? -----Email Response----- Dear Sara, Frank forwarded your request onto to me. We created 1-800-442-HOPE (4673) to serve as a warm line for those that were not suicidal but still wanting to talk with someone who could offer a empathetic ear. The only caveat is if the crisis line worker gets a crisis call they will have to end the call with the non crisis caller. I hope this answers your question and provides the support you are looking for. If it does not please let me know and I will provide other referrals for you. Best always, Reese Butler President and Founder Kristin Brooks Hope Center National Hopeline Network 1-800-SUICIDE 784-2433 202-536-3200 202-536-3206 fax 1250 24th Street NW Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20037 www.hopeline.com reese@hopeline.com  |
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I just returned home from a long book tour and am going through a week's worth of postcards now. Sunday Secrets will be up later today. The 2009 PostSecret Event tour is also over. PostSecret Events for 2010 are being arranged now. Enter your email below for a full schedule of dates and locations. 2010 PostSecret Events  Follow PostSecret for Updates Today & More News Twitter.During the book tour PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death and God reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller List. Thank you.Order Your Copy Today
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