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[Applause] dear stranger I don’t know what to write
dear stranger I don’t know what to write
dear stranger I don’t know what to write so I just pull on the bevels of my
so I just pull on the bevels of my
so I just pull on the bevels of my laptop keys with my fingernails hypo and
laptop keys with my fingernails hypo and
laptop keys with my fingernails hypo and Po and pull until it starts to hurt and
Po and pull until it starts to hurt and
Po and pull until it starts to hurt and I stare blankly at nothing until tears
I stare blankly at nothing until tears
I stare blankly at nothing until tears well up again and I sob so hard I wonder
well up again and I sob so hard I wonder
well up again and I sob so hard I wonder if my heart is ringing itself dry I
if my heart is ringing itself dry I
if my heart is ringing itself dry I don’t know what to say except that
don’t know what to say except that
don’t know what to say except that sometimes everything hurts so bad I
sometimes everything hurts so bad I
sometimes everything hurts so bad I don’t know what to do my arms quake and
don’t know what to do my arms quake and
don’t know what to do my arms quake and my legs shake and I am a puddle I am a
my legs shake and I am a puddle I am a
my legs shake and I am a puddle I am a string I am Freya wavering young
string I am Freya wavering young
string I am Freya wavering young existence but never quite making it
existence but never quite making it
existence but never quite making it there hot code burns up my arms and
there hot code burns up my arms and
there hot code burns up my arms and elephant wakes up in my head I can’t
elephant wakes up in my head I can’t
elephant wakes up in my head I can’t think around it I wonder I wonder what
think around it I wonder I wonder what
think around it I wonder I wonder what would happen if I poured this elephant
would happen if I poured this elephant
would happen if I poured this elephant out dumped it onto a stretcher and
out dumped it onto a stretcher and
out dumped it onto a stretcher and shipped it out of my brain how would
shipped it out of my brain how would
shipped it out of my brain how would that weightlessness feel like how do
that weightlessness feel like how do
that weightlessness feel like how do people live without that anvil seed
people live without that anvil seed
people live without that anvil seed inside their mouth I wonder what it’s
inside their mouth I wonder what it’s
inside their mouth I wonder what it’s like to laugh without having to claw
like to laugh without having to claw
like to laugh without having to claw your throat open first I should stop
your throat open first I should stop
your throat open first I should stop this here I can feel myself slipping I
this here I can feel myself slipping I
this here I can feel myself slipping I don’t know I guess I’ll talk soon I have
don’t know I guess I’ll talk soon I have
don’t know I guess I’ll talk soon I have nothing else to say even though I feel
nothing else to say even though I feel
nothing else to say even though I feel like I should end this on a positive
like I should end this on a positive
like I should end this on a positive note I don’t know I don’t know I don’t
note I don’t know I don’t know I don’t
note I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know what are you gonna do about it what
know what are you gonna do about it what
know what are you gonna do about it what am I gonna do about it
am I gonna do about it
am I gonna do about it I wrote this letter for myself at 14 I
I wrote this letter for myself at 14 I
I wrote this letter for myself at 14 I still dabble in bedazzled hair bands and
still dabble in bedazzled hair bands and
still dabble in bedazzled hair bands and wear shirts with neon slogans like
wear shirts with neon slogans like
wear shirts with neon slogans like you’re looking at awesome
you’re looking at awesome
you’re looking at awesome so when paying pokes me over like a
so when paying pokes me over like a
so when paying pokes me over like a scientific specimen it was like
scientific specimen it was like
scientific specimen it was like depression and bipolar disorder had
depression and bipolar disorder had
depression and bipolar disorder had stitched a stranger in my place
stitched a stranger in my place
stitched a stranger in my place you see I wrote this letter to remind
you see I wrote this letter to remind
you see I wrote this letter to remind myself that despite where everyone else
myself that despite where everyone else
myself that despite where everyone else was saying I was tell me that this was
was saying I was tell me that this was
was saying I was tell me that this was real legitimate
real legitimate
real legitimate I’m still me and this is just me in the
I’m still me and this is just me in the
I’m still me and this is just me in the midst of trying I wrote this letter as a
midst of trying I wrote this letter as a
midst of trying I wrote this letter as a secret but Here I am reading it aloud
secret but Here I am reading it aloud
secret but Here I am reading it aloud for the public you see sound travels at
for the public you see sound travels at
for the public you see sound travels at the speed of 343 m/s through air so it’s
the speed of 343 m/s through air so it’s
the speed of 343 m/s through air so it’s a little too late for me to take all
a little too late for me to take all
a little too late for me to take all that back but if I took a step back I
that back but if I took a step back I
that back but if I took a step back I guess it’s better to not backtrack
guess it’s better to not backtrack
guess it’s better to not backtrack because you see this summer I interview
because you see this summer I interview
because you see this summer I interview people about mental health from the
people about mental health from the
people about mental health from the wealthiest districts of San Francisco
wealthiest districts of San Francisco
wealthiest districts of San Francisco where a single bedroom apartment can
where a single bedroom apartment can
where a single bedroom apartment can cost more than an entire rural mansion
cost more than an entire rural mansion
cost more than an entire rural mansion two neighborhoods where concoctions of
two neighborhoods where concoctions of
two neighborhoods where concoctions of drugs would punch through air to assault
drugs would punch through air to assault
drugs would punch through air to assault far more than nostrils urine staining
far more than nostrils urine staining
far more than nostrils urine staining the streets like murals no matter where
the streets like murals no matter where
the streets like murals no matter where I went people would always blurt the
I went people would always blurt the
I went people would always blurt the same question hold on you’re doing this
same question hold on you’re doing this
same question hold on you’re doing this because you have a personal connection
because you have a personal connection
because you have a personal connection how do you feel so sad at such a young
how do you feel so sad at such a young
how do you feel so sad at such a young age their faces were folding with shock
age their faces were folding with shock
age their faces were folding with shock as if I blamed anxiety on the rising
as if I blamed anxiety on the rising
as if I blamed anxiety on the rising costs of avocado toast or god forbid a
costs of avocado toast or god forbid a
costs of avocado toast or god forbid a bee on a math test I wonder if they
bee on a math test I wonder if they
bee on a math test I wonder if they think the chickenpox vaccine makes
think the chickenpox vaccine makes
think the chickenpox vaccine makes children immune to trauma and exhaustion
children immune to trauma and exhaustion
children immune to trauma and exhaustion too apparently
too apparently
too apparently human emotions are too complex of
human emotions are too complex of
human emotions are too complex of sensations to be felt by youth but 20%
sensations to be felt by youth but 20%
sensations to be felt by youth but 20% of youth aged 13 to 18 live with a
of youth aged 13 to 18 live with a
of youth aged 13 to 18 live with a mental health condition 50% of all
mental health condition 50% of all
mental health condition 50% of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin
lifetime cases of mental illness begin
lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14 and 75% by age 24 37 percent
by age 14 and 75% by age 24 37 percent
by age 14 and 75% by age 24 37 percent of students aged 14 and up with a mental
of students aged 14 and up with a mental
of students aged 14 and up with a mental illness drop out of school
illness drop out of school
illness drop out of school that’s the highest dropout rate of any
that’s the highest dropout rate of any
that’s the highest dropout rate of any disability group suicide it’s the second
disability group suicide it’s the second
disability group suicide it’s the second leading cause of death in the u.s. from
leading cause of death in the u.s. from
leading cause of death in the u.s. from the age of 15 all the way up to 34
the age of 15 all the way up to 34
the age of 15 all the way up to 34 that’s crazy
that’s crazy
that’s crazy right I mean get this more than twice
right I mean get this more than twice
right I mean get this more than twice the number of Americans die by suicide a
the number of Americans die by suicide a
the number of Americans die by suicide a year then
year then
year then homicide can you imagine if anything
homicide can you imagine if anything
homicide can you imagine if anything else Hattie statistics I mean here’s an
else Hattie statistics I mean here’s an
else Hattie statistics I mean here’s an example there are only 11 cases of Ebola
example there are only 11 cases of Ebola
example there are only 11 cases of Ebola reported in the entire US but if you
reported in the entire US but if you
reported in the entire US but if you went online in 2014 it was like the
went online in 2014 it was like the
went online in 2014 it was like the goddamn apocalypse had arrived if
goddamn apocalypse had arrived if
goddamn apocalypse had arrived if somebody coughed on the bus I don’t care
somebody coughed on the bus I don’t care
somebody coughed on the bus I don’t care if it was the Pope we were all gonna die
if it was the Pope we were all gonna die
if it was the Pope we were all gonna die so why doesn’t mental health get the
so why doesn’t mental health get the
so why doesn’t mental health get the same attention 800,000 people die by
same attention 800,000 people die by
same attention 800,000 people die by suicide every year worldwide that’s
suicide every year worldwide that’s
suicide every year worldwide that’s twice the number of American soldiers
twice the number of American soldiers
twice the number of American soldiers who died in World War two yet even with
who died in World War two yet even with
who died in World War two yet even with severe depression eighty percent of
severe depression eighty percent of
severe depression eighty percent of American youth received no or
American youth received no or
American youth received no or insufficient treatment and get this we
insufficient treatment and get this we
insufficient treatment and get this we lose 1.6 million years of life every
lose 1.6 million years of life every
lose 1.6 million years of life every year due to suicide so if we just
year due to suicide so if we just
year due to suicide so if we just stacked 40 years of suicides we’ve got
stacked 40 years of suicides we’ve got
stacked 40 years of suicides we’ve got enough years to go back and see the
enough years to go back and see the
enough years to go back and see the Tyrannosaurus Rex serious mental illness
Tyrannosaurus Rex serious mental illness
Tyrannosaurus Rex serious mental illness cost the United States 193 point two
cost the United States 193 point two
cost the United States 193 point two billion dollars in lost earnings every
billion dollars in lost earnings every
billion dollars in lost earnings every year that’s more money than Jeff Bezos
year that’s more money than Jeff Bezos
year that’s more money than Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates combined so why is it
and Bill Gates combined so why is it
and Bill Gates combined so why is it that mental illness claims more money
that mental illness claims more money
that mental illness claims more money than the two richest people in the world
than the two richest people in the world
than the two richest people in the world why is it that when I talk about suicide
why is it that when I talk about suicide
why is it that when I talk about suicide people told me – the shadows whisper as
people told me – the shadows whisper as
people told me – the shadows whisper as if you were criminals mental health is
if you were criminals mental health is
if you were criminals mental health is not a joke mental health goes wherever
not a joke mental health goes wherever
not a joke mental health goes wherever we go mental health conditions can
we go mental health conditions can
we go mental health conditions can affect anyone anywhere at any time and
affect anyone anywhere at any time and
affect anyone anywhere at any time and any age this is not a moral dilemma no
any age this is not a moral dilemma no
any age this is not a moral dilemma no one chooses mental illness like they
one chooses mental illness like they
one chooses mental illness like they choose outfits a textile merchant from
choose outfits a textile merchant from
choose outfits a textile merchant from Somalia once told me that mental health
Somalia once told me that mental health
Somalia once told me that mental health should be as normal as the rising and
should be as normal as the rising and
should be as normal as the rising and Setting Sun we can’t afford to wait
Setting Sun we can’t afford to wait
Setting Sun we can’t afford to wait until it’s our sons holding to their
until it’s our sons holding to their
until it’s our sons holding to their head that gun why people don’t seek help
head that gun why people don’t seek help
head that gun why people don’t seek help for mental illness is often because of
for mental illness is often because of
for mental illness is often because of stigma
stigma
stigma at 14 I was diagnosed with anterior
at 14 I was diagnosed with anterior
at 14 I was diagnosed with anterior uveitis this really fancy term which
uveitis this really fancy term which
uveitis this really fancy term which basically meant that my eyes were
basically meant that my eyes were
basically meant that my eyes were inflamed and sometimes it would pop my
inflamed and sometimes it would pop my
inflamed and sometimes it would pop my eyes pined for weeks or at least days at
eyes pined for weeks or at least days at
eyes pined for weeks or at least days at a time
a time
a time and when I would reach out for help the
and when I would reach out for help the
and when I would reach out for help the response was and still is always yes of
response was and still is always yes of
response was and still is always yes of course you are so strong but even now I
course you are so strong but even now I
course you are so strong but even now I am terrified of talking about mental
am terrified of talking about mental
am terrified of talking about mental health afraid that if I said the wrong
health afraid that if I said the wrong
health afraid that if I said the wrong word someone will tell me I’m crazy
word someone will tell me I’m crazy
word someone will tell me I’m crazy dismiss all that I’m saying like
dismiss all that I’m saying like
dismiss all that I’m saying like admitting mental illness is giving them
admitting mental illness is giving them
admitting mental illness is giving them ammunition and my voice it’s a tart
afraid that if I spoke my truth my story
afraid that if I spoke my truth my story someone somewhere will still tell me I’m
someone somewhere will still tell me I’m
someone somewhere will still tell me I’m romanticizing without bothering to let
romanticizing without bothering to let
romanticizing without bothering to let me finish tell me that I’m just making
me finish tell me that I’m just making
me finish tell me that I’m just making it worse say that you don’t know what
it worse say that you don’t know what
it worse say that you don’t know what you’re talking about please just shut up
you’re talking about please just shut up
you’re talking about please just shut up because what do I know about mental
because what do I know about mental
because what do I know about mental illness what do I know about mental
illness what do I know about mental
illness what do I know about mental illness except that sometimes I see long
illness except that sometimes I see long
illness except that sometimes I see long short robes I see flashbacks Frost by
short robes I see flashbacks Frost by
short robes I see flashbacks Frost by crawling up my thighs my eyes placed
crawling up my thighs my eyes placed
crawling up my thighs my eyes placed over my head berating XL sweaters making
over my head berating XL sweaters making
over my head berating XL sweaters making a god I didn’t believing to not let me
a god I didn’t believing to not let me
a god I didn’t believing to not let me pass him to not let him see me am i
pass him to not let him see me am i
pass him to not let him see me am i alive in my life am i alive
alive in my life am i alive
alive in my life am i alive still hurt slipped into my ears and my
still hurt slipped into my ears and my
still hurt slipped into my ears and my blood the way Thunder slips into ears by
blood the way Thunder slips into ears by
blood the way Thunder slips into ears by which I mean less of a slip and more of
which I mean less of a slip and more of
which I mean less of a slip and more of a tearing or a prayer loneliness can
a tearing or a prayer loneliness can
a tearing or a prayer loneliness can creep on you like old age and sometimes
creep on you like old age and sometimes
creep on you like old age and sometimes I wonder even how in hindsight I still
I wonder even how in hindsight I still
I wonder even how in hindsight I still find pieces of my past tossing between
find pieces of my past tossing between
find pieces of my past tossing between the lines so what do I know about mental
the lines so what do I know about mental
the lines so what do I know about mental illness except that I am a human being
illness except that I am a human being
illness except that I am a human being and and if I were to bring mental health
and and if I were to bring mental health
and and if I were to bring mental health to the conversation some people take
to the conversation some people take
to the conversation some people take that declaration as confirmation that I
that declaration as confirmation that I
that declaration as confirmation that I don’t belong in the station like they’re
don’t belong in the station like they’re
don’t belong in the station like they’re waiting for me to stream do something
waiting for me to stream do something
waiting for me to stream do something real normal humans wouldn’t but I am
real normal humans wouldn’t but I am
real normal humans wouldn’t but I am here and I started letters to strangers
here and I started letters to strangers
here and I started letters to strangers in my sophomore year of high school
in my sophomore year of high school
in my sophomore year of high school because I was exhausted of proving my
because I was exhausted of proving my
because I was exhausted of proving my humaneness why can’t people just treat
humaneness why can’t people just treat
humaneness why can’t people just treat people as people the answer I knew
people as people the answer I knew
people as people the answer I knew spelled empathy but how could anyone
spelled empathy but how could anyone
spelled empathy but how could anyone understand me if no one would listen to
understand me if no one would listen to
understand me if no one would listen to my story well so that’s why letters
my story well so that’s why letters
my story well so that’s why letters matter you see writing matters writing
matter you see writing matters writing
matter you see writing matters writing matters because when we erase the burden
matters because when we erase the burden
matters because when we erase the burden of judgment when you know not my name my
of judgment when you know not my name my
of judgment when you know not my name my background or my diagnosis my story
background or my diagnosis my story
background or my diagnosis my story becomes the only thing that matters a
becomes the only thing that matters a
becomes the only thing that matters a human connection becomes the only viable
human connection becomes the only viable
human connection becomes the only viable solution and for once I have total
solution and for once I have total
solution and for once I have total agency I will choose to write with a
agency I will choose to write with a
agency I will choose to write with a purple colored pencil I will choose to
purple colored pencil I will choose to
purple colored pencil I will choose to write on stationary paper for the fight
write on stationary paper for the fight
write on stationary paper for the fight with Chewbacca’s and stripes I will
with Chewbacca’s and stripes I will
with Chewbacca’s and stripes I will choose to write in cursive adding an
choose to write in cursive adding an
choose to write in cursive adding an origami crane I will choose to be the
origami crane I will choose to be the
origami crane I will choose to be the protagonist but maybe next time I would
protagonist but maybe next time I would
protagonist but maybe next time I would just listening I all right dear stranger
just listening I all right dear stranger
just listening I all right dear stranger exhale the rust from my heart a few
exhale the rust from my heart a few
exhale the rust from my heart a few months ago I met Michael now
months ago I met Michael now
months ago I met Michael now Michael had been homeless on the streets
Michael had been homeless on the streets
Michael had been homeless on the streets of downtown Berkeley for 17 years
of downtown Berkeley for 17 years
of downtown Berkeley for 17 years bipolar disorder had dulled his career
bipolar disorder had dulled his career
bipolar disorder had dulled his career but not his spirit after our talk
but not his spirit after our talk
but not his spirit after our talk Michael looked at me with tears in his
Michael looked at me with tears in his
Michael looked at me with tears in his eyes gray as the sea right before his
eyes gray as the sea right before his
eyes gray as the sea right before his sunrise and he said I just want to be
sunrise and he said I just want to be
sunrise and he said I just want to be well enough to help somebody else that’s
well enough to help somebody else that’s
well enough to help somebody else that’s exactly what letters The Strangers wants
exactly what letters The Strangers wants
exactly what letters The Strangers wants to do you see we write letters to
to do you see we write letters to
to do you see we write letters to strangers as strangers exchanging
strangers as strangers exchanging
strangers as strangers exchanging between countries and schools and
between countries and schools and
between countries and schools and organizations dedicated to youth whose
organizations dedicated to youth whose
organizations dedicated to youth whose lives tour with a scar of war and abuse
lives tour with a scar of war and abuse
lives tour with a scar of war and abuse we do this because the human connection
we do this because the human connection
we do this because the human connection matters empathy matters creative
matters empathy matters creative
matters empathy matters creative dialogue matters someone somewhere may
dialogue matters someone somewhere may
dialogue matters someone somewhere may be wondering the same questions as you
be wondering the same questions as you
be wondering the same questions as you they may feel alone but with your letter
they may feel alone but with your letter
they may feel alone but with your letter that someone somewhere knows that
that someone somewhere knows that
that someone somewhere knows that someone somewhere thinks of them too you
someone somewhere thinks of them too you
someone somewhere thinks of them too you see writing is humanity distilled into
see writing is humanity distilled into
see writing is humanity distilled into ink one letter one human connection can
ink one letter one human connection can
ink one letter one human connection can and has saved a life over the past four
and has saved a life over the past four
and has saved a life over the past four years
years
years letters of strangers has impacted over
letters of strangers has impacted over
letters of strangers has impacted over 27,000 people on four continents and now
27,000 people on four continents and now
27,000 people on four continents and now we’ve expanded to beyond just letters
we’ve expanded to beyond just letters
we’ve expanded to beyond just letters now we fight for mental health by
now we fight for mental health by
now we fight for mental health by advocating for political reform
advocating for political reform
advocating for political reform education peer support networks and you
education peer support networks and you
education peer support networks and you too can join the fights you know many
too can join the fights you know many
too can join the fights you know many public schools lack the legal and
public schools lack the legal and
public schools lack the legal and financial ability to properly
financial ability to properly
financial ability to properly accommodate students with mental
accommodate students with mental
accommodate students with mental disabilities why not call your
disabilities why not call your
disabilities why not call your legislators of all that or about how we
legislators of all that or about how we
legislators of all that or about how we can’t just shove anyone with any science
can’t just shove anyone with any science
can’t just shove anyone with any science into a psych ward because our current
into a psych ward because our current
into a psych ward because our current system medicates
system medicates
system medicates and in prisons while neglecting to
and in prisons while neglecting to
and in prisons while neglecting to educate with peer discussions talking
educate with peer discussions talking
educate with peer discussions talking about mental health matters not because
about mental health matters not because
about mental health matters not because of everyone who cares but because of
of everyone who cares but because of
of everyone who cares but because of everyone who doesn’t if we’re going to
everyone who doesn’t if we’re going to
everyone who doesn’t if we’re going to distinct I smell illness we’re going to
distinct I smell illness we’re going to
distinct I smell illness we’re going to have to start by embodying the power of
have to start by embodying the power of
have to start by embodying the power of writing in our daily lives so listen ask
writing in our daily lives so listen ask
writing in our daily lives so listen ask questions think before we speak
questions think before we speak
questions think before we speak understand before we interject trust
understand before we interject trust
understand before we interject trust that these conversations need to be had
that these conversations need to be had
that these conversations need to be had don’t you dare talk yourself down write
don’t you dare talk yourself down write
don’t you dare talk yourself down write a letter to a stranger don’t be afraid
a letter to a stranger don’t be afraid
a letter to a stranger don’t be afraid learn and fight don’t joke about suicide
learn and fight don’t joke about suicide
learn and fight don’t joke about suicide and and don’t equate someone else’s
and and don’t equate someone else’s
and and don’t equate someone else’s difference to a guarantee of a mental
difference to a guarantee of a mental
difference to a guarantee of a mental health condition don’t insist on yoga as
health condition don’t insist on yoga as
health condition don’t insist on yoga as the one-stop solution
the one-stop solution
the one-stop solution and don’t buy into the lazy toxic
and don’t buy into the lazy toxic
and don’t buy into the lazy toxic weakness of stereotypes and the existing
weakness of stereotypes and the existing
weakness of stereotypes and the existing of people that you are weak because of a
of people that you are weak because of a
of people that you are weak because of a mental health condition mental illness
mental health condition mental illness
mental health condition mental illness can mean battling dragons only to find
can mean battling dragons only to find
can mean battling dragons only to find their nests in our chests and we learned
their nests in our chests and we learned
their nests in our chests and we learned to live with fire so where is the
to live with fire so where is the
to live with fire so where is the weakness in that how can there be
weakness in that how can there be
weakness in that how can there be weakness in that someone somewhere
weakness in that someone somewhere
weakness in that someone somewhere August 2017 dear stranger almost one
August 2017 dear stranger almost one
August 2017 dear stranger almost one year on antidepressants there’s a lot to
year on antidepressants there’s a lot to
year on antidepressants there’s a lot to think about
think about
think about I came out I joined my Catholic schools
I came out I joined my Catholic schools
I came out I joined my Catholic schools LGBT group started volunteering at an
LGBT group started volunteering at an
LGBT group started volunteering at an LGBT Center got my driving permit
LGBT Center got my driving permit
LGBT Center got my driving permit started my first job applied to
started my first job applied to
started my first job applied to scholarships graduated from high school
scholarships graduated from high school
scholarships graduated from high school summa laude was accepted to my dream
summa laude was accepted to my dream
summa laude was accepted to my dream school celebrated my anniversary with my
school celebrated my anniversary with my
school celebrated my anniversary with my girlfriend in all honesty I am proud of
girlfriend in all honesty I am proud of
girlfriend in all honesty I am proud of what I’ve accomplished but I still have
what I’ve accomplished but I still have
what I’ve accomplished but I still have depression and anxiety
depression and anxiety
depression and anxiety sure I’ve learned to manage it better
sure I’ve learned to manage it better
sure I’ve learned to manage it better and out of a long lasting and deep ruts
and out of a long lasting and deep ruts
and out of a long lasting and deep ruts and my worst days are less frequent but
and my worst days are less frequent but
and my worst days are less frequent but I still have days weeks when I see no
I still have days weeks when I see no
I still have days weeks when I see no point of getting out of bed or talking
point of getting out of bed or talking
point of getting out of bed or talking to anybody my brain tells me I have no
to anybody my brain tells me I have no
to anybody my brain tells me I have no friends
friends
friends I hear echoes sometimes on my head seems
I hear echoes sometimes on my head seems
I hear echoes sometimes on my head seems empty what if I get worse again what if
empty what if I get worse again what if
empty what if I get worse again what if the Mets are the only thing keeping me
the Mets are the only thing keeping me
the Mets are the only thing keeping me somewhat saying
somewhat saying
somewhat saying so what ups and downs are natural in
so what ups and downs are natural in
so what ups and downs are natural in life and there’s nothing wrong with
life and there’s nothing wrong with
life and there’s nothing wrong with needing a little help so what I’m
needing a little help so what I’m
needing a little help so what I’m managing each day and that’s what
managing each day and that’s what
managing each day and that’s what matters what matters is that I’m alive
matters what matters is that I’m alive
matters what matters is that I’m alive I’ve made strides and I’m learning more
I’ve made strides and I’m learning more
I’ve made strides and I’m learning more about Who I am every day I’m still
about Who I am every day I’m still
about Who I am every day I’m still teaching myself that I am enough
teaching myself that I am enough
teaching myself that I am enough I can see a light at the end of the
I can see a light at the end of the
I can see a light at the end of the tunnel and I know each day is another
tunnel and I know each day is another
tunnel and I know each day is another chance for happiness I will be damned if
chance for happiness I will be damned if
chance for happiness I will be damned if I don’t give each chance my best shot
I don’t give each chance my best shot
I don’t give each chance my best shot yours truly a stranger
yours truly a stranger
yours truly a stranger [Applause]
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