Smoke And Mirrors (A Tribute To Mental Health)
Hey there Beauty B's!
This week has been a very touching week for me as two major celebrities this week died of suicide. I would like to first start off by saying RIP Anthony Bourdain, and Kate Spade. They will both be missed very much and I wish things worked out for the better for both of them. After thinking things through, I have decided to personally share a story which I hope inspires and helps others, don't worry tomorrow there will be a new beauty post but today it's time to share another glimpse into Beauty By Mike.
I would like to start off by saying I feel and I can relate to so many people that have had harsh experiences in life. I will personally say and this sounds crazy, but my harsh realities began at the age of 4. Sometimes I laugh because often there are some movies that have portrayed actual events in my life. I used to think about some of those horrific memories and would try very hard to suppress those memories. For years because of what I was taught at an early age I suffered in silence. I carried this throughout my life until an event finally made everything that I was holding in come rushing out of me and I couldn't hold it anymore and literally fell apart. Let me say this, I left a wonderful life in New York City, but not by choice. I have gained the knowledge that suffering in silence is not the answer for anyone. You see life changing events happened to me in New York City, and those events I said I would never share with anyone, including my family who accept me for me. Finally, I had to learn the hard way that we can't hold back painful things forever and we have to remember that WE ARE NOT ALONE. I would like everyone out there to know that it's okay to share your pain with someone you truly trust and that sometimes it can actually save your life. You see I understand better than most what it feels like to hit rock bottom. I personally hit rock bottom last year which I never imagined could happen to me. Since then I am personally thankful it happened to me. You see then I leaned that the saying is true that once you hit rock bottom, the only way is up. Fortunately for me I had my family, who even though had a hard time with me supported me in every endeavor I tried to improve myself. I would like people out there to know that if you do need help, please don't be afraid to ask for help. Don't be afraid to talk to someone, and don't be afraid to find someone who may be a survivor of the same things you went through. I also want to leave you guys with something very about me. There are many out there who think that throughout my life I was blessed, or some may say "spoiled", however that's not necessarily true. I personally am one of those people that really fit's the "Don't judge a book, by it's cover," saying. I want to say this, beneath of the smoke of mirrors of my makeup,clothes, and personality, there is a person who just wants to be accepted and enjoyed by everyone no matter how different he is from them. A person that just wants to bring joy to the world and show people that it's okay to struggle and you can overcome it. Sure I may still cover up my flaws but I am more in tuned with them more than ever before. To this day I am still unsure of the journey that was selected for me, but I am also thankful because I can share with others that there is hope out there and support them.
I want to leave you all with this. I think we should all start supporting one another more and more (aka celebrating differences). I think we all need to start realizing that everyone has problems and that sometimes others are more sever than others. I want you to think about something else, and that is are you a good friend to someone you know that is battling depression or other mental health issues. I want you to think about this.....are you enabling this person to keep spiraling into there depression, or are you there lifting them up and pushing them in the right direction to talk to you or get the help they need. I want you all out there to support people with depression or any other mental illness because you do not know truly what could happen if that person feel hopeless. I will share this and say that when I felt hopeless and not loved I had a plan in place and no one that would take what I was planning seriously. If you or a loved one is planning something drastic please contact or give them number if you have any inking to the SUICIDE HOTLINE: 1-800-273-8255 they are open 24 hours a day.
I also will leave you with this......if you feel you need to take a "vacation" aka visit a mental health facility for a little while remember this, as L'Oreal would say....You're Worth It!
I have to go paint another rainbow in honor of GAY PRIDE MONTH! (Tonight's lyrics at the end are from someone who I love and admire so much for her musical talents)
xoxo Beauty By Mike
This week has been a very touching week for me as two major celebrities this week died of suicide. I would like to first start off by saying RIP Anthony Bourdain, and Kate Spade. They will both be missed very much and I wish things worked out for the better for both of them. After thinking things through, I have decided to personally share a story which I hope inspires and helps others, don't worry tomorrow there will be a new beauty post but today it's time to share another glimpse into Beauty By Mike.
I would like to start off by saying I feel and I can relate to so many people that have had harsh experiences in life. I will personally say and this sounds crazy, but my harsh realities began at the age of 4. Sometimes I laugh because often there are some movies that have portrayed actual events in my life. I used to think about some of those horrific memories and would try very hard to suppress those memories. For years because of what I was taught at an early age I suffered in silence. I carried this throughout my life until an event finally made everything that I was holding in come rushing out of me and I couldn't hold it anymore and literally fell apart. Let me say this, I left a wonderful life in New York City, but not by choice. I have gained the knowledge that suffering in silence is not the answer for anyone. You see life changing events happened to me in New York City, and those events I said I would never share with anyone, including my family who accept me for me. Finally, I had to learn the hard way that we can't hold back painful things forever and we have to remember that WE ARE NOT ALONE. I would like everyone out there to know that it's okay to share your pain with someone you truly trust and that sometimes it can actually save your life. You see I understand better than most what it feels like to hit rock bottom. I personally hit rock bottom last year which I never imagined could happen to me. Since then I am personally thankful it happened to me. You see then I leaned that the saying is true that once you hit rock bottom, the only way is up. Fortunately for me I had my family, who even though had a hard time with me supported me in every endeavor I tried to improve myself. I would like people out there to know that if you do need help, please don't be afraid to ask for help. Don't be afraid to talk to someone, and don't be afraid to find someone who may be a survivor of the same things you went through. I also want to leave you guys with something very about me. There are many out there who think that throughout my life I was blessed, or some may say "spoiled", however that's not necessarily true. I personally am one of those people that really fit's the "Don't judge a book, by it's cover," saying. I want to say this, beneath of the smoke of mirrors of my makeup,clothes, and personality, there is a person who just wants to be accepted and enjoyed by everyone no matter how different he is from them. A person that just wants to bring joy to the world and show people that it's okay to struggle and you can overcome it. Sure I may still cover up my flaws but I am more in tuned with them more than ever before. To this day I am still unsure of the journey that was selected for me, but I am also thankful because I can share with others that there is hope out there and support them.
I want to leave you all with this. I think we should all start supporting one another more and more (aka celebrating differences). I think we all need to start realizing that everyone has problems and that sometimes others are more sever than others. I want you to think about something else, and that is are you a good friend to someone you know that is battling depression or other mental health issues. I want you to think about this.....are you enabling this person to keep spiraling into there depression, or are you there lifting them up and pushing them in the right direction to talk to you or get the help they need. I want you all out there to support people with depression or any other mental illness because you do not know truly what could happen if that person feel hopeless. I will share this and say that when I felt hopeless and not loved I had a plan in place and no one that would take what I was planning seriously. If you or a loved one is planning something drastic please contact or give them number if you have any inking to the SUICIDE HOTLINE: 1-800-273-8255 they are open 24 hours a day.
I also will leave you with this......if you feel you need to take a "vacation" aka visit a mental health facility for a little while remember this, as L'Oreal would say....You're Worth It!
I have to go paint another rainbow in honor of GAY PRIDE MONTH! (Tonight's lyrics at the end are from someone who I love and admire so much for her musical talents)
xoxo Beauty By Mike
What good is sitting alone in your room?
Come hear the music play
Life is a cabaret, old chum
Come to the cabaret
Come hear the music play
Life is a cabaret, old chum
Come to the cabaret
Put down the knitting, the book and the broom
It's time for a holiday
Life is a cabaret, old chum
So come to the cabaret
It's time for a holiday
Life is a cabaret, old chum
So come to the cabaret
Come taste the wine
Come hear the band
Come blow that horn
Start celebrating right this way
Your table's waiting
Come hear the band
Come blow that horn
Start celebrating right this way
Your table's waiting
What could permitting some prophet of doom
To wipe every smile away
Life is a cabaret, old chum
So come to the cabaret
To wipe every smile away
Life is a cabaret, old chum
So come to the cabaret
I used to have this girlfriend known as Elsie
With whom I shared four sordid rooms in Chelsea
She wasn't what you'd call a blushing flower
As a matter of fact she rented by the hour
With whom I shared four sordid rooms in Chelsea
She wasn't what you'd call a blushing flower
As a matter of fact she rented by the hour
The day she died the neighbors came to snicker
"Well, that's what comes from too much pills and liquor"
But when I saw her laid out like a Queen
She was the happiest corpse, I'd ever seen
"Well, that's what comes from too much pills and liquor"
But when I saw her laid out like a Queen
She was the happiest corpse, I'd ever seen
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