Stolen Emptiness

suicideisnotanoption4u: 8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs...

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:41:03 -0400

8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs talked this young man out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

That young man’s name is Kevin Berthia.
Today he is 30 years old and married with 2 children.
This week he presented Officer Briggs with an award on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The story of how Officer Briggs talked Kevin down is remarkable.

As you can see in the picture, Kevin is literally one step away from jumping to his death. But for more than hour, the officer listened to Kevin pour his heart out about his troubles and told him, “I know you think things are bad, but they can get better.”

Kevin says, “Officer Briggs never made me feel guilty for the situation I was in. He made feel like, I understand why you are here, but there are alternatives”

Kevin is just one of countless lives Briggs has saved over his 23 year career.

Briggs, who was promoted to Sergeant five years ago, is humble about what he does. He says, ”they make the decision, when they step back over that rail it takes a tremendous amount of courage”

I salute Sergeant Briggs!
Photo: The San Francisco Chronicle, John Storey

nihilnovisubsole: the trouble with me is you

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:20:34 -0400

nihilnovisubsole:

the trouble with me is you

togamiswife: Cosmo tip #81804959028032: Instead of moaning your partners name, loudly scream the...

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:23:00 -0400

togamiswife:

Cosmo tip #81804959028032: Instead of moaning your partners name, loudly scream the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening

"Your absence has gone through me Like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:40:55 -0400

“Your absence has gone through me
Like thread through a needle.
Everything I do is stitched with its color.”

- W. S. Merwin, “Separation” (via proustitute)

wilburwhateley: Serafino Macchiati, Le Visionnaire, 1904

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:20:23 -0400

wilburwhateley:

Serafino Macchiati, Le Visionnaire, 1904

musing-artemis: One of my absolute favorites

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:40:36 -0400

musing-artemis:

One of my absolute favorites

"‘And you’ll always love me won’t you?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And the rain won’t make any difference?’ ‘No.’"

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:20:26 -0400

“‘And you’ll always love me won’t you?’
‘Yes.’
‘And the rain won’t make any difference?’
‘No.’”

- Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms (via budddha)

There’s this art teacher at my school and on one of the casual days he wore a T-Shirt with the...

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:48:21 -0400

There’s this art teacher at my school and on one of the casual days he wore a T-Shirt with the British flag on it but under the flag it read “England” and I just wanted to grab him and be like

THAT IS NOT THE ENGLISH FLAG OHH mY GOD

likeafieldmouse: Tom Phillips - A Humument (1966-73) “In 1966...

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:53:19 -0400

likeafieldmouse:

Tom Phillips - A Humument (1966-73)

“In 1966 Phillips set himself a task: to find a second-hand book for threepence and alter every page by painting, collage and cut-up techniques to create an entirely new version. He found his threepenny novel in a junkshop on Peckham Rye, South London. This was an 1892 Victorian obscurity titled A Human Document by W.H Mallock and he titled his altered book A Humument.

The first version of all 367 treated pages was published in 1973 since when there have been four revised editions. A Humument is now one of the best known and loved of all 20th Century artist’s books and is regarded as a seminal classic of postmodern art.”

allthingseurope: The Gloriette, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna (by...

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:27:07 -0400

allthingseurope:

The Gloriette, Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna (by violinconcertono3)

humansofnewyork: “Every country is good for different reasons....

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:27:05 -0400

humansofnewyork:

“Every country is good for different reasons. They are like different fruits. But Egypt is my favorite. Egypt is like a mango.”

gallifreyan: BBC to reboot ‘The Twilight Zone’…

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:56 -0400

gallifreyan:

BBC to reboot ‘The Twilight Zone’…

Können Sie Deutsch sprechen?

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:13:39 -0400

Ja, ein bisschen. Ich lernte Deutsch für fast sechs Jahren, aber mein Deutsch ist nicht so gut, wie ich möchte. Meine Gramatik ist wirklich furchtbar, aber ich wird viel Arbeit machen, so ich kann meine Deutsch besser machen c:

Danke für die Frage!

atoms2ashes: Evangelion Angels presented via Digital Collage

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:42:05 -0400

atoms2ashes:

Evangelion Angels presented via Digital Collage

Photo

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:40:30 -0400

"Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness."

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:25:39 -0400

“Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.”

- Yousuf Karsh (via likeafieldmouse)

23silence: Paul Merwart (1855-1902) - The Flood

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:20:30 -0400

23silence:

Paul Merwart (1855-1902) - The Flood

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Sat, 18 May 2013 11:31:19 -0400

changed my url for security reasons

Photo

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:22:28 -0400

art-of-swords: Steel Talwar Dated: circa 1800 Culture:...

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:59:28 -0400

art-of-swords:

Steel Talwar

Dated: circa 1800

Culture: Indian

Medium & Technique: engraved and overlaid with gold, with a hilt inlaid with silver

Measurements: length 86 cm

We do not know precisely when the characteristic Islamic saber was introduced, but work to develop this weapon had at least begun in the 13th century. The early Arab swords were heavy, had straight blades, and were carried in a harness over the shoulder and not in a belt around the hips like the saber.

Sabers of this type (talwar) – with a slightly curved blade, a hilt with a large circular pommel, and a sword guard with prominent knobs – are known in large numbers from India from the 17th to the 19th century.

As the saber became more widely used as a decorative weapon, the blade was ornamented with increasingly exquisite motifs. The gold-contoured engravings on this blade present a selection of hunting animals and their prey, a pair of mythical creatures, and a riderless horse.

Source: © The David Collection