KIT-4-LIFE
Friends should never feel forgotten.
Keep In Touch For Life
The Epiphany
In the weeks after my brother took his life, many of his friends reached out with stories, memories, and condolences. Some even had regrets - why hadn’t they kept in better contact…
That’s a powerful question - why don’t we keep better contact with our friends?
It wasn’t their fault, as I know my brother didn’t keep in touch with them either.
But what if they had?
We will never know if anything could’ve changed the devastating outcome, but maybe he would’ve felt less alone, felt supported, or maybe even felt that he was important to his community.
How did we get here?
In today’s society we rarely keep in touch. We see our friends’ social media posts and assume we know what’s going on. Those posts also keep us from deeply missing friends we don’t see often. So we never think to reach out.
This is a systemic failure of modern society.
Most Sincerely, Eytan Nicholson
The Challenge
It’s so simple - once per week, look through your phone and actually call somebody you haven’t spoken to in a while. Maybe even make plans to meet in person and catch up.
That’s it.
Better a 10min chat than a lifetime wishing you had just called.
Worst-case: they’ve changed their number or don’t want to talk.
Best-case: you reconnect with a friend or maybe even catch someone at a low and remind them that they are not forgotten.
#KIT-4-LIFE
Nothing will ever fill the void left when a young person takes their own life. It is the deepest grief with no sense of justice and no hope of peace.
Nobody deserves the emptiness that leads to suicide nor the emptiness let in its wake.
So we must take responsibility for ourselves, our families, and our communities - and prevent such tragedies.
Friends should NEVER feel forgotten.
KIT-4-LIFE