Allison Holker

Yes, even the unfair things. But you can't have one without the other. You can't have love without having pain. You can't have highs without having lows. It's the only way we see we have those. And so that's why I've never questioned God. I've never questioned life. I've never questioned the beauty and the existence of waking up every single day and looking at the trees.

Yes, even the unfair things. But you can't have one without the other. You can't have love without having pain. You can't have highs without having lows. It's the only way we see we have those. And so that's why I've never questioned God. I've never questioned life. I've never questioned the beauty and the existence of waking up every single day and looking at the trees.

Like when I wake up and I feel the wind on my face, I just feel so blessed. I don't question any of it. I know that life is the gift. I've always believed it. I still believe it to this day. And I know my kids, that's what I want for them. And I know that life life through all of its lows. It's how you handle it. I truly believe that we're given a choice every day. We often hear the afterlife.

Like when I wake up and I feel the wind on my face, I just feel so blessed. I don't question any of it. I know that life is the gift. I've always believed it. I still believe it to this day. And I know my kids, that's what I want for them. And I know that life life through all of its lows. It's how you handle it. I truly believe that we're given a choice every day. We often hear the afterlife.

Are you going to go to heaven or hell? And yes, you can believe that. But I also believe that we have that choice here today on earth. Which are you going to pick? Are you going to pick your life hell? Are you going to pick your life heaven? And I choose every single day to say that this planet, this place I am at right now with my decisions and my choices is my heaven.

Are you going to go to heaven or hell? And yes, you can believe that. But I also believe that we have that choice here today on earth. Which are you going to pick? Are you going to pick your life hell? Are you going to pick your life heaven? And I choose every single day to say that this planet, this place I am at right now with my decisions and my choices is my heaven.

with how I look at the world, with how I use it, with how I see it, with the people I surround myself with, that the choices I make daily, the The way I see things, the gratitude I have, this is my heaven. And I can have a heaven after, but I'm not waiting for that heaven. I can live it now. And that's something I try to teach my children.

with how I look at the world, with how I use it, with how I see it, with the people I surround myself with, that the choices I make daily, the The way I see things, the gratitude I have, this is my heaven. And I can have a heaven after, but I'm not waiting for that heaven. I can live it now. And that's something I try to teach my children.

And I still think that life, even through your darkest moments and your darkest beliefs or the things you've had to experience, it's what makes life so beautiful if you accept it.

And I still think that life, even through your darkest moments and your darkest beliefs or the things you've had to experience, it's what makes life so beautiful if you accept it.

Well, first it breaks my heart to see so many people that haven't shared so many full parts of themselves with the people they love for so long. And they've walked around with this pain on their shoulders and tried shielding it from everyone to protect everyone around them. So it pains me.

Well, first it breaks my heart to see so many people that haven't shared so many full parts of themselves with the people they love for so long. And they've walked around with this pain on their shoulders and tried shielding it from everyone to protect everyone around them. So it pains me.

But also that is what, you know, as we're talking about the beauty of life and death is Stephen was an example to people that we should choose a different way and we can be support systems and we can trust that we can still be loved. by the people around us if we just lean on them a little bit. And they're not going to see us differently.

But also that is what, you know, as we're talking about the beauty of life and death is Stephen was an example to people that we should choose a different way and we can be support systems and we can trust that we can still be loved. by the people around us if we just lean on them a little bit. And they're not going to see us differently.

So it also makes me really happy that so many people are willing to come forward now, especially these men that have been maybe on the brink of their own sadness and questioning themselves. And is this okay? I'm so proud of them for finally stepping into their full wholeness of emotions of

So it also makes me really happy that so many people are willing to come forward now, especially these men that have been maybe on the brink of their own sadness and questioning themselves. And is this okay? I'm so proud of them for finally stepping into their full wholeness of emotions of

willing to share who they are and what they're going through and willing to go to therapy now and talk about it or reach out to their friends and check on them in a different kind of capacity now. I'm really proud of them for taking those steps forward. And I hope that we can just continue to encourage each other to do that. Because that's what this is.

willing to share who they are and what they're going through and willing to go to therapy now and talk about it or reach out to their friends and check on them in a different kind of capacity now. I'm really proud of them for taking those steps forward. And I hope that we can just continue to encourage each other to do that. Because that's what this is.

That's what life is, is we're supposed to be a community of people coming together, acting like villagers, supporting each other, leaning on each other, letting someone have a low and experiencing it, but then how do we pull you out of it? Let's get you back. You know, we're not going to run from these emotions. We're going to experience them, but we're not going to sit in them forever.

That's what life is, is we're supposed to be a community of people coming together, acting like villagers, supporting each other, leaning on each other, letting someone have a low and experiencing it, but then how do we pull you out of it? Let's get you back. You know, we're not going to run from these emotions. We're going to experience them, but we're not going to sit in them forever.