TWLOHA clarification :)

"Oh my gosh, I love your ‘to write love on her arm’ shirt, I'm going to buy one! Oh, what's it for again?"

I wanted to gag them with a long rusty spoon.

are you kidding me?!


Warning: this is going to be a rant, of sorts. I might say some things that won't make sense unless you live in my head. so please, bear with me. this is not aimed at anyone in particular. okay, maybe it is. but this is just another thing that I have a hard time understanding.


Let's talk a little bit about to write love on her arms.

I love this organization/movement. I have met a great number of incredible people that I love so much and have been helped through this movement/organization/what

ever you want to call it.

I have experienced community and love and hope and faith and peace. I have encountered the heart and soul of the human condition at various points these past few months. twloha helped give me insight and perspective; it has helped me make decisions and it has helped my conversations with people. there are no words to describe how I feel. then again, there never are.

The problem is, too many people are caught up in what 'to write love on her arms' isn't.

It’s not a fashion statement.
It’s not a trend.
It’s not a social scene.
It does not endorse or condone the 'emo' or 'scene' subculture.
It does not have a favorite type of music, nor does it favor a certain group or groups of people.
No, twloha is not that.


To write love on her arms is a story of hope, love, and faith. It’s a movement dedicated to sharing the truth, that hope is real, love is the movement, rescue is possible.... these things are powerful.

More powerful than the human mind can comprehend. these things cannot be broken down into simple terms... no, 'hope', 'love', 'rescue', 'faith'.... these things are in their basic element. But they are elements that no one can fully understand. they're too big. too huge. too real. these things are not affected by the internet, the media, liars, cheaters, politics, religion. the opinions of people may change, but these things.... these things are real and they are true and cannot be changed.

I'm tired of people whoring the organization like its candy.
I’m tired of stereotypes.
I’m tired of seeing people so apathetic towards the truth of the movement.

This is about LOVE and HOPE.
It’s not about who can recruit the most people to the cause. It’s not about who can buy the most shirts and raise the most money. Love and hope are not affected by material things. Twloha is about showing love and hope to people of all ages, all skin colors, all backgrounds, all religions, all beliefs.... it's for everyone. Love and hope are free, and they are real.

Please don't forget that.

Don’t try to sell twloha to people. Instead, love on people. Show people what it's really like to be truly loved for who they are. Let them know that it's okay. It’s okay to cry. Its okay to feel. We all bleed every once in a while. We all struggle. It’s okay. You’re not alone.

You are not a salesperson. And if you are, you know what I mean. You are not a salesperson for TWLOHA. You are a human. Be a human. Be a living, breathing being. Showing love and caring for people.

Telling people about hope. Remind people that nothing on this earth is worth a drop of blood. There is more to life than what they know. Emotions are real. Pain is real. But hope is even more real. Hope is the sun behind the dark clouds that we so often see.

So, stop trying to sell 'twloha'. It’s not a thing, it's an idea. It’s a passion, a movement... but at the same time, it's so much more than that.
Just love people. Let people know that it's okay. The more you love and give hope, the more twloha succeeds. That’s what it's about.



"Tell Them To Look Up, Tell Them To Remember The Stars. The Stars Are Always There But We Miss Them In The Clouds And Dirt, We Miss Them In The Storms. Tell Them To Remember Hope. We Have Hope"

-Renee Yohe