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 StoreyAmazing.
Stories like this really show how great police officers can be.
172 vs. 148. This is after about 2 months of hard work. No secrets, diet pills or quick fixes. just good old fashioned clean eating, exercise, and a lot of willpower. Living healthy has changed my life!
Amazing job!
Left: summer 2011(250 lb)
Right: today (170lb)
So proud of myself !!!
Today I feel like sharing something deep: Our society loves beauty. The most beautiful bodies are lean, symmetrical and firm, or in one word “buff”. So why do we see so many women starving themselves trying to be skinny? Lack of knowledge is the epidemic.The problem is too much focus has been placed on dieting and doing cardio, and not enough importance placed on weight training. Most women don’t understand that weight training is how they can shape their bodies, into the buff bodies they want.All the experiences that I’ve gone through in my quest to be buff have culminated into a revelation: Muscle burns fat! I’ve known this scientific fact for years, but for some reason I didn’t realize what it meant. It means the more muscle you have on your body the more fat your body burns.why muscle is so important ?It is the driving force behind your metabolism. Muscle is an active tissue that is constantly renewing itself therefore requiring energy (calories). The primary source of energy for muscle is fat.Muscle gives shape to your body. Therefore, the more muscle you have on your body the more fat you burn and the more calories you burn. If you have a certain amount of muscle on your body you can eat a reasonable diet without gaining weight.We are often programmed to think we have to weigh a certain amount to be happy. Who cares how much you weigh? The most athletic bodies are often considered overweight if you place them on the standard height/weight chart. Why? Because muscle is so dense that it weights much more than fat. Since muscle weighs more than fat, don’t think that you have to be a certain weight. What you should be most concerned about is your muscle mass percentage and your body fat percentage. That is what it all comes down to, your body composition. In my case people think I am 125 pounds when I actually weight 140lbs…I really could go on and on but there’s so much I can write here! Anyway On my way to the gym… (Source: bodybuilding.com)
