Butterflies Were Born to Fly
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Free copy of "Butterflies were Born to Fly" in paperback with a $20.00 Donation to educate youth, families and communities in ways to prevent bullying and suicide.
About the Book
This book began as a play, called Wingless Butterfly written at the University of Utah as a Master of Fine Arts project where it received accolades and was chosen as a showcase piece at a national theater convention in Chicago. Every subsequent production met with a standing ovation including a military base in Germany. At one production, Niki Passero, an actress who played the lead in the play wrote, “I believe you have captured a side of an ugly experience which no one has captured before. . . I believe people who have thought about suicide . . .should definitely see your play. . . I can relate so completely to the message the play conveys because I have thought about killing myself.” Niki credits the play and friends in the cast with her decisions to live.
Though the play met with success, its time had not come. Back in the eighties bullying and suicide were not frequent headlines.Today children as young as ten are choosing to end their own lives. They do not understand the loss of human potential and the tragedy of such a decision. This book addresses the subject in a sensitive and tender way. The message is clear, “Choose to live.” It is a resource to initiate a discussion, clergymen, parents and educators may not know how to begin.
This book as well as the play are currently available and produced by Family Heritage Park Foundation to educate people that human life is precious, and choices do make a difference. Proceeds from every book sold will be used to build strong family ties and to combat suicide and bullying.
About the Book
This book began as a play, called Wingless Butterfly written at the University of Utah as a Master of Fine Arts project where it received accolades and was chosen as a showcase piece at a national theater convention in Chicago. Every subsequent production met with a standing ovation including a military base in Germany. At one production, Niki Passero, an actress who played the lead in the play wrote, “I believe you have captured a side of an ugly experience which no one has captured before. . . I believe people who have thought about suicide . . .should definitely see your play. . . I can relate so completely to the message the play conveys because I have thought about killing myself.” Niki credits the play and friends in the cast with her decisions to live.
Though the play met with success, its time had not come. Back in the eighties bullying and suicide were not frequent headlines.Today children as young as ten are choosing to end their own lives. They do not understand the loss of human potential and the tragedy of such a decision. This book addresses the subject in a sensitive and tender way. The message is clear, “Choose to live.” It is a resource to initiate a discussion, clergymen, parents and educators may not know how to begin.
This book as well as the play are currently available and produced by Family Heritage Park Foundation to educate people that human life is precious, and choices do make a difference. Proceeds from every book sold will be used to build strong family ties and to combat suicide and bullying.