The Voice of a Phoenix is a very personal book. It took me a long time to finish it because I still feel the pain of my “darker times.” Writing The Voice of a Phoenix helped me immensely because I was able to understand my pain. With every chapter I wrote, I learned things, discovered so much about myself, and applied anything that could be beneficial to my own life. Pain is part of life; you can't learn without it, step-by-step, but never stop. Life is worth living and worth fighting for no matter how many times you must start over.
A phoenix never dies. “Suicide is never an option” (Zee).
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Suicide Prevention

The  Voice of a Phoenix

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Hello, everyone! My name is Zylkia Swensen. I am 42 years old and a mother of six kids. I started writing this book as a source of getting relief. I had everything bottled up inside, and my heart could not take any more suffering. I’m the weird kind. I was not very popular, and if anything, I was the antipopular, not the center of attention, ever. My hair was a mess, and I had an ocean of moments where bullies would humiliate me. It did hurt me. I too wanted an out, but contemplating suicide is never the option, although sometimes it seems like a quick way out. I know; I have been there. However, I chose different every time. Life was painful and humiliating. I felt
like I was dragging chains on my legs going upward along on a forty-five-degree uphill. Join me, and you will see that no matter how bad everything goes, there is always a silver lining. You came to earth to live, and sometimes living hurts. That is okay. It is a part of it. How can you ever truly appreciate the good times without the bad ones?
I see life as an adventure. Like if I am high up in the air and
ready to jump into whatever it is, this is what it really means to be human. Could we restore faith in humanity? Sometimes it feels like the fall is full of bumps and jumps while others glide over the clouds. However, if your soul is full of “It’s not fair!” and you can’t focus on yourself, if you are wasting your time thinking over the things that others have and that you don’t, then stop. Think again.
Life is not meant to be fair; we all need to learn different 
 essons. You must focus on yours. Don’t quit on yourself. Live, learn, wipe, and
restart as many times as it takes until the moment to return home with our heavenly Father. Life will end on its own. So why miss out? Why count the bad times when you can count the good ones? If you
are thinking about suicide, there is always someone you can talk to about your problems: friends, spouse, therapist, or the bus driver!
Call National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
 1-800-273-8255
or the Military Helpline or 988 Suicide Emergency  888-457-4838 or text MIL1 to
839863. 
We want to see you shine.