Current Affairs
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Action where it matters.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/16/i-am-adam-lanzas-mother-mental-illness-conversation_n_2311009.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=1306580,b=facebook The link above is by a woman who truly understands how tragedy happens…it isn't about the lack of gun laws, nor is it about there being no religion or God association in schools, it is about the delicate balance… Continue reading
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Abuse is actually showing.
What I find so enthralling and terrorizing is that the imprint of abuse will show itself, until you process the abuse, without fail. It will replicate itself verbatim to mimic the actual act. Its feelings and depiction will not disappoint…unbeknownst to… Continue reading
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My Truth was Welcomed In.
As I sit back and ponder my Keynote at Dial Help's Gala, I recall telling Tom Rosemurgy, that I always felt safer when he was there. It even struck me as odd, for I was mingling and thoroughly enjoying myself,… Continue reading
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The Final Straw
As reality is working to right itself at Penn State, it offers a wealth of conversation about what serves the victims and then what serves those who are standing on the side of abuse; even in knowing silences. You will… Continue reading
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Take Down Their Hero Signs.
A link I posted on Facebook said, "The Paterno family issued a statement only hours later saying the statue's removal "does not serve the victims of Jerry Sandusky's horrible crimes or help heal the Penn State community." And they are… Continue reading
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Silently Supporting My Abuser.
Having lived behind the scenes of a CSC case, and only as a second party or perhaps a third…I know that what you read in the paper is the tip of the iceburg, that for one person speaking out, there… Continue reading
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A bit over nothing.
On the front page of the paper yesterday is another CSC (Criminal Sexual Assualt) sentencing, a reduced charge and I wonder what is going on behind the scenes. The story kept coming back to me…and many thoughts came to mind.… Continue reading
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Speaking Up.
What hope the Sandusky's conviction has for victims of childhood sexual abuse. It shows that there is no organization that is too big to hide a pedophile, that eventually it will come out in the wash. Imagine 48 counts…and 45… Continue reading
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The Unofficial First Member
I am part of a group of women who are in the incubation stages of forming a place where women can meet and share their journeys. While its focus or its intentions is to help women travel their personal journey… Continue reading
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Arrived at a New Place
Well, the day finally arrived. With some trepidation or perhaps curosity in how it would all go, I walked into the Sweet Water Cafe, with a carpet roll of quilts. A group of Weavers, were in the process of taking… Continue reading
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