Current Affairs
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Place to Focus
I have tried blogging about the MSU case and the Sister Survivors and my experiences, trying to show how upside down and backwards it all is. I feel like typing this is banging my head against the wall, that there are… Continue reading
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It can be challenging to create a quilt that represents a feeling or emotion and for it also to look inspiring and not depressing, when the emotions are very soul engulfing. When we first speak up about our abuse,… Continue reading
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Thank You Judge Aquilina!
Deep inside me, away from my awareness, lay an expectation of my innocence being acknowledge by the Justice System. In that dark space hummed doubt until I watched and listened to Judge Aquilina kindly listen, with great respect and attention, to… Continue reading
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Choose to learn
In the past few days, a whole new view or understanding has occurred to me. It was helped along by this article online. http://jimmyhinton.org/why-sexual-abuse-goes-unnoticed/ I guess, I really shouldn't say new; but I can see it differently. Or, I can… Continue reading
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#I have a Name. I have a Voice. I Matter. Me Too
I just watched this. The first woman to come forth in the Larry Nassar sexual abuse case. She is a hero among heroes and I feel a sisterhood with her. Please watch it all. Her story is a bit… Continue reading
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Empowerment.
Another great tsunami of hope arises with the women who have come forth, speaking of their abuse- there is power in numbers. I am posting this video, so I have it achieved. The letter is from one girl. And,… Continue reading
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Who Suffer Today
There will always be sad news in the world; sometimes we are familiar with the location and at times our personal world will be affected. Sometimes we know what to do and how to help; and at others we just… Continue reading
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Truth persists, always!
In the past few months, I have been listening to the ways women have been resisting and persisting, and this idea resonates with me. I had to look up their definitions to see if I totally understood their meaning. Resist… Continue reading
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Norm in my world.
"Evil only prevails by making it the norm" Maria Popova Doesn't it seem insane that this could actually happen, that we can with our words and actions, literally make evil seem the norm. So many times, I have heard apathy… Continue reading
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Truth Be Told
What would have to happen to end estrangement? What event or circumstance would allow me to find a connection? My first thought, is to always go back to where we broke. I can't see it any other way. The… Continue reading
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