FALC

  • Standing on Nothing.

    I thought there was a strip of land between true and not true.   A place where folks could agree with me, but not like in total agreement.  Sorta like a path in the zoo, where you are not in… Continue reading

  • What is it Reflecting?

    In Oprah's magazine, she interviews Deepak Chopra and she asks,  Oprah: "What is that essence?  In every conversation I've had with housewives,in Mumbai, with middle-class people, upper-class, in the slums – everyone says there is an underlying consciousnes of karma.… Continue reading

  • The pain between us.

    In writing the post for Mother's Day, I felt or seen the completed picture of what might have been, had I continued in being a 'kinder' daughter.   We think of the legacy of abuse as handing down repeated behaviors… Continue reading

  • Just be Me.

    Last night I had my second class of Volunteer Training at Dial Help.  We went over different types of individuals who are part of the human population that have been labeled "different" and seem to be chosen unconsciously by the… Continue reading

  • Born to Cover it Up.

    A few months back I met with Detective Tom Rosemurgy, who suggested a meeting with a woman who works at Dial Help. She is the coordinator for Sexual Assault Serves…and the Volunteers.  All three of us met a few times,… Continue reading

  • When you have no choice.

    There is a gigantic system that some want to overlook when we see grown adults too afraid to make changes in their lives…the affects of being born into a cult and or an abusive family within a cult.   There… Continue reading

  • Love doesn’t require Silence.

    When I thought more about being silent/anonymous out of fear…it is more like being afraid to talk, and not afraid to be silent.   They are actually safer in the silence than they would be speaking up. It is self… Continue reading

  • Silence, when it isn’t a free choice, is abuse.

    I was reminded last night, that remaining silent is abuse…when you are afraid to speak.  Silence for the sake of silence isn't a bad thing, but it changes drastically if you are silent out of fear. Fear of being punished.… Continue reading

  • The Story of Becoming Me

    In reading the comments on the Extoots Blog, I marvel at the secrecy and how they hide their identities…while commenting freely about their religion; either why they stay or why they left. It is like they are talking about a… Continue reading

  • Will Bring in Awareness

     " Most of us avoid confronting ourselves"  Deepak Chopra What a profound statement.  Most of us live our whole lives confronting others and never turn our scrutiny on ourselves; to see how our actions are impacting the world. It is so… Continue reading