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Kudos to NY Assembly Member Markey (D-Queens) and advocates for Victims of Sexual Abuse..Also How to Share Bad News from the Past, Maybe if It's Safe and You have a TEAM Do It..

on Thu, 03/31/2016 - 17:50

The headline of the NY Daily News.com caught my eye late the other night with a photo of a young boy (who is now 39, named Michael DeSantis, not too far from St. Michael whose sincere believers usually pray to for protection and find inspiration in) with the caption, "OH, YOU WERE RAPED? TOO BAD!" A question that more people could consider in our world is "IF we were violated in any way, do we have a way to know and should we..or might we start healing on all levels to keep that possibility open.

We could realize the people who should have tried to protect us or really help us learn about

Vassar Days in the 1980s, Part One, Two and Three all here but pace yo'self

on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 03:02

This good news about Vassar College in Poughkeepsie in NY being in the NY Times for providing great aid to folks in need and promoting diversity was music to my ears.  I was happy to attend Vassar College (which was co ed by 1970) with a lot of aid back in the 1980s.  The news of more colleges aiming to be inclusive warms my heart as its a dream I have held for a long time, even since the 1980s when I realized Vassar and others were seeking to recruit capable African American students to attend in larger numbers.

Wonderful students showed up and encouraged each other and more besides.One of

Part One of the Next Two Posts (so 3 total): From the hopeful and lovely to the uglier and legally nightmarish or worse, sorry to share, but really what choice do we have if we want to solve the problem and not just be a silent, complicit part of IT?

on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 02:58

Lovely greeting to Beautiful You (or Me in the letter I received from an online group called Powerful You, so thanks for that folks there). I know that word Beautiful is one growing in advertising, but as many know, Kaelan used it too as a greeting to folks...Hello Beautiful.

When I thought on that as well as the intention he was affirming in the person as a good soul..I asked 'what is the real meaning of the word, energetically, soulfully..." and came up with Be You to Full...I realize others have heard it that way or worked it into ads since my own insight into that meaning..and it can

A few ideas about PLANNING for Romance and taking Healthy Breaks, having Support and More..

on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 02:54

There are a few posts here that 'go together, this is the middle one.." but each makes sense and merits attention from those living with others, even working together or getting romantically involved or in the family way.

Don't overlook value of National Conference for DV Custody Issues in Albany NY in May 2016, see www.barrygoldstein.net

on Sun, 03/27/2016 - 02:47

The Battered Mothers Custody Conference is an important national conference for serious advocates or victims in need of information to find support particularly during custody battles...seewww.civicresearchinstitute.org for two books Barry Goldstein worked on with many others...one about Representing the DV Survivor..get ready to have your Eyes Opened Fully to not only tragic patterns in the courts and society but thankfully some wisdom on how to repair the travesty for coming waves of women in need and their precious children.

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