“Surely none of us wants the other one to know, That somewhere lurks a coward deep inside our soul, So all of us pretend that such brave hearts are we, Never realizing, what we fake will someday be.” These are the last four lines to a poem I wrote about…
My best friend Webster tells me that the word “judgment” means: a) a formal utterance of an authoritative opinion, b) a formal decision given by a court, or c)the final judging of mankind by God. It’s that third one that amuses me. How many do you know that love being…
Today I was interviewed by Suzanne Perry, host of the Global Forum on Domestic Violence Weekly Radio Broadcast (she is also one of my Lamplighter facilitators). It was an exhilarating experience. I am interviewed frequently on Blog Talk Radio and it never ceases to remind me how many people are…
The Four Cornerstones of CSA Child sexual abuse perpetrators look for certain qualities in their victims: obedience, weak boundaries, innocence, and especially someone deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment. This perfectly describes the naivete of a child. From these elements they are able to locate the perfect victim whose…
First, let me apologize to my readers. My blog from last weekend contained a typo. The first stat listed which said “As per Dreamcatchers for Abused Children, child abuse has increased 34% since 1980. What I meant to say was “134%”. I apologize to my readers. What is up with…
