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DVAM – Day 12: Tint Free
Rambling Thoughts: Some of us are born into this world with the notion that we live and we die by the sword of our own ego. We readily collaborate for the greater good but are bound and compelled to...
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DVAM – Day 13: New Beginnings
Rambling Thoughts: Starting anew is a daunting task for many. It is viewed especially challenging for those of us coming from a setback. Many times, those folks will have sacrificed a good bit of...
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DVAM – Day 15: Enough
Rambling Thoughts: Sometimes when you sit back and listen to a friend share a story, you can’t help but wonder how they put up with any of it for so long. It makes you begin to wonder if there was such...
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DVAM – Day 20: Back on Track
Rambling Thoughts: I feel like I need to apologize for the lapse in writing. I had been under the weather and had been suffering from bouts of migraines. This necessitated a much needed break and a...
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DVAM – Day 21: Break The Silence
Rambling Thoughts: One of the things that goes hand in hand with the topic of abuse is the associated silence. The silence may be out of sense of fear, a sense of shame or a sense of loyalty. The...
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DVAM – Day 22: Culture Shifts
Rambling Thoughts: I have been intrigued by the phrase “rape culture” of late. As a term, it was coined in 1970′s during the second wave feminist movement in America. Despite the age of the actual...
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DVAM – Day 23: The Healing Arts
Rambling Thoughts: Just like yesterday, I am contemplating yet another phrase: the healing arts. Does that mean that healing is art and not a science? Or, does that mean the arts are a pathways to...
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DVAM – Day 25: Loss of Innocence
Rambling Thoughts: I have spoken before about the various reasons victims of abuse keep their silence. Today is a continuation of the same. When the perpetrator of the abuse is within the victim’s own...
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DVAM – Day 26: The Three Sisters
Rambling Thoughts: How do you go about going through life? Do you endure it or do you embrace it? Do you firm your stance and brace for impact or do you flex and bend in the midst a raging storm? We...
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Closing Out October and Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Closing Remarks: When I embarked on this journey to write daily and raise awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), I knew the topic was going to be tough. I knew it was going to be...
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