Waiting for Life to Begin. Again.
Waiting for Life to Begin. Again. Once I was 14, and I thought the world was over right when it was supposed to begin. I had held out for three years, waiting for help that never came. And then I gave up. I started sleeping with the light on. I stopped sleeping. I...
Seven Keys to Overcoming Adversity
Seven Keys to Overcoming Adversity Adversity is like a hurricane. It destroys everything in its path except that which is indestructible, leaving us with the ability to see the truth about ourselves. Adversity defines what we are really made of. It can make you...
The Power of Forgiveness – It’s Better for You than Them
The Power of Forgiveness - It's Better for You than Them It is much easier to hold a grudge, get angry, seek revenge, self-medicate or self-harm, than it is to forgive. Whatever hand abuse has tainted our life with, (we don't get to choose how it is delivered) as...
We Have To Pass The Bill So We’ll Know What’s In It
ObamaCare: We Have To Pass The Bill So We'll Know What's In It Remember that famous remark of the one and only Nancy Pelosi? Referring to the Affordable Care Act, or more commonly known as "Obamacare" but quickly obtaining the nickname of "just another government...
Torn: Two Choices
Torn: Two Choices Have you ever felt this way? Torn between two choices or perhaps two life paths. One year, 11 months ago I shared a life-changing secret here at “Here Women Talk” about my story of abuse. I am prevented from talking about it publicly because I...
8 Ways to Let Go
8 Ways to Let Go Sometimes when things come to an end, we feel more than slightly lost. When a relationship, friendship or job ends it could seem to crash our world. Our blood, sweat, tears, hopes and often life-long dreams seemed to be shattered. Other times the...
The Opinionated Bitch – On Celebrating American Ignorance
On Celebrating American Ignorance Waiting out the noise of the Trayvon Martin trial verdict seemed prudent in an effort to avoid being emotional. In retrospect, good choice because so much of what I had initially assumed turned out to be dead wrong. I frequently make...
Dancing with the Devil Who Lived Down the Street
Dancing with the Devil Who Lived Down the Street This predator always liked to lead. I always wanted to be invisible after that first time it happened. I wanted to watch you, but I didn’t want you to see what I was up to. I remember sitting in my parents’ living...
Anti-Trafficking Enforcement in U.S. is an Abysmal Failure
Anti-Trafficking Enforcement in U.S. is an Abysmal Failure It’s been over a decade since the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) was passed into law, and a new report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics reveals that astonishingly little...
