NO MORE SILENCE – STOP ABUSE

Sexual sadism refers to causing pain, humiliation, fear, or some form of physical or mental harm to another person to achieve sexual gratification. Sadistic acts include restraint (such as with ropes, chains, or handcuffs), imprisonment, biting, spanking, whipping, or beating, Extreme sexual sadism can be criminal, and lead to serious harm or even the death of another person.

A Key to Success

A key to achieving success and happiness can be found in the community around us. Through meaningful involvement that benefits others we can leave a lasting legacy and build relationships that will allow us to grow. Giving helps us define our purpose and realize dreams.

"Good night and sweet dreams"

Sweet Dreams

Coming dawn

 Sunlight’s kiss

Rose colored sky now is welcoming  

Time to wake up and smile

Morning coffee

Working out

Brisk shower

Setting goals

Taking time

Each day moving one step forward

Simply because you had the courage

Laughing often

Always learning

Celebrating Success

Day’s end

Reflection time

Calm following the colors of sunset.

Evening songbirds sing a melodic serenade

Coming twilight

Lingering shadows

Sweet dreams

Definition of sweet dreams. —used to express good wishes for pleasant dreams when someone is going to sleep. "Good night and sweet dreams."

Winter's Cold Embrace

Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such by the beloved. The beloved may not be aware of the admirer's deep and strong romantic affection, or may consciously reject it

On the night before Christmas

On the night before Christmas

driving home from the mall;

Mom crashed into Santa-

knocked him into a wall.

The bundle of toys

that was once on his back,

lay scattered and broken -

nothing left in the sack

There was blood on his chin  

and his clothes were askew.

His eyes - ‌that once twinkled

were now black and blue.

He spoke not a word -

just jumped up on his feet;
and quick as a whistle  

disappeared down the street.

Though our stockings were hung

by the chimney with cheer,

we know that St. Nicholas

won’t be coming this year.

Peace comes to us...

I recently had an insight that maybe instead of focusing on fixing my flaws, it's more important to accept and be at peace with them, I've resisted this notion for most of my life, worried that if I actually accepted things I thought were wrong they'd somehow never change and I'd be stuck with them. 

Ironically, it's only through acceptance that I found healing and transformation, which ultimately helped bring about the actual changes I was looking for and brought me a peace that gave me true liberation.

Life's A Blank Canvas