Writing

I think I finally have my groove back. Wow, sounds pretty old school which I am.

blinders off

It took a long time for me to realize the one sided relationship I have had in the past. I have been treated like a leper and in may ways as if I were a whore. I wouldn't treat my dog the way I have been treated and when the tables turn it is insinuated that maybe I have been drinking or that something has happened to cause this. Yes, something happened and eventually it happens to all survivors; we open our eyes and we stand up for ourselves and start giving back that which we did not ask for. I am not property nor will I ever be.

Case Sensitive

What a fabulous weekend!

Tripping Out

I have had so many thoughts lately.

I'm sick

I don't think it is an excuse for how I feel emotionally. It's just a cold for heavens sake.

Opportunity

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Justice

What is justice?

Writers

Writers are placed in categories.

Time

It's time for another camping trip. It will be one of those spontaneous ones without a map or thought involved. Wanna get away? Yes I do. I don't like feeling like this. I don't want to feel as if I am nothing and be placed on the same list or the same category as a men's magazine. All it does to me is take me back to my childhood and I can remember watching my cousin walking across the street to his house still buttoning his pants and buckling his belt. It is disturbing and painful to know that this is all I have ever meant to anyone. In so many ways I guess I deserve it and that doesn't mean I want it. Time is useless if all it does is serve as a reminder of who or what I am in the eyes of the one who looks back at me.

Insensitive

So many of us can be so cruel and insensitive about the simplest things.

Trip

I am looking forward to going to New Mexico so much.

What If

The results would probably be deadly.

Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Rises Nationwide for Third Year While Economy Struggles; Government Budget Cuts Take Toll on Survivors and Shelters 

Domestic violence shelters throughout the United States report the economy continues to significantly affect women -- with domestic violence increasing for the third straight year and government cutbacks decreasing shelters' ability to help survivors.  In addition to domestic violence incidents growing and funding sources diminishing, the abuse is reportedly more severe, victims are struggling to find jobs and shelters expect the situation will only get worse in light of the economy -- according to the third "Mary Kay Truth About Abuse" national survey.

More than 670 domestic violence shelters across the country were surveyed in March 2011.  Shelters report the economy's decline since 2008 has increased demand for their services, and they also note their shelters' ability to raise funds and provide services will be hampered over the next 12 months.

Detailed findings from the 2011 "Mary Kay Truth About Abuse" survey reveal alarming trends in light of the economy's decline since 2008, including:

• 80 percent of domestic violence shelters nationwide (more than three out of four) report an increase in women seeking assistance from abuse.
• 73 percent of shelters attribute the rise in abuse to financial issues.
• 48 percent of shelters link this increase in domestic violence to job loss.
• 89 percent of domestic violence shelters expect their overall situation during the next 12 months will be worse than now, or the same as now, due to the economy.
• 76 percent of domestic violence shelters (three out of four) indicate their funding has decreased the most from governmental organizations.
• 65 percent of women in shelters can't find employment due to the economy.
• 56 percent of shelters note the abuse is more violent now than before the economic downturn.
• 77 percent of shelters (more than three-fourths) indicate their clients stayed longer in their relationships due to the economy.