I decided to take the Peace Smart Relationship class as part of exploring the Restorative Justice Program CLI offers. I had no idea how much growth and introspection I would find in this class. I am truly enjoying the insight and perspective it is giving me. However, not all growth, insight and perspective comes free of growing pains.

One of the ( Read more... )

I'm not the girl to fall all over myself to get to you. I was the girl who waited until you chose to see me ( Read more... )

It is like all of the emotions are there, deeply inside. Yet, they have been felt to their completion, their well has run dry; leaving only numbness and a void behind.

Also, I just looked at the profile picture on my LJ and wondered who is that girl. She is but a stranger from my past. I guess it is time to update that.

Sometimes I feel like a diamond that has lost her luster and her shine, crushed beneath his heel and scattered on the wind...to be no more, than dust

Making the transition from being an owned slave to finding a way of taking ownership of oneself may be the most tumultuous journey one can ever walk. It is quite a path of solitude ( Read more... )

So, there are probably very few, if anyone other than me, who actually fears accomplishing a long term goal. I have 2 goals, that I have been working toward for 7+ years. My weight loss goal, and achieving my black belt. I am in the final stages of each of these goals. My weight loss goal should be reached before the New Year ( more than likely), ( Read more... )

This is the last song I sang before I allowed him to steal my voice.

It is also the first song, I sang out... tonight.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK9gxLZG_Rw

Tonight, at the youth rally, the speaker said, " Has anyone here ever been a slave. I do not mean when you feel like a slave because your mom makes you clean your room. I mean a real slave. Nobody here has ever been a slave..." I whispered, " I have". A few feet away from me another lady stated out loud that she has been a slave. The speaker did ( Read more... )

For many years one of the greatest joys in my life was singing. It was a wonderful release. I could just belt out a song, that spoke to me. I could sign away my pain and stress. I had a pretty voice. I participated in a praise and worship team. I had won talent shows and singing competitions many times ( Read more... )

They say the best way to estimate how long you will live is to look at your direct family members; siblings and parents being the most accurate gauge by which to measure ( Read more... )