This page was put together by the
members,
of the Onelist Group, "TheSpiritWithin". We are
American Indian, and Non-Indian. This is dedicated to
all who have suffered abuse -- Domestic, verbal, and
sexual. May it help guide you, support you and reassure
you, Domestic Violence Must Stop Now!
Statistics:
At least one of the following relationship tests
typically must be met in order to qualify a matter
as a domestic violence case:
the parties are married now or were formerly married to one another
the parties are related by blood, marriage or adoption
the parties are currently or were formerly living together
the parties have now or used to have a dating or engagement relationship
the parties have a minor child in common
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WHO WILL BE NEXT?
YOUR Mother? Daughter? Sister?
Wife?
Pray Now To Prevent This
From Happening
END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NOW!
Caption from : Eilis
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Eilis
Help:
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 34103
Washington, D.C. 20043-4103
(202) 638-6388
or
1202 E. Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80214
(303) 839-1852
Duluth Domestic Abuse Intervention Project
206 West Fourth Street
Duluth, MN 55086
(218) 722-2781
Cambridge Documentary Films, Inc. (CDF)
P.O. Box 385
Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 354-3677
Battered Women Fighting Back!, Inc.
95 Berkeley Street, Suite 107
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 482-9497
National Center on Women and Family Law,
Inc.
799 Broadway, Room 402
New York, NY 10003
(212) 674-8200
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of
Battered Women
125 S. 9th Street, Suite 302
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 351-0010
National Clearinghouse on Marital and
Date Rape
2325 Oak Street
Berkeley, CA 94708
(510) 524-1582
Partner Violence
General Information
The Domestic Violence Hotline,
1-800-288-3854
The seasons of a lifetime
Each day is so unexpected, uncertain,
Emotions running free, spirits soar.
We learn to weather storms,
Felt deep within our souls,
We learn of love so captivating,
A love so warm and penetrating,
Spirits once shaken by deceitment now flourish.
As when most storms dissipate,
A rainbow now appears,
We start anew with new dreams, new hopes,
Looking towards tomorrow,
The future so graciously awaiting.
L. Roberts
Hides deep in meThe woman I am
Beneath the woman
I seem to be.
She hides away
From the stranger's eye-
She is not known
To the passersby.
She goes her way,
The woman I seem,
But the woman I am
Withdraws to dreams!
The woman I seem
Goes carelessly-
When love goes by
Does not seem to see.
But the woman I am
Knows sudden fear
And hides more deeply
When love draws near!
For love might look closely
Perhaps . . . and see
Her beneath the woman
I seem to be!
--GLEN ALLEN
Personal balance says the Cherokee, is aPersonal Balance
matter of self-restraint, streakiness and consistency.
We like to think we have some of each. We want to
believe we know a good thing when we see it - and
because we can see it, we can possess it as well. Balance
means living 'du yu go dv', squarely, or with truth. It
means seeing that what we believe and what we talk
about dictate what we get out of life. If we shortchange,
we get shortchanged. If we whip and beat and
scheme to get the better of someone, time will equalize
it. No one really gets away with anything. We love to
win, but if deceit comes in, so do all the factors of
balance. A smokescreen blows away with the slightest
change in pressure. We get what we give - good or bad.
Quote:
Do not wrong or hate your neighbor, for it is not he
that you wrong; you wrong yourself.
~Shawnee Chant~
WAKE UP CALL
I'm ready now for THE WAKENING
From dreams when love teams with loss
From joy when it's partner is sorrow
They're like sides of a coin that we toss.
I'm ready now for THE LAUGHING
That shines every sad dream away
We've dreamt them life after lifetime
Having forgotten we came here to Play.
I'm ready now for the QUICKENING
Of the Spirit in every cell
To live the Life Everlasting
That prophets of Truth still foretell.
I'm ready now for THE GARDEN
In which all may happily 'BE'
Waking from life that is deathlike
To the Life that sets us all Free.
I'm ready now for THE CALLING
From our dreamstate The Call's been unheard
To wake to THE LIFE that's worth living
While forgetting the one that's absurd....!
written by Clare Vowless.
Here are some reasons why battered
women chose to stay in an abusive
relationship:
fear
economic and other constraints
social isolation
feelings of failure
promises of change
prior lack of intervention
5 Personal Happiness Tips:
Happiness Tip #1
Take advantage of a schedule change or cancellation and play
hooky from your life for a little while. Visit the zoo or
museum
go for a walk, or simply take a nap.
Happiness Tip #2
if you backslide, do not waste time beating yourself up over
it.
Get back on that horse and ride triumphantly towards your
happiness.
Happiness Tip #3
does not be too humble. Pat yourself on the back for a job
well
done on a regular basis. We spend so much time telling
ourselves
how badly we are doing; it will be a pleasant change to hear
that
you approve of something that you have done.
Happiness Tip #4
does not let nasty people get you down. Instead, let other
people's negativity wash over you. There is no need for you
to drown in their ugliness. Your life is richer and fuller
than that.
Happiness Tip #5
Take time to tilt your face up to the sun and smile. Open
your arms wide and embrace your world. Never forget that
life is for living, in good times and bad.
Thanks go out to Eilis, for allowing
her pictures to be posted on the net, and for her
courageous mission, To Meredith who has felt the pain
of abuse, to Donna Humphrey who made it possible
by her never ending search for information.
This page is a dedication, to all who have suffered
at the hands of an abuser....There is hope!
A lis go lv ta av -- na hna -- na s quv --
nv wa do hi ya da
(Let there be Peace!)
This purple ribbon stands for domestic
violence, we diplay it for all those
who have suffered.
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