Thanks to a post on NetBloke, I found this quote from Christopher Morley:
There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.
For survivors you could rephrase that, but the idea is simple. Success in life is finding the freedom to make your own choices. Once you’ve done that it doesn’t matter what you do as much as it matters that you are the one choosing to do it.
Lori’s Song is a brand new site, that just went live today. It is also a charity designed to provide a supportive area for abuse survivors. From their mission statement: We have many goals for Lori’s Song. Most prominent in our vision is a positive focus on healing and thriving. Our comprehensive website provides a…
I was reading Carolyn’s comment on that last post and she used a term that I’d been thinking about lately, “damaged goods”. Are we, as child abuse survivors, damaged goods? To a certain extent, we are. Being victimized like that as a child leaves long lasting impressions and issues. On the other hand, it’s not…
I was slightly bemused when I saw that Tracie had made change the theme of September’s Blog Carnival Against Child Abuse. Why, you ask? Because I had been thinking quite a bit about the topic of late. It’s been almost 6 months since I packed what I could fit in my car, and drove from…
Some thing that has been getting my attention lately is the various dynamics that take place in the course of any relationship. I think society covers these things in the case of romantic relationships in depth. You can’t turn on a TV, or look in a book store without seeing some things about romantic relationships, or…
Recently, I blogged over on my other page about the problem when everyone follows the same exact travel advice, and how what might work for one person, kind of falls apart when everyone does it. That really doesn’t have much to do with survivors, at least I didn’t think so. That was until I read…
Leah pointed to an interesting blog that is all about Jewish survivors of sexual violence. While I’m not Jewish, I’ll be reading it and keeping an eye out for common issues that affect all survivors. 🙂 I’ll have more to say later, it’s been a crazy-busy couple of weeks but things should get a little…
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Current Mood: Thanks to Mike for the inspirational quote: There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way – Christopher Morley I agree – it is *so* important to be able to do things for yourself. To make your own choices in…
Trouble is I havnt a clue how “to be able to spend your life in your own way” – If I did I think I would be dead – Dan