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Voices
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In a house of incest, the first thing we lose is our right to safety. The second precious right we lose is our voice.
After we live through the hell of disclosure and begin the painful journey of healing, we finally find that voice and begin to speak, sometimes for the first time. We speak of the anger that has been denied to us and the grief we were forced to suppress during the abuse. We speak with hope of the human rights we are beginning to claim and the lessons that we are learning about the fierce freedom of truth. Sharing our voices with others empowers us and inspires those who read our words. It is a mighty gift that must be wielded with care. We have learned the right to be heard is not always honored by the people and institutions around us. We have learned that we must take responsibility to use our voices in ways that allow people to hear the message. We speak with passion, but respectfully. We speak with emotion, but from a place of reason. We raise our voices, but not in hysteria. We persist when rebuffed, but not obsessively – we know when to give up and move on. Not everyone is ready to hear what we have to say. |
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the meaning of your life is the story you tell yourself about your life make it a true one Listen Choose choose the path that demands everything within you every day that you choose it choose the path that makes you feel most alive choose the path that risks everything Choose Live live as if your path is directly connected to the source of the real meaning of your life as if you are a torch that never flickers or a spark that can be seen from other galaxies Live Tell yourself a story Tell yourself a story about your life Make it a true one - Another Mother, 2013
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