Trigger Warning: Sex Abuse. If you cannot handle this topic, please don't read below.... The problem with sex abuse stats is that most of them go unreported. While it's more common for adult women to report being raped, it's much less common for adult men to report the same due to the pressure to "be... Continue Reading →
I love the idea of a suicide hotline. It's a great place to go when there is no other. But it is sad that it even has to exist as it is sad that therapists have to exist. Real friendship is, for the most part, dead. While some of us have pure intentions to help... Continue Reading →
The reason why so many of us prefer nonhuman animals as companions is probably because animals really know how to be a friend. The nonhuman animal will love you if you are cranky, enraged, self-pitying, depressed, helpless, hopeless, terrified, grief-stricken, can't get over it, sad, stuck, unmotivated, whiny, angry, impatient, negative, ignorant, fat, sick or... Continue Reading →
There was a picture circulating on the internet and it included a picture on the left of a kid crying because she got the wrong iPhone for Christmas and on the right was a boy in an "undeveloped country" with grungy man-made flips flops on. It went viral and this meme caused a lot of... Continue Reading →
Why telling others to focus on the positive might be a negative thing to do: If we are sincere about our quest to be positive and want to set the best example of positivity to others, we will love people as they are. Telling others that they are wrong the way they are is not... Continue Reading →
So much is blamed on China, but I have a gut feeling that most if not all technology and plastics are made from slave labor all over the world. It's probably going on in the US too. Wouldn't be surprised if it was. Even if my assertion is not true, there is a way we... Continue Reading →
This song was originally written by Tears for Fears and even in this "turn your frown upside down" platitudinous world, people were so touched by and related so much to this song, that there are numerous covers all over the place. Why did this song go viral? Because underneath all the fake smiles and strong... Continue Reading →
We all have a story. To all those who have bravely shared theirs, I thank you. I love it when people share their story. It has helped me feel less alone, has inspired me, encouraged me, gave me hope, and helped to validate what I was going through and still am going through. I now... Continue Reading →
It's so important that if we like someone, we either tell them or in some way, make it very clear we like them. There are so many people who have committed suicide and maybe most of them were lost cases, but I wonder how many lives would be saved if we just came clean and... Continue Reading →
While the poor, homeless and starving are important too, I am disappointed by the lack of acknowledgment incest survivors get. So many of us 'save the world' types spend most of our time and energy into saving everyone but those who are the most ignored in our culture: incest survivors. The incest survivor is invisible.... Continue Reading →
