Perhaps more importantly, how can you help? How will you make a difference? Sure, at first it sounds like a cry from the heyday of the ERA movement, “Empower Women!†And only a few short years ago, I would have scoffed at the concept, thinking women didn’t need to fight that fight anymore, that it…
Jane grew up with a Dad who yelled, a lot. She grew up thinking being called “stupid†and “ugly†and “a dumb cunt†was a normal part of life. She expected the belt for the littlest of mistakes. And yet, she didn’t believe she was abused. In her eyes, her Dad did these things because…
I want you to take a journey with me, it will be brief and it won’t cost you a penny. All you have to do is close your eyes and imagine. Imagine: Picture yourself a child, in a poor country, from a poor family … you sleep on a mat on the floor, eat maybe…
Just another drop… How many of us have cell phones? Now, what do you do with your old phone when it’s time to get a new one? Well, you’re not supposed to just throw them in the trash, and unless you’re a phone-programming whiz kid, they usually contain more information than you want to have…
There are times when we all need a little encouragement. There are times when we all wonder why we should even bother. There are times when we all feel insignificant. And there are times when we just shrug our shoulders and want to give up, to throw in the towel. These are times when I…