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In_The_Wind

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April 13, 2013

Guilty





April 13, 2013

Let the healing begin within.

There is no way to undo the damage we have suffered.

How do we forgive the deed that cannot be undone.

No amount if vengeance or punishment toward the perpetrator will be enough ...
So, we need to let the healing to begin within:
to forgive ourselves ...
because it was not our fault, no matter what lies we were told.
Our sexual abuse, rape, was done to us without our consent.

So now we are serving a lifetime sentence, carrying memories that will never go away.
We go on with our lives, forgetting as much as we can each day ...
until rape culture news shatters our peace of mind. Bringing with it the anger we've chosen to forget. Now, it's back. Daily there is an onslaught of events we can no longer ignore.

What do we do. Sigh. Personally, I will speak out against those who condone slut shaming, those who rape, those who photograph and share. These are my rapist, again and again.

They must be stopped.

April 12, 2013

wow ...



April 12, 2013

Frodo whispers: you're okay ... over and over ...

the cicada song would be lovely ...

way better than ... cracker, cracker, cracker, want some, cracker ...

April 12, 2013

*Will Aristus Please Pick Up The White Phone* in Teh Lounge!

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April 12, 2013

Indeed!

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April 12, 2013

Very cool!

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Gender: Female
Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia
Home country: USA
Current location: Watching my Koi Pond in upstate New York.
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About In_The_Wind

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight, And learn, too late, they grieve it on its way, Do not go gentle into that good night. Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay, Rage, rage against the dying of the light. ~~~~~~~~~ For, it ends in the blink of an eye. Carpe Diem (Seize the day)!
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