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11
Jun

We create our reality from what we know; our held beliefs, values, and accepted self-image. However, our outmoded childhood belief systems lock us into a repetitious cycle of patterns and habitual processes. Many times, we find these patterns creating negative outcomes. You can learn to re-create your own reality by discovering these negative producing patterns, […]

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16
Jun

March 27, 2000 (Berkeley, Calif.) — Most sexual assaults simply don’t fit any stereotype. Among the most common misconceptions are these: * Most women are raped by strangers. Justice Department statistics indicate that fewer than 25% of rape victims are assaulted by a person they do not know. Other studies indicate an even lower percentage. […]

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09
Feb

There’s no denying it…life is filled with pain. Some of us have had so much pain that we are overwhelmed by it. The thought of trying to work through the pain, to face the realities of what has happened, may make us feel like shutting down and giving up. However, there is hope. There is […]

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03
Dec

God’s Nurturing Words to You “I am your sovereign Lord who knows how to sustain my weary ones with a word. I will awaken you, morning by morning. I will awaken your ear to listen and heal your heart so you may receive all the nurturing comfort I long to give you.” “In ancient times […]

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03
Dec

Response from annie’s Mother The other night as I was ministering in my gospel mission, I had an indian lady in her forties come in for the worship service. At the prayer request time she raised her hand and ask me to pray for her special needs. She said that her parents are both alcholics.And […]

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03
Dec

Dear family: Welcome to my little corner of the web. By now you may have all read each and every word printed on these pages. I hope you have…but more than read them, I hope you have really heard what I’ve said…taken it in, thought about it, applied to your own life what belongs to […]

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01
Dec

The fear causes parents to think long and hard about their children’s safety. They tell them in a very clear voice, “Do not to talk to strangers.” From the child’s perspective, because a stranger is someone they are supposed to be afraid of, they expect a stranger to look ugly or scary. In fact, few, […]

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26
Feb

Adapted from a presentation at the 5th International Conference on Incest and Related Problems, Biel, Switzerland, August 14, 1991. Myth #1 – Boys and men can’t be victims. This myth, instilled through masculine gender socialization and sometimes referred to as the “macho image,” declares that males, even young boys, are not supposed to be victims […]

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