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Everyone's Deepest Fear by Kathy Krajco A narcissist I knew found herself taking a Basic Studies course, Speech 101, during her sixth year of college (when her mother finally forced her to graduate). She told me that the other students (freshmen and sophomores) were naive. That they took things for granted and — well, it sounded like she was saying they thought life a piece of cake. Kinda like the American Dream: if you do your best, do things right, and play by the rules, you will succeed and live happily ever after. So, for her first speech, she thought to wise them up by showing them that they shouldn't be so carefree. In that speech she told them that they should take nothing for granted, that no matter who you are, you can have "it all taken away." Just like that. Overnight. Your job, career, your friends and family — everything. And through no fault of your own. No matter how good a person you are. No matter how well you do what you do. I naturally thought she w...

"It's an awful truth that suffering can deepen us, give a greater luster to 0ur colors, a richer resonance to our words. That is, IF it doesn’t destroy us, IF it doesn't burn away the optimism and the spirit, the capacity for visions, and the respect for simple yet indispensable things." -- Anne Rice PLEASE CLICK HERE TO JBLOG ME

Today is UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The status of women around the world still leaves much to be desired. Women and children account for over 80% of the casualties of war, as well as 80% of the 40 million people in world who are displaced from their homes as a result of violent conflict. Sexual violence as a tool of war has left hundreds of thousands of women raped, wounded, and infected with HIV/AIDS. Violence against women not only impacts the life of the woman, but can destroy her family and community. But there is hope. In honor of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women we would like to feature extraordinary Survivor Corps women who have risen above the trauma of violence and given back to others. Patricia is the Coordinator of the Burundian Women’s Lawyers Association, a Survivor Corps partner. Every day she meets with women who need her help, from litigation to putting food on the table. “In 1994, at the beginn...

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