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Status: The truth will set you free...but first it will piss you off!
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- Just to assure people I haven't fled the scene or anything, I've sequestered myself during this hectic time. I've had to back off from reading journals and answering posts, because I'm consumed (schedule-wise) with planning two huge events in the...
- Since this group is less active now that Facebook has flourished, I'm just leaving occasional notes here so you will all know that I'm watching and paying attention. I haven't left, and I'm keeping a close eye just in case someone here needs to...
- Looking back isn't always bad. A bit of sentiment and nostalgia can be very healthy. I was just writing a comment about how this group is 5 years old (founded June 28, 2008), and it's made me think about how much I've changed during that time--and...
- Let's start a head count--who would want to attend a retreat in May 2014?
- I'm not on much right now--please don't think I'm disengaged from the community. We've just traveled for over a week to Florida, and I'm about to leave for two weeks of more road trip. I'm going to present at a Native American Sexual Assault...
- Violence against women is the most prevalent and the most hidden injustice in our world today. What has been missing from this narrative is the condemnation of these behaviors from other men, especially men in positions of power, authority, and...
- Americans already know this, but to those coming from other countries you should be aware that our airlines are in a quandary right now. A series of austerity budget cuts ("sequestration") has removed 15,000 airline personnel from the job, including...
- You'll need bedding. There are beds with clean single-size mattresses, but you'll need a sheet and pillow and blanket--all of which can be bought locally at low cost if you don't want to pack it, or I can ask some of the local women to bring extras...
- As you know, it's important to keep the schedule VERY loose at the retreat because women like to have plenty of casual time, and not feel rushed into activities. So if you're a potential newcomer, don't be surprised that the days seem to have very...
- I won't have the same volunteers for my kitchen that I've had every previous year--they just can't make it this time. One option I have is to see if the church we rent from might have available kitchen workers for hire. But I thought I'd just ask,...
- Okay, a few of my close friends here know this is on my mind, but I want to be open with ALL of you about what Tonya and I are anticipating about the retreat.This will be Year Five. We hope that it's exceptional. I think that the addition of the...
- Let's start a new discussion. When you look for a helper (counselor, therapist), what values and behaviors do you especially desire? And which would you want to avoid?
- Shame on them: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/violence-against-women-act-_n_2398553.htmlCongress had a lengthy to-do list as the end of the year approached, with a series of measures that needed action before 2013 began. Some of the items...
- Hello, all! I've recently received about four new friend requests from new DS members (only one from a person I've previously known, and I accepted enthusiastically!), and there may be a misunderstanding of what these friend requests entail. It's...
- Here is a new teaching to consider. Imagine if I set out a table of dishes for you, each containing a different food: flour in one, molasses in another, a few raw eggs, some salt, some sugar, some lard, baking soda, a stick of butter. Now imagine...