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NUNCA NUNCA, PERMITAS

JAMAS PERMITAS

NUNCA PERMITAS QUE NADA NI NADIE DESTRUYA ESE DON PRECIOSO QUE BRILLA DENTRO DE TI. NUNCA PERMITAS QUE SE TERMINE EL BRILLO DEL AMOR EN TU ALMA, PORQUE QUIENES TE HAN AMADO TANTO, AÚN, CON EL PASO DEL TIEMPO TE SIGUEN AMANDO Y DESEÁNDOTE EL BIEN. HA… Continue

Added by INGRID VELASQUEZ C on September 20, 2009 at 4:42pm — No Comments

Why some women stay single

Sorry, but I had to publish this and share it here, it's really funny... http://melodymaker.posterous.com/the-reason-some-girls-stay-single-very-funny =) Continue

Added by Mariana on September 10, 2009 at 11:07pm — 6 Comments

Self-Destruction

During an interview about the life and death of Gia, Robert Hilton said she died because of lack of love. When she was under drug abuse treatment, her mother quit participating because she was blamed on for most of Gia's emotional problems. Her mother left when Gia was a child. She was a pretty selfish woman and kept rejecting Gia and not accepting that her own actions had had any impact on her daughter's life. If you haven't seen the famous film starred by Angelina Jolie, I recommend it. Also… Continue

Added by Mariana on August 10, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

HUELLAS EN LA ARENA............. DALE VIDA A TUS SUEÑOS

HUELLAS EN LA ARENA-------DALE VIDA A TUS SUEÑOS

HUELLAS EN LA ARENA Una noche soñé que caminaba plácidamente a lo largo de una playa acompañado por Dios. Durante la caminata muchas escenas de mi vida fueron proyectándose en la pantalla del cielo a m… Continue

Added by INGRID VELASQUEZ C on August 7, 2009 at 1:14am — No Comments

Living Authentically

Evan Hadkins has two wonderful websites: http://wellbeingandhealth.net/ and http://www.livingauthentically.org/ I personally took his course… Continue

Added by Mariana on July 19, 2009 at 12:19am — No Comments

New Social Security Numbers For Domestic Violence

New Numbers For Domestic Violence Victims People in all walks of life can be victims of family violence or harassment, abuse or life-endangering situations.If you are a victim of family violence, Social Security may be able to help you. Public awareness campaigns stress how important it is for victims to develop safety plans that include gathering personal papers and choosing a safe place to go. Sometimes the best way to evade an abuser and reduce the risk of further violence may be to… Continue

Added by A Target No More ( ? ) on July 11, 2009 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

toxic shame ??

hey, i sometimes read this one weekly newspaper column by the 'advise goddess' , mainly because i'm curious about different perspectives on the dynamics of relationships. anyways, her response to this guy included a suggested book reading by dr. robert glover called 'no more mr. nice guy'. without going into the whole article, she inferred that maybe this guys problems stemmed from trying too hard to be a people pleaser, being too afraid of his own flaws, & having the bad habit of repressin… Continue

Added by pjay on June 19, 2009 at 4:05am — 7 Comments

Reflexionemos sobre la verdad #2 acerca de nuestros sueños

"Todo lo que hoy vemos empezó como un sueño"

Cuando lleguen a ti pensamientos como “es sólo un sueño” que actúen en tu contra para detenerte en el camino hacia la conquista del tuyo recuerda que todo lo que ves empezó como un sueño. Tú misma persona es el resultado de un sueño. Un día tus padres soñaron con tener un hijo y naciste tú. La computadora que usas, el Internet, la energía eléctrica, Planeta de Mujeres, la ropa que traes puesta, la cama… Continue

Added by Karina Guerra on June 13, 2009 at 12:30am — 2 Comments

Forgive the hurts

Forgive the hurts (by HigherAwareness.com) "Forgiveness will never fail to free you." -- Jerrold Mundis How do we forgive when we’re angry and hurt? As a first step, we can be willing to truly feel our anger and hurt. Honouring our feelings by being fully present with them helps to release the feelings themselves. And it helps to remember that people only hurt others when they themselves are in pain. When we can recognize the other person’s suffering, our heart can open in comp… Continue

Added by Administrator on June 9, 2009 at 11:23am — 2 Comments

La Fuerza de las Palabras

Encontré este excelente video en You Tube, se los recomiendo! Les transcribo el texto de referencia... "El uso que hacemos del lenguaje es una forma de comportamiento. Y lo tenemos bien aprendido. Los niños, desde pequeños, incluso antes de saber contar o narrar algo, son capaces, de un modo particular, de pedir las cosas. En esta CAVERNA, reflexionamos sobre la descortesía y la violencia verbal, sobre el daño o el placer que puede suponer para las personas utilizar una expresión en vez de otr… Continue

Added by Administrator on May 25, 2009 at 11:05am — No Comments

Speaking of scammers and abusers...

This is to inform all of you I have banned this Lavone Pearson person who was inviting everyone to chat on an adult webcam... weirdos...! Continue

Added by Mariana on May 21, 2009 at 8:36pm — 4 Comments

Cómo detener a un abusador

Hay varias herramientas que las víctimas de abuso puede utilizar para romper el ciclo del abuso emocional y detener a un abusador. El Dr. George Simon sugiere las siguientes estrategias... - No aceptar excusas ante conductas inadecuadas - Juzgar las acciones en lugar de las intenciones o promesas - Responsabilizar al abusador por lo que hace y dice a través de una comunicación directa (haga preguntas directas y exija respuestas directas) - No dejarse engañar por las maniobras de distracción o… Continue

Added by Mariana on May 1, 2009 at 7:40pm — No Comments

Empowerment Tools

Dr. George Simon has written a series of empowerment tools to protect ourselves from abusers. The last one he posted was about "Personal Empowerment: Knowing Yourself and Your Strengths, Weaknesses and Needs" At some point it says something I share with him, knowledge is power... check the whole thread here: http://counsellingresource.com/features/2009/04/30/empowerment-tools-knowing-yourself/… Continue

Added by Mariana on April 30, 2009 at 9:25pm — No Comments

FOCUS

What do we focus on? If we keep focusing on the abuser, then we leave little time and energy to focus on ourselves as victims of abuse. Abusers know exactly what to say to make the victim feel responsible for something they are not. They aim to confuse people so they can keep control of the victim and the whole situation. If we focus on them, we might fall in this place where we will spend our entire lives speaking about the abuser, which is exactly what abusers want. We are empowering… Continue

Added by Mariana on April 27, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Para los que hablan español

Les doy la bienvenida a todos los miembros nuevos de habla hispana. Si bien muchas de las discusiones del foro y muchos de los blogs están escritos en inglés, no duden en iniciar discusiones o blogs en español. Espero que encuentren aquí mucha información útil. Cualquier inquietud que tengan, no duden en consultarme. Les recomiendo comenzar con la lectura de los artículos del Dr. Carver, excelente material. Los artículos están en español e inglés en el grupo del Dr. Carver,… Continue

Added by Mariana on April 23, 2009 at 1:00am — 2 Comments

Fight or Flight

Some time ago, I read a book called "Getting to Yes" by Fisher, Ury, and Patton. It's basically a book on negotiation techniques used for business purposes, but it helped me a lot in my personal life. I am a firm believer of the things I stand for. Hence, I tend to defend my views till the bitter end. My approach to solving problems was rather fight than flight. On top of it, when I was born (November the 20th, 1962), my mom asked an "astrologist" to draw my birth chart and they found that I ha… Continue

Added by Mariana on April 20, 2009 at 1:00pm — 4 Comments

Free Personality Test

http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp Check your personality type. Continue

Added by Administrator on April 14, 2009 at 10:25pm — 2 Comments

Helpful Books

I recommend Facing Codependence and Facing Love Addiction both by Pia Mellody. They helped me immensely during different stages of my journey Continue

Added by Nancy on April 4, 2009 at 9:46am — 10 Comments

Movies - Películas

There are several films that show the problem of emotional abuse. Here are some of them, you can see the trailers on YouTube or their respective main siltes, and some of these films are available for free (full film) at a website called http://www.peli… Continue

Added by Mariana on April 3, 2009 at 2:09pm — 3 Comments

Scammers - Estafadores

English Version - (Versión en español a continuación de la versión en inglés)

Scammers use the Internet to scam people. Sociopaths, con artists, etc., abound on-line these days. Their modus operandi is simple, they appear lovely and genuine to the eyes of others, while they are tru… Continue

Added by Mariana on March 31, 2009 at 11:45am — 8 Comments