I was once a very sad confused unhappy soul

I decided to be happy.  Once I made that choice, and it was a choice, I began to work towards that goal.  It didn’t happen overnight.  BUT MY FRIENDS…  it was so worth the trouble. 

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I think this is worth sharing again! Thanks so much to Dawna Larsen

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Can You Hear Me Now? is hosting our first HAPPY HOUR call in AND YES!!! we want to hear from you this Friday NIGHT! What makes you a survivor and not a victim? Celebrate by sharing that success with listener! Call in number is 347-215-7754 6PM to 7PM Pacific Time Friday!

Author/Advocate/Speaker/Survivor That’s me, Annie O’Sullivan and my wonderful co-host Kelly Behr who is Head Goddess at Mountain Goddess Unplugged will bring you honest upbeat conversations about the dark subject of child abuse and child sexual abuse and how to not only survive, but thrive. Please tune in on Friday evenings at 6pm PST, 8pm CST, 9pm EST for a line up of great guests and no holds barred discussions. My Book, ‘Can You Hear Me Now?’ is available on amazon & Barnes and Noble as well as other online stores.

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Interesting conversation today.  My nail tech has been bragging up my book!  Wonderful news, make me feel good.  She’s enthusiastically encouraging others to buy it, borrow it and somehow read it! Another lady who works in the salon was talking to me today that she wants to support me, but she just can’t do it.  She just doesn’t want to know that these things happen.  She doesn’t want to know about ugly things in the world.  And she said it so sweetly, so earnestly and honestly.

If only….

If only it were that easy to make it stop,  just don’t look, turn away, go deaf and blind

If only……  She has four young daughters.  I told her that statistically it could already be one of her daughters.  She said, Oh that’s silly, they would tell me.

My reply,   Don’t think they don’t know how you feel about hearing and seeing the ugly things.  Don’t think that they don’t love you for it ….  they do.  If the unthinkable happens…  they will hate you for it.

If only we lived in a world where this was an open conversation and children were made safe armed with knowledge that they do have rights about thier bodies.

Maybe someday.