Having gone through all the horrific trauma with very little intervention or acknowledgement by others for most of my life has left me with a very strong desire to let other survivors know people do care and there is hope. It’s taken me a long time and a few missteps to be healed enough to write this blog from a place of love instead of anger. A wise woman whose talks I’ve listened to but whose name escapes me at this time said, “Whatever you put out into the world, let it come from a place of love and not anger. There is enough anger in the world as it is.” I’m not saying there is no more anger within, but I do strive to release what’s left of it, and to have love be the greater motivator in what I say and do. In order to more clearly define what it is I hope to achieve and to create a vision of how it’ll happen, another wise woman asked me to write a mission statement. (I am blessed to have a lot of wise women in my life.) (Including you, Pearl ~ Beautiful)

So this is the ‘Pearl, Unchained’ mission:

·         To reach out to adult survivors of childhood abuse, especially the types of abuses we don’t normally hear about in order to:

·         Reach those who have not yet realized they are deserving and capable of doing whatever it takes to heal and to plant a seed of hope and healing inside of them.

·         Give a voice to those who cannot speak for themselves yet.

·         Show survivors the various opportunities for recovery they have to choose from.

·         Help general public understand why survivors are ‘different’ fostering tolerance and acceptance.

·         Help fellow survivors better understand why they’ve made questionable choices, fostering tolerance, forgiveness, and acceptance     of themselves. And also so they can be better informed and (hopefully) learn to make different choices.

·         Learn how to forgive ourselves for the way we act at times while doing what we can to change our behaviors.

·         Do this in a way that’s honest, inclusive & engaging

·         Help survivors learn God/Jesus is on their side, gently.

I do not claim to be an expert. I have come a loooong way, but I still struggle with a lot of this in action while knowing in my heart and mind it is true and doable with patience and practice.  I do KNOW that together, no matter what stage of the journey each one of us is at, we can lovingly support each other as we learn to live in peace and joy while moving towards healing and wholeness.

Amen.