Preventing Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence against Women Taking Action and generating evidence Information Authors: World Health Organization and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Publication details Number of pages: 94 Publication date: 2010 Languages: English ISBN: 978 92 4 156400 7 Downloads Full text Overview This document aims to provide sufficient information for policy-makers and planners to develop data-driven and evidence-based programmes for … [Read more...]
SHIRLEE HALL – SEAL of SOLOMON
January 8, 2011 by
What does the SEAL OF SOLOMON have to do with my SACRED BREATH MONTHLY WORKSHOPs? Most of you who read this know about the symbolism of the two triangles: the one pointing upwards and the other pointing down. Some of you already know that these two equilateral triangles are symbols of men and women who have developed their heart, intellect and will to the point of perfection. The hexagram or Seal of Solomon symbolizes the union of spirit and matter. What does this have to do with you? … [Read more...]
Break the Cycle of Self-Defeat …
January 8, 2011 by
Break the Cycle of Self-Defeat Dump That Loser! Why are we holding on to people who obviously don’t do us any good? Why do we feel that knowing someone for a long period of time, or being in a relationship with someone, binds us to hold on to them for dear life, even when they are detrimental to our own well-being and self-worth? Somehow most of us seem to believe that we can’t do any better, or worse, don’t deserve any better. Breaking the cycle of self-defeat and misery is hard to do but … [Read more...]
Haiti Celebrating: 'National School Meal Programme' enables girls to learn.
January 7, 2011 by
Marie Anika, 8, wants to work in a bank when she grows up. At the moment, however, she lives in a tent where her house used to be before the earthquake. But that hasn’t stopped her from going to school or dreaming about the future thanks to the hearty meals she eats everyday in class. ___________________________________________________________ PORT-AU-PRINCE—Marie Anika, 8, says she’d like to work in a bank when she grows up. She has never actually been in one but her aunt has told her about … [Read more...]
Taryn Galewind: The Healing Power of Prayer
January 7, 2011 by
The Healing Power of Prayer Max Michael Wehrle was born with a gaping hole in his lung. Yet the congregation of his grandmother’s church swears the hole closed without surgery when they prayed devoutly for little Max. Brenda Wickes was confined to a wheel chair, unable to walk without extreme pain. A friend asked her to pray and to make a visit to a church healing. Now, Brenda insists on walking 10,000 steps every day. She says that prayer healed her. Stories like this abound in … [Read more...]
Lasara Firefox: The Art of Acceptance
January 7, 2011 by
The Art of Acceptance By Lasara Firefox In stillness you will find Acceptance. Attachment, stillness, acceptance ... Sometimes life is rough. Sometimes what shows up isn’t what you wanted. Sometimes less-than-ideal things happen. What do you do when this is the case? Sometimes you strive too little. Sometimes you strive too much. Sometimes you strive so hard you don’t know any more that you are striving. What do you do when this is the case? Sometimes your ideas of … [Read more...]
