Episode 48-An interview with Michelle Shekhinah (FROM THE FLOOR TO THE DOOR)
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I am a Woman of Valor, the daughter of the most Almighty. A Goddess of the Universe. There have been many before me, including my own ancestors.
We have been touched by love, and also touched by evil. We have been used as a brick to hold up malalignments for someone else. We have been touched, hit, slapped, held down, yelled at, lied to, threatened, strangled, drugged, betrayed, humiliated, and raped. We have been put on display, sold, photographed, and recorded. We have been told what to say, eat, drink, wear, look like, think, and spend. All by only one, or by few, perhaps by many. In private, and in public.
Some have succumbed to the demands, some have left this Earth, either by circumstances or by choice. All of us though, have fought for our lives.
We cried, we hid, we pretended to sleep, we slept on floors, we screamed into pillows, we locked ourselves in closets. We put on a brave face, we smiled when the pain of a fire burned inside us as if gasoline was swallowed.
Some of us, with fear deep in our core, hope in our hearts, and adrenaline running through our veins, we ran, we left, we got out. For some of us it took years. Years of questioning, doubting, pretending, praying, and surviving it all. Then with all that fear, mixed with faith, hope, and courage, we saved ourselves. We did it!
For us, the tiny glimmer of hope, a moment that we waited for, revealed itself. The sign came when we saw somewhere out there, a light was shining brightly, and we ran towards it...
...To be continued...
Must read the other two excerpts. I posted the link below where to find her website. WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF LOVE AND SUPPORT. WE GIVE AND SEND A LOT OF VIRTUAL HUGS AND LOVE. AS HUMANS WE MUST BE PATIENT AND COMPASSIONATE WITH ONE ANOTHER.
Beauty and the Beast- Stockholm Syndrome Healing- It Comes in all Shapes and SizesI did and OMG. I LOVE YOU MICHELLE. KEEP HEALING, SURVIVING, THRIVING, AND ABOVE ALL GOD GOT YOU.
I HAD THE HONOR OF INTERVIEWING HER. I BELIEVE GOD PUTS PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE AND YOU AND I WERE MEANT TO CROSS PATHS. GUYS PLEASE I ENCOURGE YOU GO AND REACH OUT ON HER WEBSITE. SHE WILL DIRECT YOU TO RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP YOU.
Domestic Violence Support | National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org)
They have shelters put in place for anyone trying to escapea dire situation. Don't let the fear keep you there. We are here to help you with an escape plan even a route. We will unite forces until we accomplish to get you to the right saftey channels. WE GOT YOU ALL OF YOU. ABUSE DOES NOT HAVE A GENDER, RELIGION, CREED, INTELLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER MARKER BECAUSE WE CAN ALL BE IN ONE AND NOT KNOW IT. ISOLATION, WALKING ON EGG SHELLS, OR HIDING THINGS FOR THE FEAR OF REPERCUSSION. THOSE ARE RED FLAGS. SILENCE NO MORE. THAT IS THE LANGUAGE OF OUR OPPRESSORS. SPEAK UP. WE BOTH URGE YOU. COME TO US. WE GOT YOU. WE ARE THE SALVATION YOU NEED.
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