 Gut wrenching! There is no other way to describe this letter that a 7-year old boy living in a domestic violence shelter with his mother has written. This 7-year old boy could have been my son had I decided to stay in an abusive relationship. Children see, feel, and experience domestic violence in their homes a lot more than people may think. His letter has gone viral and just at 7-years old he has impacted and touched the lives of many. He is courageous for expressing himself to 'Santa' the way he did. It is also interesting to see the items he asked for, he didn't ask for anything major did he?!
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 Ah the cute beginning stages where everything is rose colored and he couldn't be more "perfect" of a person. During this getting to know each other phase everything is phenomenal. From the endless conversations to going on dates left and right. Then there is a certain "image" that is created of this person. This image doesn't show the persons flaws. Some of the red flags that a woman should be looking out for are missed in this googly eyed stage. Here are some red flags to look out for.
 "I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure--It is: Try to please everybody." - Herbert Bayard Swope Do you find yourself being one of the only ones in your group of friends that is growing and evolving in all aspects of life? Some people don't have their priorities in order and others are just lost souls trying to find their passion in life.Then there are those that just never find their purpose and continue to live in the rat race. Hopefully you are the person that is growing and pursuing your dreams. So what do you do when you are the only one making power moves?
 "Flattery makes friends and truth makes enemies." It is funny when speaking your truth some may turn against you or people will deny the harm they have done. As soon as you level up and free yourself from the toxicity and negativity there is always a demon that will try to destroy your peace. Those that try to shake your core in the most hateful, insecure, warlike manner are the ones you should not waste too much energy on. Here are five ways to coping with speaking your truth:
 Try this cleanse it really works! Many people are caught up in the latest diets, trends, health kicks etc. From Keto diet all the way to vegan and everyone is all of a sudden an expert on what is the healthiest lifestyle to live. The opinions of what is healthy and what is not healthy are never ending. But let's take a look at other variables that have nothing to do with what you eat!
 Keep that same energy everywhere you go! Everyone is now on this positive energy wave and focusing on themselves. Yes please celebrate yourself and exude all the positivity you can. There is nothing worse then having an optimistic outlook in life and then a black cloud of energy tries to destroy your optimism. That black cloud comes in many forms - friends, family members, spouses, coworkers, employers. etc. Here are five signs that you should be aware of.
 As a domestic violence advocate and blogger I wanted to share a little piece of my story. Before I even married the person who abused me throughout my pregnancy I had 2 red flags. The very first argument we had was when he broke my flat iron. He was so angry he threw it across the room and it broke. I was so devastated because I knew that was wrong of him. How dare he break something I spent my hard earned money. He immediately apologized and told me he would buy me a new one. Welp that never happened. But that was my very first red flag and I refused to see it as a red flag at the time.
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