Julia K Cole

While I was preparing an article on Domestic Violence Awareness, I came upon  a photo collage of a young woman whose face was all busted up and bloodied.  The caption of this picture read:  My boyfriend beats me up -- but I love him though! After seeing this picture, I tossed my original article in lieu of a good old fashioned rant.   ** If you are easily offended ... NOW is a good time to close out this blog** For any of you who are currently in a relationship where your significant other is abusing you, on any level, in any manner ... I want you to listen up.   If you are staying with someone who is verbally and/or physically abusing you --  GET THE HELL AWAY FROM THEM!   NOW! Allowing someone to use you for a punching bag is NOT Love!  It is fear!  And fear & Love cannot reside in the same space at the same exact time! If they are abusing you -- they do NOT love you!    If they loved you -- ...

URGENT MESSAGE FROM NO KILL LOUISVILLE   NKL'ers, We have an URGENT plea from JB Ogle regarding their cats and kittens. EVERY SINGLE cage and crate is filled...they have cats in every room of the shelter and they cannot possibly save all them without immediate help. PLEASE go there and foster, tell your neighbors to foster, call friends about the situation, share on your facebook page, ANYTHING to help get these poor unfortunate animals out of there. This is an emergency situation and we need everyone's help NOW. Here is JB Ogle's info: J. B. Ogle Animal Shelter 201 Willinger Lane Jeffersonville IN Phone: 8 12-282-0071 Email: oglesaveapet@yahoo.com Hours: Mon-Friday 8:3 0-5:30 Animals may be viewed after 11:00 Saturday 11:00-3:00 Directions to JB Ogle Shelter from Louisville, Kentucky (approx. 5 minutes from downtown Louisville) Get on 65 North; get off of at exit 2, Eastern Blvd. Go straight till it dead ends. Turn Left onto Spring Stre...

One of the people I adore, admire and respect is pop star sensation Lady Ga Ga.   She's not only a talented performer and entertainer, but she is outrageous, bold and courageous.   And I Love IT! In my humble opinion, Lady Ga Ga is one of the few people in this world who outwardly exemplifies embracing all that they are!   What can I say?  I Love Ga Ga!   She is who she is -- and she makes no apologies for it! Please know that, I'm no way under any misguided belief that she has no issues.  She's only human after all! However, whatever issues she may have or had -- makes  Lady Ga Ga a shining example of embracing all that you are.  And I adore her for it! *~*~*~*~* Recently I was reading a recent newsletter from  EFT Practitioner and Author,  Margaret Lynch (another talented and truly gifted woman I Love to pieces!).  In it she talked about how Rolling Stone Magazine had referred to Lady Ga Ga's then rec...

There are various myths surrounding forgiveness.   All of which can make it more difficult to do.  Even more difficult to live with. Before we begin, I wish to reiterate what forgiveness is not .   Forgiveness is not the condoning of any action and/or actions, words or deeds.  It is not about letting someone off the hook.  And it is certainly not an open invitation for the person who hurt you to come back into your life and everybody lives happily ever after.  Forgiveness is not about forgetting and pretending everything is okay. Forgiveness is not about taking the moral high ground Forgiveness is not about being Christian, Muslim, Jew or any other religious faction. While true genuine Forgiveness gives you a measure of  freedom -- it is not necessary in order to acquire that freedom Forgiveness is not easy!  *~*~*~*~*~* Last week I was guided to a You Tube video where I watched a beautiful soul talk about the...

  There are many  by products of practicing forgiveness.  Here in part 3 of my on going blog series entitled Forgiveness , we will take a look at a few of them. Good Health and Genuine Happiness It has been proven that people who practice forgiveness on a regular basis are healthier and happier. When you live in the state of forgiveness, your body is more relaxed.  Your heart rate and blood pressure stay on a normal healthy level.  This in turn creates a better flow of oxygen to the brain. A better flow of oxygen leads to clearer thinking and the wherewithal  to remaining calm and centered even during stressful situations. People who practice forgiveness are not blind to the events taking place in the world.  They are not ignorant of the negativity that exists here on the earthly plane.  On the contrary!   People who practice genuine forgiveness are very much aware of everything happening to them and all around them.   ...

When it comes to genuinely forgiving -- I fall short.  Way short ! I know this only because … I can rattle off the names of a half dozen people  who have gone out of their way to slander me, hurt me and my family in some way.   And not only that,   every once in a while -- I actually take a few minutes to envision these assholes  being trampled by a flock of 100 foot mutant chickens.   It puts a smile on my face!   Makes me giggle!  Seriously -- who wouldn’t laugh at the thought of someone running from a gigantic chicken? Don’t get me wrong -- I don’t spend too much time on these fantasies.   Those morons aren’t worth the time and energy.  But still … whenever I need a good laugh  … I just flip on that imagination switch and let those mutant chickens run rampant! *~*~* Entertaining thoughts such as these is what  EFT Practitioner Margaret Lynch refers to as “Negative Pleasures.”    Accor...

Facing your fears isn't easy.  Then again, no one said it would be!  That has to be one of  the most grossly under-stated lines ... Ever !   And I speak from experience! If you been following my blog for the last few months, you already know that one of my fears is standing out -- being seen and heard.  Hard to believe!  I know! But it's true!    However, I am one of these people who prefer to face their fears.  Okay, truthfully -- I face them after a few bouts of holding my breath, making myself sick,  running and hiding, ditching and dodging and all that stuff like that there!   But eventually, I do pull myself together and look my fear right in the eye.  My fears of being seen and heard stems from my childhood and was compounded throughout the years through a rather interesting series of events.   To make a rather long story short -- each and every time I spoke up, made myself visible ... I was punishe...