Domestic Violence

Have you ever seen a bird with a broken wing? There are people and sanctuaries who helps mend the wing – at first the bird is afraid to fly – he may have forgotten how. The caregiver works the wing gently – to a point that it is a reminder of how to fly.

When a person has been abused – whether it is physically, mentally, or emotionally – someone needs to be the wind beneath their wings. Someone needs to help the person learn how to fly, to breath, to live, to laugh, to smile – without fear.

Someone needs to help guide the abused, someone needs to hug them – give them reassurance – give them praise for jobs well done or at least attempts – help build the self-esteem or, even, laugh at silly things – teaching them that it’s ok to make mistakes without retribution.

There is more domestic violence of some sort in our lives than many want to know about nor do anything about. Take the time to go to a women’s abuse center. Go hear the stories. Close your eyes while they tell the story of their lives – then thank God each and everyday that you weren’t a part of that.

Hug them. Sometimes a hug, in itself, is more than a million dollars to someone. Smile at them. That’s a form of showing them everything is going to be okay. And, lastly, pray for them – that they will grow, nurture, and blossom – as well as that they will never go back.