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Al-Qiyamah (The Resurrection) Center for Healing: Death Education & Consulting/Grief & Bereavement
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Office: 281.704.0801
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OverComers Foundation, Inc.
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Sober Living Consultant
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Attorney at Law
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Business Consultant/Motivational Speaker
Office: 832.455.6959
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Full Service Real Estate/Property Management
P.O. Box 1411
Cypress, Texas 77410
Office: 832.577.3198
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Hurt 2 Healing E-Zine
"Overcoming Emotional Impediments to Inner-Peace"
April 2009 Vol. 1 Issue 2 |
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Happy National Poetry Month! |
Greetings and Welcome!
Al-Qiyamah Center for Healing is proud to present Hurt2Healing: Overcoming Emotional Impediments to Inner-Peace!
Hurt2Healing is an electronic magazine (E-Zine) for inspiration, insight, and solutions to some of the most common emotional ailments and circumstances we may find ourselves suffering under. These ailments stunt personal growth and self-improvement, which limits our ability to reach our full potential.
The articles within each Hurt2Healing issue are from people who wish to share their stories and Pearls of Wisdom to offer each reader hope, strength, comfort and resolution. Subjects such as Depression, Stress/Anxiety, Fear, Anger, Neglect, Substance Abuse, Addictions, Divorce, Domestic Violence, and Sexual Assault will be discussed in the H2H E-Zine.
If you or someone you know would like to submit an article (anonymously or openly) for the following issue, contact the Editors at info@goodmourning.info.
Peace & Healing,
H2H Staff
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Featured Poetry in Honor of National Poetry Month
"No Shoes"
By Truth Awakening (or Travis R. Anderson if the government is asking)
The slow decline of a caged mind sways between
Being enlightened and being enraged
Between
Being free and being caged
Career Criminals, One Timers, Didn't Know No Betters and Mentally Ills
They either return, turn back, turn gay, turn up dead, or turn to God's will
Technology, Psychology, Sociology, and Criminology offer no solutions...
Only an Apology
Sorry that they can't teach us Technique, or Control, or Tolerance, or Morals...
So we learn Prisonology
Let a few Street Rats through the trap so the rest will think that they can make it like that
Then catch'em committing the act because they lack the tact to properly react to living all their lives with the beast on their back
Then when we're done "paying our dues"
they put us back on the streets with nothing to lose
nobody wants an Ex-con to use
they're too scared that we might break more rules so we can go get drunk off booze
continually hit "snooze"
get "Smokey" and cruise
find new wives to bruise
and more bad choices to choose
until we see those familiar lights flashing bright Reds and Blues
Now we got the blues
I just love how they trap us by throwing us back into the rat race with no shoes
No shoes
"Stress"
By real thoughts
Release the contemplation
There isn't an unmanageable situation
Stress will place you in a coffin
Happiness can be born more often
When you relax into your faith
The world has an enormous weight of six sex trillion tons
One by one we've become
Overwhelmed with petty ideologies
There's no need for apologies
We create our own stress
Settling for less than how we're supposed to be blessed
How do you eat an elephant?
One bite at a time
Don't allow challenges to destroy you're mind
If what happens to you
Doesn't kill you
Then it's only a stone to build... the foundation of your home
You're never alone
Especially when you're tired
God has never retired
From his dedication
Lack of patience produces frustration
Your true spirit illuminates strength
That will allow you to walk many lengths
Prepare yourself for the stormy weather
Life's obstacles are really feathers
Use them to fly above the clouds
You're too proud...to beg for mercy
Don't let your emotions override your spirituality
Take a moment to pray
So God can take your stress away
"What a Divide"
By Freely Speaking
Many have tried, men and women both.
Tried to shatter my hopes, knock me down and stunt my growth.
Told his lies and keep telling' them' too, no one asked what's really the truth.
Three sides to a story, his, hers, and the truth.
If you want to pick a side, pick the one with proof.
So called friends and so called family too-always worried about what it is you do.
Dividing hearts and using the devil's plan, blinded to the fact that this is GOD's land.
Forgetting all about how we got here today, forgetting all about sins to pay, and forgetting all about why we pray.
Sickening to me to see the face, sickening for me to live in that place.
That evil house full of wicked souls, that evil house that makes my body cold.
You have let someone in that has made it bad, and soon you will lose all you had.
I hate to see you fall and don't want to know you did, but secrets exposed will manifest in your kids.
I often wonder how the divide came to exist, thinking too long will cause me to get pissed, because I never understand how the devil got in-and I can't figure out how you let him win.
You knew about the evil and you taught it to me and now that it's present, you can't see......
Excerpt from 'Collage" Copyright 2008
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Searching for Tranquility By Reuben "real thoughts" Muhammad
 What is tranquility? Tranquility is a disposition free from stress or emotion; an untroubled state; free from disturbances or a state of peace and quiet. In this world that we live in today, it is very difficult to find peace and quiet even within your own home. A person's home is supposed to be their heaven. Everyone has faced the challenge keeping hell from entering their home and finding that peace. The great lyricist Jimi Hendrix said, "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace." I believed these were words of wisdom, but I couldn't fully conceptualize how to apply it within my own life.
After my mother died I asked myself, "How does one find tranquility"? I knew that I would never physically see her again. I knew that I would never hear her voice again. No matter how many dreams, visions, or out of body experiences I had it still wasn't her.
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Why She Think She Cant Leave Him (Part I) By Sis. Sadiyah X
If you are like the rest of the world, we have been watching the tawdry details of the Chris Brown and Rhiannah domestic abuse saga unfold right in our living rooms. We are so entrenched into the details of this case it has become pure "gossip" entertainment for us daily. I have to admit, I watched with the rest of the world, rubber-necking trying to see the stack of cars piled up on the other side of the freeway praying everyone in the wreckage is okay but knowing better. But as I read and watched all these "credible" CNN news media reports on this "Chris Brown and Rhihanna wreckage" I had this gut feeling inside of me which said, "Rhianna is going to reunite back with her abuser no matter how beat down she was physically because mentally she was just as beat down." Then I ask myself, why do victims of abuse "most of the time reunite with their abusers? I asked this question because about 10 years ago I found myself in a physically abusive relationship telling myself for a year I am never going back, but did.
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Ask Ms. Mavis Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, CART
Q: How do I help someone who is currently involved with substance abuse to the point of them being self-destructive? What if they don't want help? As a family member, I feel completely helpless because I seem to be the only one who cares. What should I do?
A: First and foremost, you need to know that you cannot help someone who does not want help. Wanting help is the most critical component of making any major life change, and without that desire, it is usually a waste of time. You were not specific about what type of "self-destructive behavior your family member is displaying, however, using drugs is indeed self-destructive in itself. If the person is causing harm to himself or others you may need to contact authorities to help. Your other family members may know that it would be fruitless to help this person if he doesn't want it, which would explain their lack of effort. You can try going to them and suggesting an intervention, which is when family comes together to present an ultimatum to the substance abuser and offer him help. Even then, unless you can hold back on some important thing, he still may not respond positively. The most we can do for a family member who is using drugs and doesn't want help is to pray for them. Sometimes the only answer is to "Let go and Let God" so you can maintain some sanity in your own life. There is a group called Alanon, for family members of addicts and alcoholics, and you may want to look them up. That person has to "hit a bottom" and then, believe me, he will ask for help. Until then, don't allow your loved one's addiction to continue making your life unmanageable. Love yourself enough to let go.
Q: I have girlfriend who is in an abusive relationship, but she doesn't see it as so. She sees it as he "loves" her and just has a bad temper at times. She also believes that it's her fault when he does hit her. I understand that she probably won't see what he is doing to her until it's too late, but how do I handle being her friend?
A: This is a common scenario in the area of domestic violence and is a sad one as well. Women who choose to remain in abusive relationships often suffer from low self-esteem, were raised in an abusive home or may have some emotional problem. Some women get caught up with drug dealers as a result of becoming addicted and endure abuse. Whatever the case may be, it is totally unacceptable and unhealthy for your friend to remain in that situation. However, we cannot make decisions for anyone but ourselves, especially those about relationships. The fact that your friend chooses to believe this man loves her is typical of someone who is most likely afraid that no other man will, and as long as she believes that, she will not leave. I heard a quote recently on a show about domestic violence, which stated "love doesn't hurt", but sometimes as a result of circumstances unknown to us, women believe that it does. You can't do anything about your friend's choices, but you can do something about your own. Her unhealthy life is affecting yours and will eventually take a toll on your friendship. My question to you is "Why should you 'handle' what she chooses to do with her life"? The healthiest thing that you can do for yourself is accept her choice, admit how it is negatively affecting your life and graciously remove yourself. Let her know that you will be there for her and don't forget to pray for her.
Peace & Blessings,
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Healing: A Perspective
to Consider
By: Niedria D. Kenny- Author, Poet, and Speaker
 I found myself saying "I do" for many of the right reasons, but for all of the wrong reasons. I loved this man for who he was and what he taught me, no doubt, but I married him hoping that I would fall in love with him somewhere along the way.
Being in love yields a different perspective on a set of circumstances and the way we respond to those circumstances. While just having love for someone, can be a feeling of just caring for that person. I just cared for this man. I cared for him because I could see that he was in love with me. All we want sometimes is for someone to love us, but we are not looking at the way we are treating the one who loves us. Are we allowing ourselves to stay in a relationship to fill a void?
There I was marrying the man who always wanted to marry me. There he was marrying the girl that he always wanted to marry. Can you see the imbalance here? I was not as excited about the marriage as I was about the wedding. I thought I could make myself ok with the terms.
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I Am A Survivor
By Mavis C. Jackson, LCDC, CART
 I am a survivor of domestic violence that was associated with drug and alcohol addiction. I suffered from a drug addiction for many years and endured physical abuse at the hands of the man I was in a "relationship" with at that time. I can honestly say the reason I stayed in it and tolerated the abuse was because I was addicted to drugs and he was my supplier. However women do remain in abusive relationships for other reasons, but there is never a good reason to tolerate abuse. I recall this man beating me so badly that both my eyes were black, and then after I healed, I went right back to him. The drugs had my self-esteem at an all-time low, and that is another reason I believe women endure this mistreatment. So many fear they will be alone if they leave the abuser, so they become comfortable in the pain.
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The Origins of Hurt2Healing
By Bro. Jesse Muhammad- Final Call News Staff Writer , Motivational Speaker, and Artist
HOUSTON (FinalCall.com) - Earlier this year, an article in the popular VIBE magazine asked the question, "What happened to the Millions More Movement?" "The Millions More Movement is alive and well in the city of Houston," said Millions More Movement National Co-Convener Dr. Ben Chavis.
Those sentiments were echoed at a Father's Day press conference here, with a surprising announcement. Pastor Kirbyjohn Caldwell, a prominent pastor of mega-church Windsor Village United Methodist Church, had offered his church's facility and agreed to partner with the Millions More Movement Ministry of Justice in its July 1, 2006 March Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (organized by men, for women).
The march, originally scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. from downtown Houston, is themed "From Hurt to Healing, Protecting the Essence of Our Sisters." Supporters include Essence magazine Editorial Director Susan Taylor, the Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) of New York, Million Woman's March Organizing Committee of Philadelphia, Congressman Al Green, Houston City Councilman Jarvis Johnson and a host of others.
With the theme "From Hurt to Healing: Protecting the Essence of Our Sisters," the Planning and Execution Committee of the Ministry of Justice designed a rally and march unprecedented in the city. How so? Because it was organized chiefly by men for women, who were given an opportunity to express their hurt and the means by which the healing could begin. The rally's opening remarks were delivered by lead organizer Deric Muhammad, who also serves as the Local Ministry of Justice spokesman, which were followed by the pouring of libations by Kofi Taharka of the National Black United Front. Anxious to turn the program over to the Sisters, Bro. Deric then quickly introduced key male leaders in attendance who all came forth to share brief words of support. "Any one who does not love Black women does not love himself," stressed Congressman Al Green (TX-9), who was instrumental in having a congressional bill passed last year to fight domestic violence.
Councilmember Jarvis Johnson (District B) called on all men to start taking charge. "We must patrol ourselves and take a stronger stand for our women." As he spoke, others stood with blown-up composite sketches of a sexual predator that he and others are working to get off of the streets.
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With any pain you feel, understand that it is an indication that you are, indeed, ALIVE!
Sincerely,
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