I Propose...

I propose that the next revolution be guided and lead by women for women...

...an overthrow on the grandest scale, an upsetting of the applecart full of misogynistic, patriarchal abusers...

The platforms of women speaking out against Domestic Abuse, Sexual Assault, Trafficking on all levels must multiply, take root, draw the female masses into the streets to publicly but peaceably protest the centuries of misuse, abuse, oppression and regression.

Let's pick one specific platform and dive into statistics for that particular epidemic.

Do not fool yourselves dear friends, an epidemic it is...each one higher than ever before...Trafficking surpassing drugs and guns combined for lucrative amounts of money.

But lets peer into the abyss that is Domestic Abuse for the moment:

1 in every 10 men is an abuser - based on statistics taken from the US...only those reported.

70% of women who leave their abuser end up dying at the hand of same...like Earl he walked right through that restraining order and put an end to that life.

Battered women who have been threatened with a firearm are 20 times more likely to be murdered than other battered women.

Battered women who have been choked are 10 times more likely to be murdered than other abused women.

Man vs. Bear...oh the hype and the vitriol that surfaced with this question...instead of standing in shock at the sheer number of women who chose the bear instead of the man, and all that reveals as to their fear of what a man can do to them as opposed to what a bear could do. Instead of that they blame, they shame women for speaking up...make light of something they will never understand, and to their own shame, never will.

And so this morning I sit in quiet, restless contemplation.

Why not?

Why not a revolution against men's baser nature?

Why not a revolution against those countries where men STILL mutilate their women? Removing what brings them pleasure, as though God made a mistake when he deposited that pleasure organ in place during creation.

Why not a revolution against every male who seeks to oppress, repress, control, manipulate and much much more, DOMINATE.

Men fear this...will shrink from this line of reasoning...except those who are sensitive, self-reflecting, honourable and just.

Each man who has harmed a child, a woman, any innocent being will fear that line of thinking. Why? They fear that once in control women would rule as THEY did...would dominate and subjugate...each one will state fervently that that is exactly what we would do.

We know better do we not my female friends?

We seek peace...we seek love...we seek compassion and grace.

All the things we look for in a relationship...running the world would be no different.

World revolution for the female species at large...equality in safety, in the workplace, in relationship, in every area of our lives.

Imagine a world where walking down a dark, foggy night without fear creeping up into your throat, heart pounding as you walk quickly on the high heels they love to see but judge you for wearing. Wear a sack, wear baggy clothes....tight or loose matters not...

Objectified, then judged for taking time to look and dress beautifully. Looked down upon, contempt clear upon the face.

Imagine a world where having a drink with a man would not instantly signify you are wanting to jump into bed with them.

Imagine a world where we are safe to be us...to be female...safe to love, safe to heal...

Yes, men should stand with women, for women; speak out against abuse, stand in the moment against it...yes.

Please hear my heart dear treasures when I say this...we keep waiting for the Knight in Shining Armour to show up and save the day...to bring the masses into line, into a more righteous way of thinking in regards to women...

We must save ourselves...be our own knights, our own heroines...rise up together and take that respect back by hook and by crook, by careful planning and organization, by standing one with the other....

I propose a new path for women...for justice against those who would use and abuse, who would continue to spread evil and torture upon the heads of 'loved ones.'

Let us rise up my friends...rise up and start small...start with you...stand for you, head held high with confidence, with knowledge of WHO YOU ARE. YOU are the caregiver, the driver, the cook, the housekeeper, the financial wizard, the emotional regulator, the peacekeeper...

You ARE strong...deep deep down you have a core of steel that has been bent with the trauma, but not broken...pieces of you lay scattered round bout this core waiting to be picked up and bonded back into place with love, with forgiveness to offset shame, with grace, with mercy...

Stand for you dear hearts, dear lost ones still cowering under the load of hatred raining down upon your head, beaten upon the shoulders...small quiet steps out the door...however you need to do that...in secrecy or with fanfare...be wise, be patient and make those changes, free that small child within who cries out each day. Each punch, metaphysically and physically, beating them down smaller and smaller...

You are capable, able, strong, courageous and WORTHY....