Good Morning. This is for all my women readers out there.  I got this from one of my sources this morning and I thought it was well worth posting. Some of these tips I have heard before but many are new and in my mind very valuable for women to not only read but become aware of…make second nature, should they find themselves in an undesirable situation.  

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH NEWS

Sergeant Podesta January 2009.

Some of you have already received this information, but it never hurts to repeat it even if we save one person from becoming a victim. This was forwarded to me by Senior Lead Officer Maria Gray, and it has a lot of good tips.

The below information was forwarded to me from a friend who wanted to disseminate this survival information to as many women and children as possible. I told her I would assist her in this goal. Please file these tips away in your mind so that in the event you are subjected to an attack, you will have a prepared and successful response (rapists hope that you will freeze up in fear). Forward these tips to all the women in your life.

A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts:

1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle. They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed . They are also likely to go after a woman with long hair . Women with short hair are not common targets.

2) The second thing men look for is clothing.. They will look for women who’s clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors around specifically to cut clothing.

3) They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their purse, or doing other activities while walking because they are off-guard and can be easily overpowered.

4) Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early morning, between 5: 00a.m. and 8:30a.m.

5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery store parking lots. The number two: office parking lots/garages.. Number three: public restrooms.

6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman and quickly move her to another location where they don’t have to worry about getting caught.

7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years.

8) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going after you isn’t worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands

Keys are NOT a deterrent because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these guys you’re not worth it.

10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is following behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time is it?, or make general small talk: ‘I can’t believe it is so cold out here,’ ‘We’re in for a bad winter.’ Now you’ve seen their face and could identify them in a line-up; you lose appeal as a target.

11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you and yell STOP! or STAY BACK! Most of the rapists this man talked to said they’d leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

12) If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it and carries it with him wherever he goes), yell I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY and holding it out will be a deterrent.

13) If someone grabs you, you can’t beat them with strength but you can by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind, pinch the attacker either under the Arm (between the elbow and armpit) OR in the upper inner thigh VERY VERY HARD. One woman in a class this guy taught told him she used the underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands – the guy needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you can stand it – it hurts.

14) After the initial hit, always GO for the GROIN. I know from a particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy’s parts it is extremely painful. You might think that you’ll anger the guy and make him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of trouble. Start causing trouble and he’s out of there.

15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any odd behavior, don’t dismiss it, go with your instincts!!!

You may feel a little silly at the time, but you’d feel much worse if the guy really was trouble.

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do : The elbow is the strongest point on your body If you are close enough to use it, do!

2. Learned this from a tourist guide in New Orleans : If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you….chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION!

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy. The driver won’t see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4 Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc, and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc.) DON’T DO THIS! The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go.. AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR, LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE.

a. If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF, repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF! Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.

5 A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot or parking garage.

A.) Be aware: look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.

B.) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.

C.) Look at the car parked on the driver’s side of your vehicle, and the passenger side. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out.

IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. (Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN! The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times. And even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, preferably in a zigzag pattern!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP! It may get you raped or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well-educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked ‘for help’ into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird. The police told her’Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.’

The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, ‘We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.’ He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby’s cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby. He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby’s cries outside their doors when they’re home alone at night.

Please pass this on and DO NOT open the door for a crying baby — This should be taken seriously because the Crying Baby theory was mentioned on America’s Most Wanted this past Saturday when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana

I’d like you to forward this to all the women you know. It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle. I was going to send this to the ladies only, but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it onto them, as well.

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Madaline: Zen Lill is wishing for you to heal Anonz. I don’t think I am going against my word by asking you to help heal him. Put him back together as quickly as possible. Take care of the others injured except remove from their minds, (not Anonz’s) that they ever entered the danger zone in the first place. You have your orders 21MRB.

Anonz:  I gave you my word and in keeping my word, you are not being protected. However my thought is you would prefer to confront your goal and be in the best shape possible to carry out your goal. Therefore I saw no harm in honoring ZL’s request in making sure that you heal quickly so that you can do just that. 

Peace & Love….you know what to do :)

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 Happy New Year!

Good Morning! It is a beautiful day out here where I am  - I hope it is the same for you. 

We had a very unexpected but totally fun evening last night at The Starlight Room. Harry invited us up to his suite and to the Starlight Room to bring in the new year. It was the first time that we spent with Harry and had his complete attention for the entire evening. Not that we need to be his complete focus, but he is always so busy flitting around the room making sure that everyone is having a good time that we never seem to be able to converse longer than a few minutes. Last night was very different and very special for me. We were really able to sit down and talk…about life, goals, the next big thing, the future, how we can collaborate again on a project together.  It was very sweet and endearing, and a new year that I will always remember….

….And for other reasons too. This new year is going to bring lots of good change for all of us.  A new year, a new president…a new way of life for many. And hopefully a new earth…by coming up with creative, life sustaining, loving ways to take care of her and all that inhabit it.

Enough said. I just want to be brief this morning. I’ll end with wishing everyone and abundance of happiness and joy, good health and wealth, and peace between all.  I still like my mantra of Peace & Love: “Live it, Give it”, so I’ll stick with that until a new one strikes my fancy. 

Readers: I’ll get back to those of you that blogged me yesterday but in the mean time, tell me what your plans are for the new year. Blog me. Inspire me as you always do. 

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Ya know I went to bed last night with pleasant thoughts on my mind. And we just got through watching one of my favorite movies, ‘The Sound Of Music’.  I can never tire of that movie; the story line or the music. I know it’s a bit corny and sing songy, but it is done so well. Funny, for the first time I focused on the scenery and architecture and found myself drawn to Austria and the incredible mountains. Another reason to love the movie.

The musical ends with the Nazi’s invading and the Von Trapp family having to escape to Switzerland via the beautiful Austrian mountains.  It is an uplifting movie that focuses on love and family, and war plays a very small roll. Even in the end when they are climbing the mountains, they are all smiles and love. Not exactly real life but, hey, it’s an uplifting musical, not a war movie.  

The movie ends and boom…News flash, Israel has bombed Gaza City. They have launched massive airstrikes against Hamas for breaking a 6-month cease fire agreement. Hello…wake-up, welcome to the real world. This is not what I want to see as I shut my eyes and desire to dream of more peaceful and loving times.

BUT…this is reality. This is what is happening in the real world and for ‘these two’ it has been going on…in my mind way too long…and I’m sure for the Israeli and Palestinian people…forever.  I say, ‘these two’ because it always seems that any war is between two or a few dictators who gather and inspire their armies to fight. And people, innocent people get brought into the mix and end up injured or worse, killed. I know my description is simplified and naive, but to me, war is stupid and archaic. 

What I really wish was that war was just a game…a board game really…a battle of the minds, where the most intelligent one with the best idea for all concerned, wins. Win with wit not with weapons. Weapons and bombs feel so yesteryear. But then I remember that many of these dictators are just plain greedy and stupid and don’t care much about the people concerned. It is not a battle of the minds but one of inflamed testosterone levels. So put the two in a pit and let them duke it out and kill each other. Funny though…war is not just global but universal. Minds that are much more intelligent than us battle it out too by going to war. More evolved wit = more evolved weapons. So much for a battle of the minds.

I know…once again I am simplifying war and being naive. But honestly, what I have seen from those that are ‘experienced’ at war, I’ll take my naiveté any day and preach my ‘peace  & love’ mantra. Somebody’s got to. And hey…we all remember the planet Sweteno – we know ‘peace & love’ amongst all, exists.  ’There’…is living proof.

And speaking of my mantra…. 

Khaista: I am not holding back any ‘love’ for you girls. I support and send ‘peace & love’ to all of my sisters in this world, and right now especially the ones who are dealing with the ‘craziness’ of war. And unfortunately innocent people always get harmed in war.

Gidon: I am aware of your situation, and I feel for the people involved,  but Madaline and the Girls are not available to fight for one or the other. My orders to them are to bring about peace and order and equality, not to kill unnecessarily. Killing in my mind is the last resort. My vision is preservation not devastation.  

And with that said…I am signing off. 

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We went to the movies last night and saw an amazing flick called ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. A brilliant little film based in India, about a young man named Jamal who is a contestant on the Hindi version television show ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ – Yes, the same show that became very popular here in the US.

Jamal exceeds the expectations of the show and the producers suspecting that he is cheating, have him arrested and interrogated. During the interrogation we see flashbacks of his life that explains how Jamal is able to answer the ‘Millionaire’ questions. It is brilliant the way the director Danny Boyle ties together Jamal’s life experiences with his answers on the show.

And yes, there is a love involved; A childhood sweetheart, Latika whom Jamal has been in love with since he was a young boy. I don’t want to give to much of it a way just in case you have not seen it but the film really does run the full gamut of emotions as we see him growing up, falling in love, coming close to death, and escaping from his unfavorable predicament. 

But, what really stood out for me was his unwavering commitment to survive in life and his life long goal to be with his beloved. Through all of his trials and tribulations he did not lose sight of what he wanted in life, nor did he let anything stop him, even when his closest friend, his brother, said to forget about her and move on. 

As always, I am moved by love and the ways that people express their commitment, not through ‘words’ but through the ‘actions’ they take.  Actions always speak louder than words and reveal the true intentions of a person. The words, ‘I love you’ need never be spoken when actions express it so much more fully. And in fact, the words ‘I love you’ can feel empty and meaningless when there is lack of meaningful action. Jamal never needed to say words, as his actions and intentions said everything.

A beautiful, sweet little film, and a must see. 

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Oops got to run – I’ll say hello to all of you tomorrow…..

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“A dream not investigated is like a letter left unopened.”  

And I will add ‘to ourselves’ because I have been told in the few dream interpretation classes that I took, that all parts of the dream are the dreamer. Sounds a little self-absorbed to me but then when you’re taking about self indulging in self help or self growth courses like I did 20 years ago, It really is all about self….meaning ME :)

I’m done with the many years of that. Not the growth part but definitely the daily self analyzing. One can spend lifetimes trying to figure out why and still be stuck in the frustration of not knowing. But I always ask, ‘Why do you need to know why? What will you do with it then? Anytime I have figured out the ‘why’, it gives me the answer but doesn’t leave me with much else. The issue is still there, you’ve just discovered how it got there.  I say move on, delete the need to understand, and just accept it or change it. I know for some, easier said than done. 

This is not to say that I don’t believe in psychotherapy. I do for some.  For some it may be very helpful. For others, it is just a crutch to lean on for many years drudging up the same old stuff and analyzing it over and over again.  I believe therapists should help you tackle your issue(s) and then send you on your way. And the good ones do just that. Therapy should not be a codependent life long course.    

Okay, enough said on that.  I am getting a bit off topic. What I really wanted to share was my dream from last night. I dream every night as most people do but unlike some I remember my dreams very vividly and often. And as much as I like Jung’s saying, if I examined all of the dreams that I remembered I would be self analyzing all day long…and didn’t I say that that part of my life was over?  

But every once in awhile I have a dream that really speaks to me. Last night was one of those. I woke up this morning and I felt very tired, and the memory of my dream left me heavy headed.  Let me share the meat of it which is the part that I remember vividly:

I was sitting in the passenger side of the very first car that I owned in my late teens, a Mazda RX3, however, I believe I was at my present age. The car was parked at the top of a very steep hill and the emergency brake was on and the passenger door was open. Suddenly, the emergency brake no longer held the car and the car started to roll down the hill…slowly at first and then it started to pick up speed. I yanked on the emergency brake but it did nothing. My thought was, ‘The door’s open. Do I jump out of the car which may bring harm to me, possibly death, or do I crawl over into the driver’s seat and gain control?’ I decided to crawl over, gain control of the wheel and steer the car down the hill to safety. 

So that’s it. If I analyze this dream to me it is pretty self explanatory. The car to me represents my life. And it was my first car which always holds a special place in one’s life, emphasizing again the specialness of life. Because to me life is special, especially to the person whose life it is.

The emergency brake that I have always been able to count on has failed. The emergency brake is the metaphor for my safety. The brake is always there for me to use when needed. For me it is someone or something that has always been there protecting me; my safety net, or you could say the guardian angel in my life. The fact that the emergency brake is still present tells me that my guardian angel will always be there. The fact that I feel that I am in an emergency situation and my brake is not working tells me that maybe I am yanking on the brake unnecessarily. That there really is no emergency….all I have to do is have faith and take control of my life.

Hmm….have I been feeling out of control of my life lately? Have I been relying on my guardian angel too much, considering events in my life as emergencies when they are not? If so, this part of the dream tells me that the brake, my guardian angel, is always there, a little worn out maybe :) but that I need to trust myself more and not always rely on the yanking of the brake or the calling to my angel.

I see the car, my life zooming down the hill uncontrollable, with no one at the helm. I have two choices: 

I either jump out of the moving car – the door is open – how easy would that be? But to escape my life, to me, would be instant death. I mean how do I escape my own life and live? And lets say I do live. What kind of life do I have when I are not fully engaged in my life? I am scathed from the fall and my car, my life, is out of control, no one at the wheel. An accident waiting to happen. I have lost the connection – What is the point of living if you can call it living?  

Or do I fully engage in my life? Do I manage to crawl over and take control of my car, my life, and steer it in the direction I want to go?  There are no free rides and being in the passenger seat is definitely not a control position especially when there is no driver present. Truly living life to the fullest means that one is engaged in life, in the driver’s seat and in control.  Thankfully and not surprisingly, in my dream, I chose the latter.   

What I like about dream analysis is that no one can tell you what your dream means better than you. Yes, others can suggest what they think that it means but unless it resonates for you, it will not be true for you. What I said above resonates with me. When I woke up this morning and went over the details, it was crystal clear. 

To answer my own question, I don’t feel out of control in my life. I actually feel very in control and this dream was just driving the point home – no pun intended. :) To me this dream was just reiterating and showing support of what I already know about myself.  This dream says a lot to me and more than I actually wrote here. I didn’t want to be too long winded, after all it is all about ME :) All  I can say is that I’m happy I opened up this letter to myself.  

Readers: So enough about ME….Any ‘letters’ you want to share? Blog me. 

Anonz:  What a nice surprise to hear from you. I thought you were off fighting the good fight but I am pleased to hear that you are in training. I wish you luck in passing your course.

In regards to Obama and the RNC – thanks for sharing. I am looking forward to Obama in office too. He has a challenging time ahead of him. And now with the RNC pitting OTW’s against each other. Hmm…maybe he might need some help.

Madaline: Any suggestions in giving Obama a helping hand?

I’m off to the beach to walk Lucy. Have a beautiful day everyone!

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