Cast Down but Not Destroyed

The quintessential or the essence of an abuser in its purest and most concentrated form cannot be unequivocally defined since the nature of this beast of burden is uniquely

unpredictable. The spectrum can range from an unsuspicious lover to a married couple

showing outward displays of affection. On the outside, everything appears normal until

that fated day when the atmospheric change occurs and the definition of what seemed

normal is disintegrated with questions and wonderment of how could this have

happened. Domestic abuse appears to be a buzz word and progressively, it too will

get clearer social and legal definition. It is particularly unimaginable that people who

have attained from minimal to extraordinary visibility behave badly and still return to

their field of professional concern seemingly without their punishment fitting their

crime. As positive strides in the right direction are created to isolate a definition of fair

and equitable punishment, perhaps that would diminish the overwhelming and insurmountable

number of domestic abuse occurrences. While the journey toward the solution

to domestic abuse is not one that can be so easily dispensed from a pill bottle as the

answer unfortunately is much deeper than take two pills and call me in the morning.

Everyone needs to take the time to consider life beyond the fog of despair. Th e journey

of a thousand miles begins with the fi rst step. It is time to take your fi rst step. I did. Was

it easy? No. Was it worth it? Yes!