Let No Man Raise His Hand

As a man I have seen far to many women suffer abuse at the hands of men.

From this point on Let No Man Raise His Hand in Anger , Let No Man Raise His Hand in Hate , Let No Man Raise His Hand in Conflict for to do so diminishes the Human Spirit.

Women are our greatest treasure. They bring life into the world. They nurture our spirits and nourish our souls yet far too many of them suffer at the hands of men. What is wrong with us as a society that in the 21st century we still allow this to take place. We must rise up against those that would oppress , we must rise up against those that would abuse. We must rise up against those that value life so little that they would batter ones soul.

Let us embrace Love as a way of life and acknowledge Women as the Divine Blessing they are.

I received a phone call last night from a loved one whose partner was in jail because he had beaten her bloody. What possesses a two hundred pound man to batter a one hundred and fifty pound woman. What possesses a man to ever raise his hand to a woman. This is disturbing , puzzling and unacceptable. As men we must raise our voices for silence is a form of abuse . We can no longer turn our backs on our Mothers , Sisters , Wives and Friends.

Let No Man Raise His Hand!

Let today be a Healing Celebration in which we Honour every Woman on Sacred Mother Earth.

For my friends in the Creative Arts I ask that you use your gifts to create awareness. Use your music , art , poetry , writing ... to help change peoples paradigm that we may once and for all put an end to this epidemic. For my friends in the Spiritual/Healing Arts I ask that you send your Prayers and Healing Energies to every Woman who has ever suffered abuse at the hands of a man.

Let No Man Raise His Hand!

As a society we must seek to create better men for the ones we have produced so far have failed. We live in a world of rape , murder , molestation , crime and war. We must choose better leaders , create better schools and seek an existence that is less selfish and more selfless.

Let No Man Raise His Hand!

The pure loves light of my Wifes smile embraces my soul , the beauty of my sisters enchants my spirit , the radiance of my nieces inspires my inner child and the divine spark within every woman I have ever met motivates me to cry out to my fellow man - No More ! No More ! - put your hand down and raise your heart in celebration of the majesty of all women.

Let No Man Raise His Hand!

I ask that you transform your thoughts to those of peace , love and beauty. I ask that you have a reverence for life that honours the beauty of all living things. I ask that you live a soul centered life that promotes social awareness and achieves positive change. I ask that you open your hearts to all women for to do so connects us with higher wisdom and allows love and joy to flow into our lives. I ask that you reach for the heavens while keeping your feet on the ground thereby facilitating peace in the world and creating abundant new possibilities.

Let No Man Raise His Hand!

Women have an innate connection to the soul that transcends this earthly existence. Let us rejoice in their magnificence and seek the fruit of their wisdom that we may all find a peace profound as we live in harmony. To move forward in life we must realize that happiness is a choice and must make a conscious effort to make better choices. Teach your children well for they are the future of humankind. We spend so much time teaching math and science and far too little time teaching love , honour , respect , compassion , integrity , dignity and truth. If we are to survive we must teach our children to breathe joy and happiness , to embrace respect and compassion , to see selflessly through spiritual eyes.

Let No Man Raise His Hand!

May this simple note inspire you to Light a Candle of Love thereby illuminating a path of spirit nurturing truth that will lead us out of these dark times into a brighter tomorrow.

Tell your Mother you Love her!
Tell your Sister you Love her!
Tell your Daughter you Love her!

Let No Man Raise His Hand!

Let No Man Raise His Hand!


Yours in the Glory of Love Profound
Micheal

Here are some resources:

www.shelternet.ca

www.satcontario.com

www.ndvh.org

www.endabuse.org

www.ncadv.org

Reviews

[Aspiring Angel]

Hi Michael,

Frst of all I would like to thank you for the friend invite. Even though it appears I have been with Writer's Cafe for some time, I really only started to begin to understand the posting today and I have made a couple of meager attempts.

This write I must agree with Sydelle, is extremely well done. Abuse of any kind has long been one of my soapbox issues and I will be posting writes on the subject myself. I have not been the victim of abuse but I have met and known many that have been.

I will be back to visit with you again soon. I loved your opening remarks on your Profile page and I can't wait to get to know you better.

Blessings,
Lesa

[Paige Sperry]

Being that this is the first work I have read let alone reviewed on this site I am plesantly surpriesed as to what I have stumbled upon. This screams truth, each word should be read, comprehended, and taken to heart by so many men and boys in this world that it is both enlightening and frightening all at the same time. I can think of at least ten men and teenage boys who need to understand this without wandering out of the closest branches of my family tree, including several unclues, my brother, a grandfather, and some male cousins.

That I can think of that many people despite the fact that I have hardly met most of my family is bothersome in and of itself. Hopefully one day what you have written will be common knowledge, something taught in households and schools and not something that must be passed about so frequently across the literary circut of the internet. Now I am rambling but there is nothing new in that.

You portray some wonderful morals here,
have a wonderful new years,
Paige

[Earthgal]

Nicely said.

I pray for those men. The men who have lost their understanding or who had not been taught that women were put here to be a Help Mate and to be pleasing to man. If we for some reason we become less pleasing, set us free. Don't raise a hurtful hand.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts. You are a Gift indeed.

** Happy Holidays **

Earthgal

[Margaret Barton-Wahl]

I lived through a sadly abusive relationship. Upon reading this I felt a surge of gratitude for not being in that relationship anymore. This is a nice work and I can only say that I am glad that there are men like you in this world. Love this work, keep up this good stuff. Peace&Love be with you...Margaret Barton-Wahl

[Joanna Maharis]

A very beautiful and most heartfelt piece of writing. I agree with all of your points you make in this story. I applaud you.

[Storygirl]

Absolutely heartfelt and revealing. To be moved by someone else's pain enough to write it in verse and provide resources is astounding. I hope whomever you wrote this piece for knows how much she is cared about. Well written.

[just is]

I really like this it is so well expressed, and full of truth, well written.

[Nautili]

So beautifully expressed and yet juxtaposed with such a sad, societal issue,the denigration of women. We are an advanced civilization in many respects, and so primitive. I loved the part, "Women have an innate connection to the soul that transcends this earthly existence." I believe that to be true, too, without sounding conceited, being a woman! Many men have that quality as well, but it seems more common to womankind.Interesting work.....I liked that you took up a rather weighty issue, bringing the darkness into the light, from your pen into the minds of your readers.

[Liliana]

What an amazingly inspirational expression of heart!!! I love it, it's fabulous! It was exciting and upbeat... just WOW.

[Flame DM]

extremely well write, 'Let No Man Raise His Hand' definately was worth my time to read. To me it seemed almost as powerful as the "I have a dream" speech, just this is talking about a bigger issue. The sexes because it affects every age, every religion, and every racial gender around the world. Women are beat and undermined for reasons I still do not understand. We are also, especially in America, meant to live up to an image of goddess like features, and if a girl doesn't have that then they aren't worth the time, which actually lowers us even further.

I have seven sisters and I think I might have them read this all and have it move them as it moved me. You are an excellent writer, with your words you can move someone and show them what is happening and what needs to be stopped. I can't wait to read more of your works.

-Flame

[Rhonda]

Thank you for this!

I love the consistent theme (Let No Man Raise His Hand), and the place that you took us to.

The only thing that really confused me was "The pure loves light of my Wifes smile embraces my soul" because I think 'wifes' should be wife's. I thought you had multiple wives. :)

Great work. I loves it. I'm looking forward to getting to know you more as we share our writing together.

-Rhonda