Recognize the symptoms of abuse early on and address them before they manifest themselves through undesirable behavior, at home or otherwise. Force will never keep peace.

For those of us who choose nurturing relationships rather than abusing them may our efforts prevail.

If the negativity of someone else becomes so great that you're actually being abused - verbally or physically - and they're unwilling or unable to change their behavior, you must pull away. When you let someone mistreat you, you're being unkind and unloving toward yourself by giving that person permission to abuse you... and that's not okay.- Peggy McColl

Abusive situations are easy to get involved in. They pop up when and where you least expect.

To avoid the most the most violent forms of abuse, requires a certain amount of preparation. We must have limits and made up in our minds that we will not cross them. If allowances are made then that opens the door for more allowances.

In the bush lives predator and prey. That is where barbarian, brutal, cruel, insensitive behavior is acceptable.

In a civilized society, made up of the most intelligent form of predator and prey; we have agreed to learn and adhere to principles that make a barbarian society, civil. It is only with this agreement that we can live in peace and harmony.

If only, we could lived without stealing and killing? That would make a world of difference.

Instead of searching for weapons of mass destruction, why not search for Keepers of World Peace?

It all starts at home.

No matter how difficult it may get, we must maintain the willingness to forgive and forget.