...for us to move forward, in life, is to release the "small things" that continue to hold us hostage, where we are. One is grudges - while seemingly huge, are actually a small thing. Believe me - I was raised by a "grudge holding master"!!! Some of my family still holds them; and the "master" has been gone since 2012!!! I have made choices in my life to, first, release grudges that weren't mine to hold; then, to move onto my own - and release them. All a part of the process of personal growth. Periodically, something random will pop up, and I have to take a look at it - and place it where it belongs - usually, in the past, to remove the power it's attempting to take from my present. In this life, I need to be full power, ya know??! What are some of the "small things" holding back YOUR personal growth? We would LOVE to hear any insight you might have. Please contact the ministry via this website; or email us at Ozer Ministries, Inc - ozerministries@att.net ; or my email - Connie J... - beamererin@yahoo.com . Have a good day, and be safe!!! #ENDtheSILENCEofVIOLENCE #isityou #domesticviolenceiseverywhere #youarenotalone #doyouknow #choicesmatter

As a child, I WAS SILENCED about SOOOOO many things: - family secrets - my own Sexual Abuse - how I felt about MOST things etc... Now, as an adult, finally having a voice, I am in the process of learning that it's okay to be silent; that there are MANY times I have NO reason to share my unsolicited opinion. One example - I don't have to insert my opinion on anyone else's life choices. I, personally, believe we all stand alone at the end of our life; my opinion about ANYONE else will not mean a thing, in that moment; so why waste my precious time on earth? Though I may disagree, for whatever reason - I may be given an opportunity to share it - if I'm not, my job is to reconcile it within myself. Our job on earth is to love and be supportive of others. Sometimes, choices must be made, however. We are not required to partake in anything we don't support. The old "love them, but not what they do". Does this remind you of any current, or past situations in your life? We would LOVE to hear any insight you might have. Please contact the ministry via this website; or email us at Ozer Ministries, Inc - ozerministries@att.net ; or my email - Connie J... - beamererin@yahoo.com . Have a good day, and be safe!!! #ENDtheSILENCEofVIOLENCE #isityou #domesticviolenceiseverywhere #youarenotalone #doyouknow #choicesmatter

...every day, to be grateful for. I used to think that trying to be happy, when I was so miserable, was being fake. After my epiphany that I had faked it, for so many years, before starting my healing journey, my brain just couldn't comprehend it!!! "Fake it til you make it", was SUCH a cliche; but there IS an element of truth in it. However, if you never start attempting to be positive or happy; it will not just magically appear. Healing takes work - and you're not faking happiness - it is a goal you are striving to reach. THAT is the difference. The beginning step is that gratitude - find ONE thing, no matter how small, EVERY day - I promise you, your life will begin to change. Some days, there will be big gratitude - start with a spark... We would LOVE to hear any insight you might have. Please contact the ministry via this website; or email us at Ozer Ministries, Inc - ozerministries@att.net ; or my email - Connie J... - beamererin@yahoo.com . Have a good day, and be safe!!! #ENDtheSILENCEofVIOLENCE #isityou #domesticviolenceiseverywhere #youarenotalone #doyouknow #choicesmatter #gratitude

Domestic Violence, Violence Against Women, etc, has been around pretty much since time began. Does that make it right??! Does it mean we don't fight??! Not from where I'm sitting. We are in the world to do what we can, while we're here. Unfortunately, injustice is the "counterbalance" we need to be able to appreciate justice. Just as we have hate, to feel love, even greater. While I'm pretty sure the initial plan was for love, and only positive - the reality of life isn't that way, so we persevere. This world is a crazy place; but knowing we're not fighting, alone, really helps. The Battle still rages on...will you join us, and raise your battle cry??! We would LOVE to hear any insight you might have. Please contact the ministry via this website; or email us at Ozer Ministries, Inc - ozerministries@att.net ; or my email - Connie J... - beamererin@yahoo.com . Have a good day, and be safe!!! #ENDtheSILENCEofVIOLENCE #isityou #domesticviolenceiseverywhere #youarenotalone #doyouknow #choicesmatter

Do you ever feel like you are the ONLY person stuck in the type of situation you're in? I used to - years ago, when I WAS stuck!!! It took me MANY years to realize, the ONLY person able to get me UNstuck was ME!!! Yet, try as I may - doing it alone was a losing battle!!! What??! Didn't I just say the ONLY person who could get me unstuck was me??! Yes, I did - by asking for help, to help guide me to get unstuck. Billions of people being on the Earth is NOT a mistake. I believe God created man so even HE wouldn't be alone; so who are we to poo-poo HIS thinking? Trust me - I enjoy my time, alone; but sometimes, it's just NOT good for me. I still have to do the work. Some days, it's all I can do to get myself out of bed; but I surround myself with people that care about me, and hold me accountable. When I mess up, I take responsibility for my actions, and move forward. Sometimes, I am NOT the fastest learner - it takes me a couple times to grasp a life-lesson. I get a lil down, go off and whine for a minute and lick my wounds - then I come back with a new resolve. NO ONE is immune to "life-lessons" - some just take a little longer to really learn. You just have to make the best choices you can, every day. Give yourself a lil grace, and room for error - just don't stay there!!! Remember, even if you feel there is nobody human "there for you", God is... We would LOVE to hear any insight you might have. Please contact the ministry via this website; or email us at Ozer Ministries, Inc - ozerministries@att.net ; or my email - Connie J... - beamererin@yahoo.com . Have a good day, and be safe!!! #ENDtheSILENCEofVIOLENCE #isityou #domesticviolenceiseverywhere #youarenotalone #doyouknow

I have shared about my various struggles, over this last year, in particular. I FINALLY realized, the other day - that the life I was trying to live was NOT sustainable. I had lost all of the focus and discipline I had worked hard to build over MANY years. I know the decline started in the Spring of 2025, with my "Tale of 3 New Cellphones" within 3 weeks. I lost my life-footing, and kept trying to crawl back and "catch up". THAT never works - I even had MANY conversations with myself regarding that fact; attempting to start over from where I was. But I just kept getting further and further behind - though I did keep trying, and trying. I never stopped writing my ideas, but even this Blog suffered. I sincerely apologize - and take full responsibility for my shortcomings. My Vacation was so needed; and then the Holiday Season hit me with a vengeance. Mostly, I didn't know what I was feeling, I really don't think I was, per se - except more and more behind; and SOOOOO overwhelmed with EVERYTHING!!! In looking at my Advent Calendar, still on the wall - I, recently, figured out that I finally just shut down, and went through the motions of my life - from December 15, on. I told my Counselor a couple weeks ago, that my Wicked/Wicked:For Good obsession was the only thing that got me through the year. (In looking back, I've written about how the movie Sister Act helped me survive 1992 - all I can say, is, God's Mysterious Ways.) Well - from this moment on, I will be taking it one moment at a time; and attempting to build, again. I know am not starting from the beginning; but you gotta start somewhere, right??! Working to keep what I need my life to be - sustainable. I cannot be the only person that feels this way... We would LOVE to hear any insight you might have. Please contact the ministry via this website; or email us at Ozer Ministries, Inc - ozerministries@att.net ; or my email - Connie J... - beamererin@yahoo.com . Have a good day, and be safe!!! #ENDtheSILENCEofVIOLENCE #isityou #domesticviolenceiseverywhere #youarenotalone #doyouknow

If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me why I did something, good or bad, I would be a millionaire. Sometimes, it was a conscious, thought-out choice; other times, it's because I had a period of a type of mental paralyzation - caused by feeling overwhelmed. Though it has improved; it still happens, and it can take awhile for me to really catch ahold of it and name it. I looked back on my Advent Calendar, from this previous December. The last date I put an ornament up, was December 15. I realized a couple weeks, ago, that was the date I shut down - to get through the Holiday Season in retail. I knew I had been struggling, throughout the year; but when I noticed that calendar, it was like a flashing red light in my face!!! I have been trying to evaluate this last year, and my downward trend, for awhile. I was functional, went to work, etc; but all the parts of my engine were not engaging. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner - overwhelmed, it is!!! I noticed I had lost my coping for that Holiday Rush - but I thought it was because I had lost my "Holiday Momentum", the last few years, being out with my surgeries, etc. Whatever the reason - I have an official date of shutdown. Apparently, I just gave up the fight. I have been trying to talk it through, with both myself AND my Counselor - not to make excuses; but to get to the root of it. That, is still a work in progress...  Have you had this happen to you? Some people refer to it as "spiraling", etc. Gotta say, honestly, am NOT a fan - but, here we are... We would LOVE to hear any insight you might have. Please contact the ministry via this website; or email us at Ozer Ministries, Inc - ozerministries@att.net ; or my email - Connie J... - beamererin@yahoo.com . Have a good day, and be safe!!! #ENDtheSILENCEofVIOLENCE #isityou #domesticviolenceiseverywhere #youarenotalone #doyouknow

...the "art". Other times, it's more about the "pretty". Throughout my life, I have seen some beautiful artwork - even some famous art pieces. Though I appreciated what was in front of me, many of the less famous pieces touched my heart, more. This theory is applicable to life, also. Sometimes, you barely "make it through your day". Other days, are a joy, from start to finish. I believe it's what touches your heart, throughout the day, that makes ALL the difference. Sometimes, you must be your own "touchstone" to find your "pretty". Isn't about time you find; or even begin to make your own "pretty", in your life? Have you ever thought about it? Why waste any more of your precious time? YOU ARE WORTH IT!!!  We would LOVE to hear any insight you might have. Please contact the ministry via this website; or email us at Ozer Ministries, Inc - ozerministries@att.net ; or my email - Connie J... - beamererin@yahoo.com . Have a good day, and be safe!!! #ENDtheSILENCEofVIOLENCE #isityou #domesticviolenceiseverywhere #youarenotalone #doyouknow

...no longer want to be, is sometimes easier, than deciding who you WANT to be. I got this idea from a meme on Facebook, that said, "I have had MANY people in my life teach me who I do NOT want to be". As Mr Miyagi told Daniel in Karate Kid, during the bonsai lesson - "close eyes, picture what you want your tree to look like. Now open your eyes, and trim away all you don't want your tree to be". It's a starting point - usually, with a lot less "fuzzy stuff" - your own, or other people's expectations, etc. A different path for your future to take. Anticipation of something new and different. A motivational fear of the unknown; and it literally can be what you make it, by breaking old patterns. Have you ever thought about it? Is it time to start it??! Remember, doing it for yourself is a good thing. That's when change "sticks better". We would LOVE to hear any insight you might have. Please contact the ministry via this website; or email us at Ozer Ministries, Inc - ozerministries@att.net ; or my email - Connie J... - beamererin@yahoo.com . Have a good day, and be safe!!! #ENDtheSILENCEofVIOLENCE #isityou #domesticviolenceiseverywhere #youarenotalone #doyouknow