Dogs, Water, Church and Black People: 'A Timely Conversation' (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781539473770)

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Dogs, Water, Church and Black People: 'A Timely Conversation'

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Dogs, Water, Church and Black People: 'A Timely Conversation'

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Format: Paperback
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Have you ever wondered where your personal phobias came from? Were we born with certain fears? What about voices in your head, we all have them. Sometimes these voices encourage us, and at other times they discourage and frustrate us. The best of us can easily think evil-dark thoughts, although most people never act on these thoughts, they're there nonetheless; no one is exempt nor above this reproach. I've often said, neurotics build castles in the sky, and psychotics move in. The fine line between thinking or feeling something and actually acting on it can be both fascinating and scary. Often times what hinders us or causes pause and pain, are things that happen in the past, whether we participated in or witnessed those things or not. These feelings can be caused by vivid memories or stories told to us about our family member's experiences from the past. The reality is there are things that have happened within our families before we were born that haunt us today. The once popular, not very friendly term trauma-echo comes to mind. According to many clinicians, trauma-echo is when people with histories of significant trauma find themselves repeating distressful behaviors despite a desire to recover. Many find themselves, for example, in abusive relationships later in life even though they were severely and adversely affected by abuse in the past. Living within these later relationships can cause a 'trauma echo' in which the feelings and behaviors associated with the original trauma 'echo' or recur throughout other relationships long after the original trauma has passed (Addiction.com, 2015). Thoughts and feelings from traumatic events can be passed down subconsciously through the generations. This creates a cycle that is not easily broken. This piece isn't anti-dog, anti-water, or anti-church by no stretch of the imagination. What it is unequivocally without trepidation or hesitation is pro-understanding, pro-unity and must be discussed TNT (today-not-tomorrow).

Author: Robyn Mahaffey,Kirk Ray Smith Sr
ISBN-10: 1539473775
ISBN-13: 9781539473770
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2016
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.11lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.08d
By Robyn Mahaffey
By Robyn Mahaffey
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Kirk has been proudly married to his wife Venessa for over 25 years and they have three wonderful adult sons and one grandson. Their oldest and youngest sons are now serving in the United States Army, and their middle son is pursuing a degree in film and graphic design. Since 2002 Kirk has also served as Principle & CEO of Kirk Smith Unlimited & Associates, LLC., a company committed to help individuals, families and organizations become viable, impactful, visible, inspirational and deliverable holistically. Kirk is a published author and op-ed columnist. He serves as an Adjunct Professor/Instructor for various Colleges and Universities. Specializing in leadership development, social justice, community engagement, marketing for nonprofits, organizational change, and public policy advocacy within both undergraduate and graduate studies programs. Kirk was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He grew up in a single parent home, with 7 siblings in one of the largest most economically challenged communities in America. After graduating high school, Kirk served in the United States Army for seven years and is a wartime. Kirk has been a senior executive level operator of non-profit organizations and agencies, residential facilities, family centers, summer camps, community centers, community-based initiatives and social justice champion, as a President/CEO, District and Group Vice President, Senior Executive, and Director. He is also an ordained minister, and has been a motivational speaker and lecturer for over 20 years. Kirk holds a Bachelor of Science of Human Services and a Master of Science of Organizational Management and Leadership from Springfield College. He is a Doctoral Candidate (Ph.D.) in Human Services, specializing in Non-Profit Management & Leadership at Capella University. He is a nationally certified Nonprofit Organizational Leader & Leadership Development Professional. Kirk has served on several boards supporting nonprofit community-based and higher education institutions. He has been featured on numerous national and local television shows and in news publications and magazines discussing community leadership development, education, fundraising, human and social service work in suburban, rural and urban communities and professional staff development.

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