🌅 Day 37 – Power of Your Mind: Hope Can Change Everything
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💜 Dear Friends,
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month — a time to remember those we’ve lost, honor those who survived, and open our hearts to the reality that domestic abuse remains one of the most dangerous and misunderstood forms of violence in our nation.
When police respond to a domestic violence call, they know it’s one of the most dangerous situations they can face.
And yet — imagine the danger of the person who lives in that home.
The one who cannot leave. The one who endures it day after day, year after year.
If we can think of how dangerous it is for the officer responding for minutes —
we must also believe how terrifying it is for the survivor living in it for years.
“I saw the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” — Acts 2:26
🕊️ The Power of the Mind
The fifth ingredient to the Seven Measures of Perfection is the Power of the Mind.
Your mind has the power to change how you see, believe, and respond to the world around you.
If you can think it, you can begin to live it.
Survivors who begin to believe “I can do anything” often begin to see pathways that once felt invisible.
Change begins in the mind long before it happens in reality.
Think the change first — then watch your life follow.
🪶 5 Practical Tips When Abuse Is Present
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Create a Safety Plan. Know where you can go in an emergency. Keep a spare key, some cash, and copies of important papers hidden but accessible.
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Code Words Save Lives. Teach your children or a trusted friend a phrase that means “I need help.”
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Pack a Go Bag. Have essentials ready: ID, medications, phone numbers, and anything critical for escape.
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Document Safely. Save evidence somewhere your abuser cannot access (secure cloud or trusted contact).
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Safety Planning with Children.
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Teach them how to call 911.
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Identify safe rooms with exits.
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Practice calm leaving.
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Reassure them: “This is not your fault.”
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💬 Reflection
This hope journey has taught me I can do anything.
Laughter has returned. Joy is possible.
And when I think differently, my reality begins to shift.
Thirty-seven days of journaling, praying, and rewriting my own story have shown me that hope is more than emotion — it’s a mindset.
“Lord, I no longer am limited by the past. I am ready to begin the next journey and season.”
✨ Scripture to Reflect On
“…How can you say the Lord does not see your troubles? He never grows faint or weary… Those who wait on the Lord will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” — Isaiah 40:27–31 (NLT)
Even in danger, hope gives strength.
Even in trauma, the mind can be renewed.
Even in fear, faith can whisper, “You are not alone.”
💡 Encouragement
You are a beloved daughter of the great King.
Stay loyal to hope.
Stay close to your truth.
Your mind is not broken — it’s powerful.
You can do anything.
Think it. Believe it. Live it.
☕ Crisis Resources
If you or someone you know is in danger:
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National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) | thehotline.org
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Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
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StrongHearts Native Helpline: 1-844-7NATIVE (762-8483)
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Child Abuse Hotline: 1-800-422-4453
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Elder Abuse Hotline: 1-800-677-1116
🕯️ In Honor of Victims and Survivors
Today, we remember those whose lives were taken — including first responders who answered the call.
May we also remember the millions still trapped behind closed doors.
They live the danger others respond to.
May we think differently, act boldly, and believe that hope can change everything.
Dr Brooke Jones
Founder Stronger Women