Today as we honor and remember Martin Luther King Jr. I just want to remind every one of you of something he once said:

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

For me this quote is very important for so many things in all of our lives.  When we all speak out, and stand up for what is right then change is made.  It is up to all of us to take a stand on the injustices in this world.  It is our world, the world our children and their children will live in and if we don’t speak out to make the changes we want to see in this world it will not only be ourselves that suffer, but all those who follow us that suffer as well.  We can all do this – we all have the power individually to make a difference…please believe and know every single one of us has the power to do good things.

Martin Luther King, Jr. also said in a speech, “A time comes when silence is betrayal.”  As well as, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?”

On January 14th blog I wrote about a stalking/rape victim that needed our help in order to get justice.  The system in her town in New Mexico was trying to accept a plea bargain to drop down the charges on her predator down to a 3rd degree charge instead of what he should have been receiving.  Well thanks to all of the people who agreed this was wrong and called to voice their opinion the plea bargain is now off the table – if you hadn’t stood up for the victim in this case this predator would not have been made accountable for his actions, and most likely would go on to do it again to another victim, the judge has decided to not accept the plea bargain, but instead to have this go to trial.  Thank you all so much for helping this young mother – now let’s hope that all your voices will continue to help others.  Everyone can make a huge difference in this world, and I just wanted you all to know in this case you have made a difference.

Then on January 17th her mother wrote to me, “Thank you everyone for the support.  To update you – the judge told the lawyer he was not accepting a plea in this case, that the charges where such that it is going to trial and that it is set for a jury trial on a date where the judge and jury there will hear it and there will be possible further charges. Thank you for all the support and help you have given, we were at a total loss as to where to turn until Morgan’s Stalking gave me someone to talk to, and cry with thank you.”