The founder of Forgotten Victims of Crime, Inc. developed the FRP System. It is based on Faith, Resiliency and Perseverance. The FRP System and the 10 steps offers a guide line used by the founder over the past 32 years. The FRP System will provide a guide line to help you survive and to use this experience as a tool to discover an inner strength and a higher wisdom that is deep in your soul.
Talking and sharing your experience with others that understand and will not judge you is extremely beneficial.
FAITH- RESILIENCY -PERSEVERANCE (FRP System)
Faith : Belief without evidence. You must believe there is a higher power. Your higher power may be God. It may be believing there is something stronger and more powerful in the universe higher than ourselves. It may a religion of your choice or culture. It may be that you have faith in yourself and your abilities. Faith can be perceived in many ways. The main goal is to have faith and hope and belief that change is possible.
Resiliency: The power to cope with adversity and adapt to challenges or change. It is a process of drawing on beliefs, behaviors, skills, and attitudes to move beyond stress, trauma, or tragedy. Although natural in some personalities, it can also be learned. Resilient people have a range of self-knowledge, personal meaning, optimism, and the ability to foster relationships and care for themselves and others. By reaching within themselves to mobilize these strengths and by reaching out to connect with others, they confront life's obstacles and emerge with greater wisdom and flexibility.
Perseverance: To continue striving in spite of opposition or difficulty. The ability to believe there is a solution to all obstacles. The ability to cope and plan and to believe you can overcome any thing life throws at you. Taking care of yourself and emerging stronger than before. Never give up, always having faith, always believing you are capable of all things.
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." Confucius
"Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it" Helen Keller
"Life is not what it's supposed to be. It's what it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference." Virginia Satir
"You must look within for value, but must look beyond for perspective." Denis Waitley
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evicence of things not seen" Hebrew 11:1
The following are some quotes from the founder of Forgotten Victims Of Crime, Inc.:
"Closure will come from deep within ones soul...Possessing the ability to forgive and move forward is the first step towards closure."
"Forgiving the loved one or the family member that committed the crime is vital to my survival and healing."
"Forgiveness is a gift that you give to yourself, not the inmate. Forgiveness of the inmate gives you control and the ability to have closure..."
"The will to survive is instilled in all of us and you will need to find it, tap into it and use it. You will truly be in a fight for your life and for your survival"
" You must have faith, whether it be religious, or faith in yourself. Faith is believing without seeing".
"Reach down deep in your soul and find your resiliency , your perseverance, and your faith. Learn from this. It will make you a better person and give you a strength and a higher wisdom you never knew you possessed".