I am saving the top two for last of my list of faves for '14.
I realize this is very general, but I have to say that my friends and family totally make my list of faves for '14.
To my friends, you are my chosen family.
To all of you, I simply cannot imagine my life or this world without you.
You love me. You support me. You call me out on my craziness.
You say the sweetest, kindest things.
You are a huge part of why I love my life so much, and why my life is so amazing.
And you know who you are. You called me. You dropped by my office. You hung out with me and Mike. You dropped a note on Facebook. You made a donation to one of my causes. You spoke out for those with no voice. I might not have seen you in years, but I know you are there.
And I love you.
Thanks for reading.
Zuma beach.
Showing posts with label equal rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label equal rights. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Thursday, June 5, 2014
We have more in common than not
I have always believed that each of us have more in common with one another than not.
It may not always be clear.
And many will have a difficult time acknowledging it.
But we do.
I can spend all day reading comments from people who despise gay people. People who think that gay people are deviants, individuals doomed to hell.
One woman on Facebook, in response to seeing the new pro-football player Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend after getting the news that the St. Louis Rams had picked him up in the NFL draft, said that the video made her almost vomit.
Seriously?
I have never understood the extreme hate that some hold towards gay people. It is especially unnerving when they use horrible words and then say they feel this way because of Jesus.
Name calling never really produces anything positive. Spewing hatred towards others, well what good can possibly come from that.
And yes, hate is spewed from our direction.
So we end up with a bunch of people calling each other names and hating on each other.
When the truth is, we all have more in common than not. Our differences tally up to a lot less than what we have in common.
I refuse to buy into the hate. I would rather reach my hand out in peace than hate on you.
I wish more people felt the same.
It may not always be clear.
And many will have a difficult time acknowledging it.
But we do.
I can spend all day reading comments from people who despise gay people. People who think that gay people are deviants, individuals doomed to hell.
One woman on Facebook, in response to seeing the new pro-football player Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend after getting the news that the St. Louis Rams had picked him up in the NFL draft, said that the video made her almost vomit.
Seriously?
I have never understood the extreme hate that some hold towards gay people. It is especially unnerving when they use horrible words and then say they feel this way because of Jesus.
Name calling never really produces anything positive. Spewing hatred towards others, well what good can possibly come from that.
And yes, hate is spewed from our direction.
So we end up with a bunch of people calling each other names and hating on each other.
When the truth is, we all have more in common than not. Our differences tally up to a lot less than what we have in common.
I refuse to buy into the hate. I would rather reach my hand out in peace than hate on you.
I wish more people felt the same.
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