How does one put into words all that you believe? How do you even know all that you truly believe? I guess I really don't know, but I know this...
Love is the one thing that really matters in life. It really can conquer all, it really can make life worth living. I'm not just talking about being in love (which is great), I also mean love for other human beings and for all of God's creatures. Love is followed my the milk of human kindness and compassion on my list. These make up the triumvirate of what I believe.
Have you ever been in the depths of despair, where nothing you enjoy brings you any pleasure? Where fear is all around you, coloring your every emotion and interaction?I have experienced this most profoundly while waiting for word on a very sick loved one who was in the hospital. We had no way of knowing if he would live or die. During times like that, even the smallest kindness takes on profound importance. This is when life is cut down to its barest essentials, where all the bull-pucky that makes up our everyday lives just falls away. That's when you see what the most important things in life really are.
This is when you realize that every act of kindness on your part can have a profound effect on those around you. So next time you see someone who needs something, something you can easily provide, don't even hesitate. Plus you will have the added benefit of feeling better about yourself after you do it. It looks like a win-win situation to me. Beats the hell out of turning a blind eye to someone in need.
Too preachy? I know. But I still love you all anyway.
So love me back, it's not so hard to do.
Sunday, April 30, 2006
Friday, April 14, 2006
Spring is Here!
Well it looks like Spring is finally here to stay in Michigan. The trees are budding, the tulips and daffodils are in full bloom, and the smell of dog poo is in the air. Ah, Spring. Time to get out my super-duper pooper-scooper and clean up the yard. Luckily, tomorrow looks to be a bright, sunny Spring day.
Spring and Fall have always been my favorite times of the year. Fall colors, the smell of burning leaves, the holidays just around the corner. I love the moderate temperatures most of all. Not that they are all the moderate anymore. Thanks to Bush 1 & 2, the US does not believe that global warming even exists. So, of course, we are not doing anything about it, because it doesn't exist. See how that works? It's called Republican logic. It exists on its own little plane, separate from real logic.
I was thinking the other day, where will I be able to go to feel safe. Still can't think of where a person could run and hide and not be affected by this weather. North, south, east, west, all have their own unique climate challenges. Maybe they will open a hotel on the moon soon, we could all go there and hang out. That way we can see how this all comes out, from a distance.
Then there is Bush's foreign policy. If Iraq wasn't bad enough, now he wants to keep the nuclear option on the table when dealing with Iran. Or as Mr. Bush would say, the nu-cu-lar option. How did we end up with this moron in the White House? It has to do with the polarization of the electorate. The right-wing base will never not support him, no matter what he does. As long as he is with them on the social issues, he will always get that hard-core base to vote for him. It doesn't matter how many former aides, or generals, or CIA agents tell us what an idiot he is on foreign policy, he's got that base. Scary.
Not to mention his arrogance. Actually, the arrogance of his whole administration. Between Rumsfeld and Gonzales, the smug alerts must be going off all the time in the White House. When will Bush realize that he is only a president, not a king?
You may have noticed that I have added some local GLBT news to my site. Between the Lines newspaper is one of our best sources for local gay news in metro Detroit. Check it out.
Spring and Fall have always been my favorite times of the year. Fall colors, the smell of burning leaves, the holidays just around the corner. I love the moderate temperatures most of all. Not that they are all the moderate anymore. Thanks to Bush 1 & 2, the US does not believe that global warming even exists. So, of course, we are not doing anything about it, because it doesn't exist. See how that works? It's called Republican logic. It exists on its own little plane, separate from real logic.
I was thinking the other day, where will I be able to go to feel safe. Still can't think of where a person could run and hide and not be affected by this weather. North, south, east, west, all have their own unique climate challenges. Maybe they will open a hotel on the moon soon, we could all go there and hang out. That way we can see how this all comes out, from a distance.
Then there is Bush's foreign policy. If Iraq wasn't bad enough, now he wants to keep the nuclear option on the table when dealing with Iran. Or as Mr. Bush would say, the nu-cu-lar option. How did we end up with this moron in the White House? It has to do with the polarization of the electorate. The right-wing base will never not support him, no matter what he does. As long as he is with them on the social issues, he will always get that hard-core base to vote for him. It doesn't matter how many former aides, or generals, or CIA agents tell us what an idiot he is on foreign policy, he's got that base. Scary.
Not to mention his arrogance. Actually, the arrogance of his whole administration. Between Rumsfeld and Gonzales, the smug alerts must be going off all the time in the White House. When will Bush realize that he is only a president, not a king?
You may have noticed that I have added some local GLBT news to my site. Between the Lines newspaper is one of our best sources for local gay news in metro Detroit. Check it out.
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