got some good mail today, thought i would share it....


No one can make you feel inferior without your consent - Eleanor Roosevelt

Think About This

Think about this -- You may not realize it, but it's 100% true:

1.There are at least two people in this world that you would die for.
2. At least 15 people in this world who love you in some way.
3. The only reason anyone would ever hate you is because they want to be just
like you.
4. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.

5. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.
6. You mean the world to someone.
7. You are special and unique.
8. Someone that you don't even know exists, loves you.
9. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.
10. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look around.
11.Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude
remarks.

also on glbt subjects...

I'm sure you know someone who needs to read this...

February 24, 2004

President George W. Bush
The White House
Washington, D.C.

Dear Mr. President,

I could not avoid you tonight as your support for a federal
constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage blared throughout the
airport lounge via CNN. As I listened to your confusing messages about
family and values and politics, I shared sadness with my fellow
travelers about your continuing fear-driven approach to leadership.
Your defense of traditional marriage rang hollow; rather, it was a poor
endorsement for discrimination, ignorance and your conservative
political base.

Uncharacteristically, I decided not to be angry, offended or cynical.
Rather, I desperately want to understand you and your allies on this
issue, and take the high road in that engagement.

So I invite you, Laura and your daughters to spend a day with my family
and explain why you are championing such a cause.

Spend a day with my life partner of 24 years who is one of the most
remarkable human beings you'll ever have the privilege of meeting. A
public school teacher, Bob has spent his life inspiring students and
parents alike with his commitment to a values-laden and creative
approach to learning, serving as a strong life-changing role model for
countless young at-risk city kids over the years.

Spend a day with our energetic and cheerful seven year-old son Ben. Ben
will treat you to an active day full of homework, piano lessons, lego
projects, friends, chores, soccer and baseball. Fully steeped in the
values of love, sharing, friendship and learning, Ben is immensely proud
of his two adoring and engaged parents, and wonderfully enriched by a
diverse and supportive neighborhood.

Spend a day with our extraordinary community of friends and neighbors,
who reflect the America of today and the future - mixed in race,
language, background, family structures and ideas - but united in their
deep commitment to our children, to creating a better future, to loving
our country and to enjoying the richness of life.

Spend a day with our extended family that has supported us with
unconditional love through good times and bad. Our parents, aunts,
uncles, siblings, cousins, nieces and nephews spread around the country
form the foundation of our world. Over the years we have celebrated
countless joyous holidays and celebrations together, as well as helping
them in endless ways through illnesses, financial problems, divorces,
and other family
dramas.

Spend a day with us as we engage in our community as a family and as
individuals, as we actively volunteer at Ben's school, as we have headed
up the local United Way, and as we have worked tirelessly with many
community organizations to improve the lives of our less-fortunate
neighbors. Come join us as we sing and pray in church together.

Spend the day with me as the CEO of a fast-growing global digital media
company who understands the economic interests of supporting stable
communities and families, who must create a vibrant 21st century
inclusive workforce through rigorous recruiting and
non-discriminatory practices, and who is forever seeking that elusive
family-life-work balance.

Spend the day with us as we explain to our son, his friends and cousins,
why the world can be a fragile place where people do bad things out of
ignorance and fear, where people hate people for silly reasons, where
leaders abuse power for political gain at the expense of innocent folks,
and where people waste enormous emotion and energy on side issues when
domestic and child abuse, poverty, racism, divorce and inadequate health
care -
the issues truly threatening the American family - go unattended.

Mr. President, please come spend a day with us. And then, over our
evening family meal, after we have given our nightly thanks to our
loving and hate-free God, explain to this same-sex household just what
family values you are defending for the future of America.



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by the way, love you all!!