food for thought...

People are often unreasonable and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.

If you are honest, people may cheat you.
Be honest anyway.

If you find happiness, people may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow.
Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough.
Give your best anyway.

For you see, in the end, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.

-- Mother Theresa

easy as sunday mornings

i wish everything were as easy as Sunday mornings...
i have fond memories of Sunday mornings as a kid since it was the one day of the week my parents were off from work. we'd wake up to the clanking of pots and pans from the kitchen and the scent of something yummy wafting through the vents. Dad would have Vivaldi or an aria on full volume to fill our small apartment and we'd hear the rise and fall of his deep voice as he reminisced about old times with Mom. while rubbing the sleep from my eyes, smelling breakfast, and hearing the cacophony of familiar sounds, it was the only time i felt completely safe. it was the only moment that i didn't need to worry about or feel responsible for anything. no pretending to be a young adult... just being me was enough.

God, i miss that feeling.

Keith Olbermann on Marriage Equality

Keith Olbermann is THE MAN. I cannot express how grateful I am to him for making such bold statements on behalf of the LGBT community and allies. I *heart* Keith! I wish more people could be as passionate and as expressive as this man.