I know I have not posted a blog in a long time I want to get back to doing it a regular bases. Life for me has taken some interesting turns. If you have been following me on facebook you have seen how it has gone. I have to say I am the happiest I have been in so long.
On Youtube there is a page I have been checking out on a regular bases. It is called it "It gets better" Project. It is in response to the recent suicides of gay teens. First off I am saddened by the death of these talented young people. The world has lost their potential contributions to society. I hope their family and friends can find peace.
It has made me think of my own growing up. It has reminded me of how difficult it was to grow up and to feel there was no one out there who knew what it was like to be me. I grew up the oldest grandchild and the oldest child in my family. I was envious of my younger family members because they had someone they could look up to whether it was me or one of my cousins. The other kids around were older than me and many felt they could knock me around and tease me. Sadly know in my family ever knew about it and how painful it was. The teasing went on in school as well and it forced me to keep to just a couple of friends. When the school I was going to closed they went to other schools and left me alone. While I have always been in active in high school and college I tended to be a person who was very much to myself.
I am grateful to the brothers of my fraternity who showed me that I was worth something. To this day some of them are the closest friends I have in the world. They accepted me as goofy as I was and as naive as I was. They were there to support me in each of my major decisions of my life and without question have shown me that life is worth every moment. Thanks to those guys I could not have asked for better friends and brothers.
To those who might find this blog and are struggling with whatever life had thrown your way I say life does get better. I approach each new challenge in my life with that attitude that life gets better and life is worth the living. Life only gets better day by day and year by year. I am so thankful for having found someone who makes me happy on a daily bases. I choose to life each day with him in my life because it brings greater fullfillment.
To those who choose to disagree with me that is your choice. We all have choices in our life and we can choose to disagree with someone. What we don't have a right to do is bring pain and hurt to someone else s life. Forcing our personal values on others is not right and is hateful. While a group may agree on certain values to believe it doesn't mean that those values are correct or right. So choose to live your life your way and leave others to live their lives their way.
Bottom line is that life gets better my friends and I can't wait for the next chapter to begin.
