A Chance for Change…..starts within

09:26, Saturday, March 17, 2007 ..

WOW! I’m loving this morning! And sex isn’t even part of it! <> There’s no one left in the house but me and the dog, and she’s downstairs on her pillow leaving me alone in solitude and “quietitude”  to reflect, think, and relax.

 

It may have been years since I’ve been able to do this on a Saturday morning. I honestly can’t remember doing it in years. I do enjoy it and it is very refreshing. I have been looking at a lot of interesting things online….not that I agree with a lot of them, but they’re there and thought provoking. I need more thought into things again I think. I’m about ready for a new shift in things to take place and have an idea where it may take place.

 

It seems to me that homosexual culture is still an anomaly to most folks in the US. And being in the south, North Carolina to be exact anything that is not understood, or known is weird, odd, and destined to send your ass to hell. I grew up Baptist and understand this argument all too well. I know why so many of these people think we’re immoral, they have not read, nor do they understand their own faith. I’m one of those queer faggot sorts, I think Christianity is a wonderful thing, or any other self sacrificing faith/belief IF it is followed in it’s context from the beginning to the end. My problem with organized religion is the tendency for humans to take snippets of their doctrine to prove the point of the moment. It’s like the constitution for a government… take it all, o r take none of it and leave.

 

 

NOW, this is where my life needs to shift. I know how people think, and how they react.  I need to shift my thoughts and energy to a more productive use for our society… albeit my production to improve society shall be selfish and self serving also. You can take the boy away from the Baptist, but you can’t take the Baptist out of the boy!

 

I need to form a cohesive organization to unite homosexuals into a respectable bunch. Now, that’ll be a challenge. I have trouble respecting a lot of homosexuals I’ve met. BUT, I also think a lot of these folks (homosexual folks) do not respect themselves. So, this organization must instill self respect and structure for people to digest and love themselves and who they are. If one respects and loves themselves, it becomes tremendously simpler to love and respect them in return… and for them to love and respect others.

 

Additionally, this organization must build a campaign to change the image of homosexual people in the eyes of society. North Carolina will be a true challenge, but a true proving ground for the effectively of such an organization.

 

Further, this organization must mentor, and foster people who are electable to public office on a local, regional, state, and federal level.

 

Moreover, there are huge hurdles to young men and women to attaining education and exposure to the real world. This organization must be not-for-profit and establish self-sustaining trust funds to provide scholarships and opportunities to young homosexuals striving to become professionals. These same trust funds should be utilized for entrepreneurial souls that can make a difference in society at large.

 

It’s time we shifted our focus, as a community to how we can make a difference in our world. Even if it means losing the remaining years I could have of Saturdays of Solitude. And that may just make a nice subtle name for such an organization.

 

Scott and I have discussed doing something next winter here in the High Country of North Carolina to raise funds for a “lavender charity” but I’m beginning to think we need to aim a lot higher.  I’m perplexed at the number of “straight boys” we’ve had work for us who we can reflect on how we’ve made a difference in their lives. I’m glad we did so, every one of them are more tolerant of homosexuals now. But, we also have discussed how impossible “homosexual boys” have been to get to work and grow into professionals…. then again, we’ve seen some come out of the closet and partially because we were there and found respectable to them and their not so gay friends.

 

Respect and be respected…. Live and let live…. Love and be Loved