Post-Thanksgiving Thankfulness

Because of the recent split with my partner, I was dreading the Thanksgiving holiday. However, things turned out well, in spite of all my worrying and fretting. My partner and I traditionally cook for my family--and he offered to do so again this year. I talked this over with some friends, and everyone said, "It's only lunch." Our counselor also suggested that, if we're serious about working on our relationship, we need to spend as much time together, especially during the holidays.

Well, Thanksgiving was great--good food, and no one had to get smacked with a drumstick! Also, the night before, I bought tickets for me and my partner to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in concert. Wow--way cool! Loved their Christmas show--and I think it made the heart in this ol' Grinchy Claus grow a whole 2 sizes that day!

Also managed to get in some leisurely, refreshing walks, a great motorcycle ride earlier today--and finished stripping wallpaper from one of the bathrooms. So much to be thankful for: good food, close friends and family, health, freedom to spend time as I choose, great fall weather, music and so on. There is still much in my life that is uncertain, but I can see that despite the uncertainty, I still have much for which to be thankful. I hope your holiday was as refreshing.

Post-Thanksgiving Thankfulness

Because of the recent split with my partner, I was dreading the Thanksgiving holiday. However, things turned out well, in spite of all my worrying and fretting. My partner and I traditionally cook for my family--and he offered to do so again this year. I talked this over with some friends, and everyone said, "It's only lunch." Our counselor also suggested that, if we're serious about working on our relationship, we need to spend as much time together, especially during the holidays.

Well, Thanksgiving was great--good food, and no one had to get smacked with a drumstick! Also, the night before, I bought tickets for me and my partner to see the Trans-Siberian Orchestra in concert. Wow--way cool! Loved their Christmas show--and I think it made the heart in this ol' Grinchy Claus grow a whole 2 sizes that day!

Also managed to get in some leisurely, refreshing walks, a great motorcycle ride earlier today--and finished stripping wallpaper from one of the bathrooms. So much to be thankful for: good food, close friends and family, health, freedom to spend time as I choose, great fall weather, music and so on. There is still much in my life that is uncertain, but I can see that despite the uncertainty, I still have much for which to be thankful. I hope your holiday was as refreshing.

Happy Birthday IDiosyntocracy--and A Day to Be Thankful

Today marks 1 year since I started my humble little blog, and I'm quite pleased I've made it this far.

THANK YOU to everyone who has visited and posted as well as all those secret readers out there--you know who you are!

This blog was started as a new creative outlet for me, a way to explore spirituality, politics, sex, writing and everyday rants.
It's also been a way to share those things that are nearest and dearest to me, those things that make life wonderful.

With that in mind, here's what I'm thankful for on this particular Thanksgiving Day:

1. My family and partner
2. My home and the land surrounding it
3. A stable job and new writing opportunities
4. Friends who allow me to be myself
5. A great country where we can express our opinions and individuality
6. My health and good fortune
7. Peace and relative harmony where I live
8. For another day to wonder at the world
9. All of you out there--and--
10. The Internet!
    

Enjoy your day, and I hope you find yourself surrounded by loved ones.

Happy Birthday IDiosyntocracy--and A Day to Be Thankful

Today marks 1 year since I started my humble little blog, and I'm quite pleased I've made it this far.

THANK YOU to everyone who has visited and posted as well as all those secret readers out there--you know who you are!

This blog was started as a new creative outlet for me, a way to explore spirituality, politics, sex, writing and everyday rants.
It's also been a way to share those things that are nearest and dearest to me, those things that make life wonderful.

With that in mind, here's what I'm thankful for on this particular Thanksgiving Day:

1. My family and partner
2. My home and the land surrounding it
3. A stable job and new writing opportunities
4. Friends who allow me to be myself
5. A great country where we can express our opinions and individuality
6. My health and good fortune
7. Peace and relative harmony where I live
8. For another day to wonder at the world
9. All of you out there--and--
10. The Internet!
    

Enjoy your day, and I hope you find yourself surrounded by loved ones.

Hell on Earth for Gays: Burundi

Not that it's on your must-see list (like Utah), but if you think California or whichever state has now outlawed gay marriage is bad, try the war-torn African nation of Burundi. It outlawed the death penalty but also criminalized homosexuality which, according to one report, used to be tolerated. What--are gays suddenly running amok?

Sure, Burundi is far away, but let's not get complacent people!

And for those who don't think gays have suffered much, consider this report about why Britain decriminalized homosexuality back in the 1950s:

"The law's function is to preserve public order and decency, to protect the citizen from what is offensive or injurious, and to provide sufficient safeguards against exploitation and corruption of others. Not, in our view, the function of the law to intervene in the private life of citizens, or to seek to enforce any particular pattern of behaviour."

I can't even imagine living my life like a criminal--and don't ever want to. So on Thanksgiving, let's be thankful!

Hell on Earth for Gays: Burundi

Not that it's on your must-see list (like Utah), but if you think California or whichever state has now outlawed gay marriage is bad, try the war-torn African nation of Burundi. It outlawed the death penalty but also criminalized homosexuality which, according to one report, used to be tolerated. What--are gays suddenly running amok?

Sure, Burundi is far away, but let's not get complacent people!

And for those who don't think gays have suffered much, consider this report about why Britain decriminalized homosexuality back in the 1950s:

"The law's function is to preserve public order and decency, to protect the citizen from what is offensive or injurious, and to provide sufficient safeguards against exploitation and corruption of others. Not, in our view, the function of the law to intervene in the private life of citizens, or to seek to enforce any particular pattern of behaviour."

I can't even imagine living my life like a criminal--and don't ever want to. So on Thanksgiving, let's be thankful!