Happy New Year

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve and like any other year it has caused me to reflect on the past year of my life. I don't know if I have ever really had what someone would call a "Bad Year." I mean, I have definitely had years that were harder than others but I can't say I've ever said, "Wow, last year just really sucked!" And for this I feel truly blessed. I can say that this past year with my health wasn't the best but I actually laugh when I think about all that shit. And I am finally done paying all the medical bills for it so I can only be humorous now...haha.

Totally off the subject of New Year's but I was watching the movie, "The Family Stone" today. I actually really adore this movie. It's just a goodhearted movie and I can't help but cry everytime I watch it. I started thinking about some of this issues in the movie. And I wouldn't necessarily say they are issues in the movie but I know they are issues in our society today. I started thinking about homosexual relationships and also interracial relationships. Both of these are present in this movie and what I loved about it is how the family dealt with both of them. Because it wasn't even like they were really "dealing" with them. The family accepted their son for who he was. When they looked at him they didn't see him as being or gay or being with a black man. They just saw him as being in love with the love of his life and being happy. It was something that I admired. And something that I would wish would take place if any of this occurred in my own family. I would hope that my family would be supportive of anyone that I brought home if they knew I was truly happy and that what I was doing wasn't hurting anyone, regardless of what they believed in. There's always all this talk about how there shouldn't be interracial couples or men shouldn't love men and women shouldn't love women. And I understand that for our grandparents that was just how they were brought up. And even for our parents that is how they were brought up. But for us today and for the children of today I just think these issues could and should be looked at differently. People start to use the bible for support and start throwing around God's name to explain their views. And I totally respect that but I think people are unclear as to what they are saying and why they are saying. So, maybe the bible doesn't say that man and man should be together. But the bible also doesn't say that people should get divorced and the divorce rate in this country is outrageous. It doesn't say that we should cheat and well we all know that happens on a consistent basis. People think that anybody of another race other than white shouldn't be here or are frowned upon. But if God or whoever didn't want them here, then why would they be here? The diversity that exist in the world today is what makes life so beautiful and makes this thing we call life a constant learning experience. We all deserve to love who we want to love. We all deserve to feel the love of someone else. And if that means it is someone of the same sex or another race then so be it. That's great. We are lucky! And I just wish that things could be different at times. There's so many other things that are more important going on in the world then the thought of a black woman and a white man dating. I don't know why I necessarily decided to go off on this issue but I just think people need to try not to be so close-minded these days. Why should you have to justify why you love somebody to someone else? What should matter is the fact that you love them and they love you. Everyone else should let you be.

Anyhoo, that was all totally random but just nonsense I thought I would share. Every year I learn more and more about the world and the people that live in it and that surround me everyday. It's a wonderful thing and I look forward to 2007!