"Patience is not something you develop out of choice; it’s something you develop because you see nothing else works."
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A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
"Patience is not something you develop out of choice; it’s something you develop because you see nothing else works."
- Ram Dass -
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President Bill Clinton announced his signing of a bill outlawing homosexual marriages, DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE (DOMA) but said it should not be used as an excuse for discrimination, violence or intimidation against Gays and Lesbians. No…of course not. Who would do such a thing? Thanks for nothing, Bill. Guess you had your fingers crossed for that “equal protection” part? In 2013 the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to strike down DOMA. The Obama administration, which had declined to defend the law, took steps to insure the Federal government, including the Internal Revenue Service, recognized marriages from states where LGBT marriage is legal. Under the Full Faith and Credit section of the Constitution. We shall overcome! | ||
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In
contrast to an unhealthy positive body image, a healthy one focuses not
on how good the body can look but on the good it can do.
Thanissaro Bhikkhu, “Under Your Skin”
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The
miracle of the ordinary is as close as the cedar tree in our backyard .
. . if only we can learn to let go, even for a moment, of our obsession
with doing, with making things happen, controlling, explaining,
manipulating, thinking.
C. W. Huntington Jr., “The Miracle of the Ordinary”
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We need to give up what obscures the abiding wisdom and the abiding reality that is already here.
Tim Olmsted, “The Great Experiment”
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The first edition of THE NEW YORK TIMES was published on this date. Since 1918, at last count, the Gray Lady has won 133 Pulitzer Prizes, more than any other news organization.
The New York Times resisted the word gay until 1987, preferring homosexual (now, it prefers the word gay in most contexts). In the early 2000s, when same-sex marriage was a brand-new concept, gays were routinely described in mainstream media as homosexuals. Today, use of the word is less and less frequent. A Google Books scan shows a sharp decline in its use in recent years after peaking around 1995.
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Gay Wisdom for Daily Living from White Crane Institute
"With the increasing commodification of gay news, views, and culture by powerful corporate interests, having a strong independent voice in our community is all the more important. White Crane is one of the last brave standouts in this bland new world... a triumph over the looming mediocrity of the mainstream Gay world." - Mark Thompson
Exploring Gay Wisdom & Culture since 1989!
www.whitecraneinstitute.org
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"You couldn’t possibly be lonely, because where could you go? Do you think if I go in my bathroom and lock the door I can be lonely? I can’t be. It’s always one thought away: The living spirit, the community of our consciousness, that guru inside, is always one thought away."
- Ram Dass -
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Imperfect,
limited, and vulnerable as I am, the sun still shines upon me, things
do work out, food appears, rain falls, wonderful conversations take
place, and the grass grows without any help from me.
Dharmavidya David Brazier, “Unconditional Love”
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