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rowangolightlyThis is the clearest description of bullying I have ever read.
http://cbpotts.livejournal.com/614994.html
And this is hopeful, part of the "It Gets Better" idea that Dan Savage so wonderfully promotes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhhTir-UQTQ
This one is beautiful and brilliant, made me tear up with joy for his happiness and his eloquence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDMBOIMD5dE
This one is AWESOME! This woman talks about The Trevor Project, a 24/7 help line for LGBTQ. Great message this woman has!
There are others on YouTube; a wonderful number of other clips on "It Gets Better"; all worth viewing.
My take on it? Sad, very sad that this young man felt so pressured and so helpless; so many have said it so much better than I can. But the thing is, DO something about it; don't just shake your head and move on. Surely there are people in your life who feel nearly equally hopeless. What can you do? Show more love to those around you. Pay attention to kids and young adults who seem withdrawn or isolated. Take the time to get to know people you pass by without a glance at work, at gatherings. Care. Be concerned. Reach out. BE more loving. Act on that kindly impulse; it doesn't take long at all and it's cumulative. If you cause one person to smile, chances are that they'll make someone else smile and then think about the chain that you started.
Energy naturally goes in loops and spurts, negative as well as positive. What you project, what you think, the expression on your face, the odd bits of thoughts running through your head DETERMINE the sort of energy you will have in your life and the sort of energy you project to those around you.
What would happen if we all started consciously being more kind, more loving to one another; if we started smiling at people on the street? If we reached out to those around us to let them know that we cared? What would happen if we worked as hard at being loving as we did at keeping current with TV or with the latest gossip? Quite simply, I think we could change the world.
But then, I've always been a cock-eyed optimist.
EDIT: Watching that second "It Gets Better" YouTube, I had to transcribe her quote. It made me cry, it's so awesome.
I’m an old warrior, I have my scars and I have counted my losses. But I am stronger than ever and I am not running away. I am here for the distance. You can depend on me. When your faith is weak, walk with mine.
Grandmother Parisha
http://cbpotts.livejournal.com/614994.html
And this is hopeful, part of the "It Gets Better" idea that Dan Savage so wonderfully promotes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhhTir-UQTQ
This one is beautiful and brilliant, made me tear up with joy for his happiness and his eloquence.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDMBOIMD5dE
This one is AWESOME! This woman talks about The Trevor Project, a 24/7 help line for LGBTQ. Great message this woman has!
There are others on YouTube; a wonderful number of other clips on "It Gets Better"; all worth viewing.
My take on it? Sad, very sad that this young man felt so pressured and so helpless; so many have said it so much better than I can. But the thing is, DO something about it; don't just shake your head and move on. Surely there are people in your life who feel nearly equally hopeless. What can you do? Show more love to those around you. Pay attention to kids and young adults who seem withdrawn or isolated. Take the time to get to know people you pass by without a glance at work, at gatherings. Care. Be concerned. Reach out. BE more loving. Act on that kindly impulse; it doesn't take long at all and it's cumulative. If you cause one person to smile, chances are that they'll make someone else smile and then think about the chain that you started.
Energy naturally goes in loops and spurts, negative as well as positive. What you project, what you think, the expression on your face, the odd bits of thoughts running through your head DETERMINE the sort of energy you will have in your life and the sort of energy you project to those around you.
What would happen if we all started consciously being more kind, more loving to one another; if we started smiling at people on the street? If we reached out to those around us to let them know that we cared? What would happen if we worked as hard at being loving as we did at keeping current with TV or with the latest gossip? Quite simply, I think we could change the world.
But then, I've always been a cock-eyed optimist.
EDIT: Watching that second "It Gets Better" YouTube, I had to transcribe her quote. It made me cry, it's so awesome.
I’m an old warrior, I have my scars and I have counted my losses. But I am stronger than ever and I am not running away. I am here for the distance. You can depend on me. When your faith is weak, walk with mine.
Grandmother Parisha
