BE THANKFUL

In less than 31 hours, 2018 will be history. I would take the approach of posting the highs and lows of the year. I'm going to ask this: has the quality of your life changed?

There are a lot of angry folks out there. Reasons are many and varied. Has that anger been channeled to motivate you to make positive changes in life? A lot of people would be stymied by this question at the current time.

Be thankful for the things you already have. There are people who have lost everything. I'm thankful for being alive. Fourteen years ago on New Year's Eve, I was lying in the hospital having a massive heart attack. I have been brought to this point thus far.

It may have been a tough for some. Take time to assess and learn from those experiences. We cannot change what has happened. Have a positive outlook and work on the areas that need to change. Personal change is difficult but necessary if our lives are to move forward. Make peace with your adversaries, love everyone and don't be oversensitive about everything.

 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

GENEVIEVE'S GEMS

Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.

~Rollo May

TRUTH

Some may say that I'm brave because I am living openly as a trans person. I'm just living life as the person I am.

CHRISTMAS WISHES

              




                  MERRY CHRISTMAS!

GOALS

As 2018 draws to its conclusion, I have a few goals for the upcoming year. Some are personal, others for folks out here who I pray will have a blessed and positive year. I will post them in the new year.

GENEVIEVE'S GEMS

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life. 


~Penny Marshall, Actress-Director (1943-2018)

CONGRATS TO THE CHAMPS

Congratulations to the winners of their division championship games.

                                             
                                                    DIVISION II- VALDOSTA STATE

                                              DIVISION III- MARY-HARDIN-BAYLOR

                                                    NAIA- MORNINSIDE COLLEGE

GENEVIEVE'S GEMS

Being confident in one's abilities doesn't mean you trash someone else's abilities.

THIRD YEAR IN A ROW

                           DIVISION III COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

                               UNIVERSITY OF MARY HARDIN BAYLOR CRUSADERS 


                                                                             vs.

                                      UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION RAIDERS

DIVISION II COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

                                                          FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS


                                                                              vs.

                                                       VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS

GENEVIEVE'S GEMS

With so many things coming back in style, I can't wait until morals, respect and intelligence become a trend again.


~Denzel Washington

NAIA COLLEGE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

I am a huge fan of college football playoff games. This game is set for December 15th in Florida.





                        Benedictine College (KS) Ravens 

                                                vs.




                          Morningside College Mustangs

WORLD AIDS DAY

I didn't lose anyone in the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and early 1990s but met a few people who did. Gay men were dropping like flies to the this then little known disease.

What was appalling was the treatment these people received from their families and society as a whole. Their bodies were not claimed upon their deaths. Churches and preachers didn't give them funerals and burials. There was much self righteous vilification of these men, who needed their families the most at a critical time.

Whenever I visit a memorial honoring those lost to AIDS, I reflect on the many talents, gifts, and humanity that will never be fulfilled. There could have been someone who possibly could have found a cure fir AIDS. The many family members, friends and mates left behind opens a void that may never be filled.

As I reflect on this World Aids Day, the battle still rages on. It's not in the news much anymore but there is a new generation who may not know the devastation the AIDS epidemic created. It's important to do things to improve the quality of life through education and personal changes needed to end this dreaded disease.