We are constantly evolving. We are different now than we were a year ago. Age doesn't diminish the feelings we may have. It could be an attraction to another person much younger than we. It could be moving to another state or country. It could mean starting a new path.
I am a seeker. Whatever feeling I have at the present moment, I go with it, see where it will lead. Life is constantly moving forward. I cherish those moments that I'm in. New goals and challenges is what makes life worth living.
I write prose and poetry about several subjects: nature, life, spirituality, sexual feelings, love, and living. I have touched on my life as a transgender person. My life experiences have shaped me in becoming the person I am now.
Writing was the way I could express my feelings about transitioning. Now that I am a septugenarian, I understand how writing and transition are intertwined in my life. In my early years, writing kept me sane. Age has allowed me to reflect on my life as a trans person. I have no regrets about my transition or writing on subjects I never could fathom. I am breaking down new barriers in my own life.
Transgender people are now being targeted by the powerful. That will not stop me from writing and being authentic. Writing allows me to speak truth to power.
On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate Christ' resurrection from the tomb. It symbolizes the death of the flesh and the life of the spirit.
I was thinking today about my own transformation. There was a battle going inside me. The old me was fighting to stay; the new life seeking the light of day. When I let the new life take over, it was a rebirth. Genevieve was out to the world. There would be a new way of living, of being.
This is what Jesus was telling people during his three years of ministry. There was another way. Many did not understand what he really was about. Many people today do not understand what being transgender is about.
I certainly am not comparing my gender transformation to that of Jesus' resurrection. What he did changed the course of human history. Perhaps my life can help someone who is struggling. It's a small sacrifice but worth it if a life is changed- or saved.
This Lent season has been one of trial, renewal, and recharge. Many folks wonder where our world is headed. The world in Jesus' time faced some of the same issues we do. Homelessness, poverty, corruption, alienation, a sense that our concerns don't matter to the powers that be.
It is up to us, the citizens to not only voice our concerns but also seek solutions. Jesus demonstrated that there is another way of living, of moving forward. We need to move differently. Christ spoke up to power, and we need to do the same.
One day you will tell your story of how you overcame what you went through and it will be someone else's survival guide.
~Brene Brown
Republicans joined with Democrats in defeating SB164, 58-40, which would have charged adults who knowingly provide gender affirming care to trans people. If the bill had passed, adults faced fines up to $10,000 dollars and imprisonment up to five years.
Congratulations to the people who helped to defeat this terrible bill.
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