Deborah - Thank you for your article.  Being the mom of a young man who is traveling a difficult path, I appreciate your thoughts about the need for standing up and "caring".  It's important to me that everyone care immensely.  My son is dealing with Retinitis Pigmentosa, an eye disease that has left him legally blind at the age of 28 (and ultimately fully blind in just a few years). He is also bipolar, and with medication is working successfully at a very responsible job. And, finally, he is gay. He has been out for 17 years - since he was 13.

It's important to recognize that all three of those things he deals with on a daily basis were gifts from the Universe - whatever name you choose to give to God. I cannot be apathetic about the need for acceptance as I interact with him, and watch how people react, and listen to our political and cultural rhetoric of defense and hate.

My favorite greeting for everyone I meet is Namaste - which for me means "I see the God light within you".

Namaste,

Georgia