I will. I WILL. Will you?

I will speak up more like Christine Organ did in her Huffington Post piece:

It is time that the countless persons of faith who, like me, favor marriage equality start voicing our support just as loudly — no, louder – than those who condemn same-sex marriage. If this lopsided portrayal of marriage equality as a ‘religious versus secular’ issue continues, we risk hindering marriage equality progress, thereby denying deserving couples of their basic human right to fully engage in a loving and committed relationship. And society is and will be the worse for it.

I will reach out to my friends who have survived tragedy recently, like Julie Gardner, who lost so much when her house caught fire;  like Varda Steinhardt, who lost her mother on January 17; Tracy Morrison, who had to say goodbye to her cat, Tyko; and Alexandra Rosas, whose nephew, Tommy, recently died.

 I will admire friends like Heather King, who is three years sober; like Rita Arens, who has a new YA novel coming out, called The Obvious Game; friends like Greta Funk who lost her husband several years ago, but writes about shedding labels like “widow”; friends like Anissa Mayhew who has survived strokes and blogs in the raw; friends like Kelly /Mochamomma, who is writing her own Manifestos.

I will (eventually) be awesometastical like Ann Imig, the founder of The Listen To Your Mother Show (which I am co-directing here in KC--send me your submissions!).

I will (eventually) make a documentary about kids who have had a parent come out.

I will go to Blissdom. I will approach people. I will sit in the front row. I will talk. I will contribute. I will have fun. I will be an active participant.

I will be brave like Shannon and post things like this.  I will be kick-ass like Vikki and share really pertinent, inspiring things like this.

I will be me.

I will reach further.

I will strive harder.

I will live every day and do all that I can.

I will be a good mom.

I will love more fiercely and with all my heart.

I will be fearless.

I will not stop until I get it done.

I will say what I feel.

I will have that glass of wine.

I will say yes.

I will say no.

I will throw guilt in the garbage can.

I will leave dirty dishes in the sink. Sometimes.

I will say bad words. SHIT.

I will. I will. I will.