"Make Your Own Kind Of Music" By Mama Cass Elliot. Use in the 1996 movie, Beautiful Thing about two gay teenagers who come out and fall in love.
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Beautiful Thing
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Larry
Kramer's Speech At Dallas Gay Pride, September 20, 2009
"We must never forget that everything we have won can very quickly
be taken away from us. We have seen this time and again. Presidents come
and go ignoring us. This president is no different. Once again he is not
doing it for us and once again we are letting him get away with it. This
President is another loser for us and I predict he will remain this way.
We
must remember that we do not have the freedom to marry, to inherit, to
adopt, to share our health insurance, to learn about our history in our
schools. To learn that our two greatest presidents, Washington and Lincoln
were gay. We do not have the freedom to live as straight people have the
freedom to live. We do not have the freedom to have our bars not raided
by police and officers beating us up with such fury that we land in hospitals.
We
have not learned to fight back with the same fury with which they fight
us. You do not get more with honey than with vinegar. There are over one
thousand benefits from our government that straight couples get that we
are denied. This is not freedom. This is not equality. America's Bill
of Rights says we are meant to be equal.
You
must know, we must never forget, that every single treatment for hiv/aids
is out there because of gay aids activists, led by ACT UP chapters across
the country and Project Inform in San Francisco. They did not come from
the government. They came because gay people fought like tigers and screaming
banshees to get the system that hates us deliver them to us. If you want
to read how we did it get my book The Tragedy of Today's Gays.
This achievement, the obtaining of these drugs, I believe to be the single
greatest achievement gay people have accomplished in all of history and
we must be remembered for it.
The
lesson should be clear. The lesson should be obvious. It should show us
what we are capable of achieving when we put our minds and hearts and
brains and bodies together and work together all together as brothers
and sisters and one big family. There is not one person here today who
is not capable of being such an activist.
We
get what we fight for. And we are not fighting. Every single one of us
is not fighting. They fight better than we do. There is a concerted and
never ending vein of hate in this country and in this world dedicated
to keeping us in our place. It is evil to force people to be what we are
not - free. We are not free.
I
love being gay.
I love gay people.
How can I say this without offending everyone else, I think we're better
than other people.
I think we are smarter.
I think we are more talented.
I think we are more aware.
I think we make better friends.
I think we make better lovers.
I think we're more tuned in to what's happening, tuned into the moment,
tuned into our emotions, and other people's emotions.
Yes, I think that gay people are better than other people.
I think the only thing we are not so good at is fighting back.
I
hear talk of the new generation of gays and the old generation of gays,
and how different we are. That is not true. We are all one generation.
We are all related. We are all each other's brothers and sisters. We are
all one family, the gay family.
And
I passionately and desperately want all my brothers and sisters to stay
alive and well and on this earth, with total equality with every straight
person.
Being
gay is the most important thing in my life.
I
love being gay. I hope you do, too."
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Seven
Keys to Success
1.)
I have a positive attitude!
2.) I believe in myself!
3.) I build positive habits!
4.) I
make wise choices!
5.) I set and achieve goals!
6.) I use my imagination every day!
7.) I am persistant!
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Karma
What
you believe and say to yourself manifests into reality. You create your
own destiny with your thoughts every day.
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Psalms
55:22 "Cast thy burden upon the Lord , and He shall sustain thee. He
shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."
When
Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, "God, could You please get
that for me?
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Prayer For Protection
The light of God surrounds me;
The love of God enfolds me;
The power of God protects me;
The presence of God watches over me.
Wherever I am, God is!
The
23rd Psalm is regarded as one of the most powerful pieces of writing in
existence, representing a positive, hopeful and faithful approach to
life. Others claim that this Psalm, when recited with conviction and
determination, is a source of tangible power and protection.
The
Twenty Third Psalm
The Lord is my shepherd: I shall not want.
He
maketh me to lie down in green Pastures, he leadeth me beside the
still waters.
He
restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for
his name's sake.
Yea,
though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will
fear no evil: for thou art with me, thy rod and staff they comfort me.
Thou
preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou
anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely
goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and
I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
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Don't Stop Dreaming
Don't
Stop Dreaming.
Don't ever be reluctant to show your feelings -
When you're happy, give in to it.
When you're not, live with it.
Don't ever be afraid to try to make things better -
You might be surprised at the results.
Don't ever take the weight of the world on your shoulders.
Don't ever feel threatened by the future.
Take life one day at a time.
Don't ever feel guilty about the past.
What's done is done.
Learn from any mistakes you might have made.
Don't ever feel that you are alone.
There is always somebody there for you to reach out to.
Don't ever forget that you can achieve so many of the things you can
imagine...
It's not as hard as it seems.
Don't ever stop loving,
Don't ever stop believing,
Don't ever stop dreaming your dreams.
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Fantasies
Fantasies are, after all, the ferryboats that take
us into the future. Dare to imagine the world you want to live in. This
is not only the first step toward making it come true, but it's also a
way to keep the hope in your heart alive. Your daydreams are nudging
you in the direction that you should be going.
"Fulfilling your
dreams is more therapeutic than analyzing them." - Barbara Sher
The
Art Of Giving
"Remember to be gentle with yourself and others. We are all children of
chance, and none can say why some fields will blossom and others lay
brown beneath the August sun. Care for those around you. Look past your
differences. Their dreams are no less than yours. Their choices in the
life no more easily made. And give. Give in any way you can, of
whatever you possess. To give is to love. To withhold is to wither.
Care less for your harvest than for how it is shared, and your life
will have meaning and you heart will have peace."
Kent Newburn, Letters To My Son
Memo
From God
Do
not feel totally, personally, irrevocably responsible for everything.
That's my job.
signed,
God
"I
am what I am." - Popeye
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Buzzard,
Bat, Bumblebee, People
THE
BUZZARD
If you put a buzzard in a pen that is 6' x 8' and is entirely open at
the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be an absolute
prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the
ground with a run of 10-12'. Without space to run, as is its habit, it
will not even attempt to fly, but will remain a prisoner for life in a
small jail with no top.
THE
BAT
The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkably nimble
creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place. If it is
placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is shuffle about
helplessly and painfully until it reaches some slight elevation from
which it can throw itself into the air. Then, at once, it takes off
like a flash.
THE
BUMBLEBEE
A bumblebee, if dropped into an open tumbler, will be there
until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of
escape at the top, but persists in trying to find some way out through
the sides near the bottom. It will seek a way where none exists, until
it completely destroys itself.
PEOPLE
In many ways, we are like the buzzard, the bat and the
bumblebee. We struggle about with all our problems and frustrations,
never realizing that all we have to do is look up. Sorrow looks back,
worry looks around, but faith looks up. Live simply, love generously,
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The following article comes from
Nate and it's attributed to George Carlin.
How To Stay Young
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and
height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
2. Keep only cheerful
friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn
more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the
brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's
name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple
things.
5. Laugh often, long and
loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath
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6. The tears happen.
Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire
life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself
with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music,
plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health:
If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is
beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt
trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign
country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you
love that you love them, at every opportunity. AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away.
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Desirada
(Author unknown)
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what
peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even the
dull and ignorant, they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are the vexations to the
spirit.
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter,
for there will always be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real
possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs for the world is full of
trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many
persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and
disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly in the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the
things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do
not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue
and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and
the stars.
You have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is
unfolding as it is should. Therefore, be at peace with the Creator,
whoever or whatever you perceive that to be; and whatever your labors
and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace with your
soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a
beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy.
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