tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792904819726809319.post4465760080587210235..comments2023-05-28T02:46:30.010-07:00Comments on MoHo Dilemma: The Ten Command... oh wait I mean Positives.Orry koonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16475155905058837459noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792904819726809319.post-32146355112246232012009-03-18T08:43:00.000-07:002009-03-18T08:43:00.000-07:00David, I love this post. There are so many reaso...David, I love this post. There are so many reasons I am glad to finally be able to accept my sexuality. I'll try to name a few.<br><br>1) After years of living a lie to myself and others, I can freely admit without feeling like a second class citizen that I am gay.<br>2) I finally understand why I have felt so conflicted, so depressed, and felt such little self worth as I have measured myself against my perceived yardstick of perfection. I realize that being gay doesn't make me any less worthy as a human being or member of the church than anyone else.<br>3) I realize that I don't need to be fixed. I am not broken. <br>4) I realize that just because I am gay, I don't have to live according to the world's perception of what that means. I can still live a life that includes faithfulness to myself, my wife, my family, my church and most importantly my God.<br>5) I have a greater sense of empathy for those who are also gay, no matter what life choices they make. I understand the incredible pressures placed upon gay people, especially within the church, and can understand why some choose different avenues of life.<br>6) I have made incredible friendships that bless me daily. I am no longer alone. <br>7) I am able to reach out to others who also need help and understanding.<br>8) I am now able to speak with priesthood leaders about how the church can better educate youth and parents about homosexuality. I can show them by my example that being gay does not have to equate with promiscuity and "the lifestyle" that is so often presumed to accompany being gay.<br>9) I can teach my children tolerance towards not only gay people, but all people, helping them to look for the good that inherently lies within all of God's children.<br>10) I can be at peace, knowing that my Father loves me and has blessed me, not cursed me with a gay nature. I can appreciate the good qualities that often accompany one with same gender attraction and build upon them. I have the assurance that the full blessings both earthly and eternally are still available to me. <br><br>I could probably go on, but suffice it to say that while once, I hated and suppressed from myself and the world, my homosexuality, I can now feel at peace and make positive steps to improve other aspects of my life, realizing that my homosexuality is only a part of who I am. Thank you for the opportunity to express these feelings. I needed to do it.Bravonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02762204502534599107noreply@blogger.com