tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703298219148864437.post109694543631613605..comments2023-05-15T08:45:11.289-05:00Comments on Jack Scott's Discussions on Male Sexuality: When Earth's Last Picture is PaintedJack Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08273576581155029176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703298219148864437.post-1372266454205788482012-02-20T16:11:09.780-06:002012-02-20T16:11:09.780-06:00Doing very well David. No pain last few weeks. Tha...Doing very well David. No pain last few weeks. Thanks for asking.<br /><br />I couldn't agree more that self-acceptance is critical. And usually in reality it is a life long pursuit. I'm glad to here you're up for the work of continuing to get to know and accept yourself.<br /><br />Yep I always knew I was different. I think all guys like us do. The trick is to figure out just what the difference is and what it means and how to live with it.<br /><br />Like you I think the pendulum is swinging our way.<br /><br />Hang in there. Thanks for the comment.<br /><br />Jack ScottJack Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273576581155029176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703298219148864437.post-12124189671673273002012-02-19T00:11:51.887-06:002012-02-19T00:11:51.887-06:00I hope this still finds you doing okay for now. I ...I hope this still finds you doing okay for now. I have watched several people in my life subcome to cancer and have felt a lose without them.<br /><br />As to your post, no matter who we are, we need to come to some acceptance of ourselves. This is a very difficult task since we are influenced by many factors as we go through life. I know I have struggled with this challenge for many years and only recently come to accept a different part of myself. The journey is not complete though. I will continue onward on my journey. I agree with Bob that my life and who I am is a gift. A gift I need to cherish. And when and where I am able, I need to share this gift. <br /><br />I think I've always known I was different from others, especially from other family members. I didn't totally come to accept or understand it until this past year, though. And I thnk I am still working on that acceptance and understanding of self. I also need to work on accepting others for who they are. <br /><br />That pendulum continues to swing, it is in my life anyway. I beginning to enjoy my life more each day since I don't know how much longer I have left. Thank you for sharing your life with us. Poetry and music does help me to to discover who I am as well.<br /><br />David Mileydl.mileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030210295998261369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703298219148864437.post-25447470913358846272012-02-18T10:47:13.581-06:002012-02-18T10:47:13.581-06:00Thanks for a great comment Bob.
You're right ...Thanks for a great comment Bob.<br /><br />You're right poetry has kind of gone out of style these days. It's a shame too. There is so much to be learned from the lines of poems about life and how to live it well.<br /><br />I personally think that part of what is missing in today's world is that we simply rush rush rush through it living from day to day to make ends meet and we never stop to smell the roses or to think about the philosophical aspects of life. We certainly don't take the time to pass much philosophy on to our children.<br /><br />Hopefully, the pendulum will swing back at some point.<br /><br />Jack ScottJack Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273576581155029176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2703298219148864437.post-37319589402159628012012-02-17T20:48:16.178-06:002012-02-17T20:48:16.178-06:00Hey Jack, it's interesting that you bring this...Hey Jack, it's interesting that you bring this up. I often wondered if other people are touched by a poem or some piece of writing the way I was. I'm glad I'm not alone, because it's almost embarrassing by today's standards. When's the last time someone offered to share a favorite poem with you? <br /><br />I don't recall this poem you've posted by Kipling, but what always DID stick in my head was his poem "IF". It's what inspired me to reinvent myself at 42, leave my wife, my career, and whatever sense of security I was trying to hold on to. It gave me the support to come out of the closet and do what's right for me, no one else. [But that was me and my desire, and what I needed to make happen.] I wouldn't necessarily suggest that anyone do that, that is, reacting from an outside inspiration that sticks with them. I think true inspiration and devotion has to come from your soul, and unless it does, you're just grasping at straws.<br /><br />I think it's interesting that my feelings of thankfulness have paralleled yours, as it turns out. When I was married and living with my secrets, it would occur to me that I was given this wonderful, secret "gift". A gift that I couldn't share with just anyone, because they simply wouldn't understand or accept it. As a result, I never confided in ANYONE other than those fellow searchers that I would seek and connect with. It truly WAS like having two lives, one totally exclusive of the other. I'd observe the life of all my other married friends and relatives thinking how "mono-dimensional" their lives were, and how I on the other hand, was capable of far more than that. I played both sides of the fence, AND IT WAS FAR MORE THAN ANY OF THEM WERE CAPABLE OF. Today, years later, I'm still thankful that I had that opportunity. I gave being straight a good honest try, and I know what it's all about. It was what I expected from myself, only for the expectation of other people. The longer I did it, the more I realized how it wasn't for me. It's also why I get so disgusted when I hear straight people talk about gay life as if they are in the know. They are absolutely clueless.bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469145500792404484noreply@blogger.com