The Gift of Love

If you or anyone you know is having a crisis and feeling alone or potentially unsafe, please consider using one of the resources in the link below. You'll notice there are organizations around the globe, including LGBT-targeted groups like PFLAG, and groups for survivors of different kinds of violence.

Here's a link to a list of resources.

Please know that I care, and many people in your life care. It's a sign of true strength to reach out if you're hurting; people want to offer their support. You are NOT alone.


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"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at it destination full of hope." - Maya Angelou



The following is a note written to me by my beloved.  I awoke one day to discover her getting ready to head out the door for a few errands.  She told me to check my e-mail, for she'd sent me a message.

A bit nervous, but very curious, I pulled up my mail and read what she had to say.  I was blown away.  The compassion, love and tenderness are all so obviously a part of who she is and how she relates to me.  I was moved to tears, but in an uplifting way.

I work hard to ensure that much of the worst ugliness that is inherently part of my current process of healing and recovery is kept away from her, out of the light of day.

Still, as always, she is a perceptive partner, lover, and best friend.  I could never ask for anything more, for her insight and compassion are gifts beyond measure.

Below is the text she sent me.  After reading it, perhaps you'll understand why I'm feeling so very touched, deeply blessed, and unconditionally loved...

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"As I sit here, I am watching you sleep, peaceful yet restless. All I can think of is how much I love you. You are my life and my love, you are my capturer yet also my freer. I am so in love with you that I get extremely agitated with myself and the English language...that there are no words to convey the depth of my feelings for you. I love you with all my heart and all my soul... you are my everything.

I ache for you and what you are going through at this time, I wish there was something I could do for you. I want you to know that I am here, that I love you deeply and that my shoulder(s) are big enough for you to lean on, cry on, laugh on and get comfort on them. I wish I could take all your pain and anger away, to a place far far away - in a locked box buried deep in the ground so that they can never find their way back to you.

Please let me be a source of safety and comfort to you and for you...that is what I ask of you. I love you with all of my being....and I am here for you in any way you feel and/or see fit. You mean the world to me and I am willing, able and ready to be here for you. Please know that I love you with every fiber of my being. I vowed to love you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health.....I am going to honor the vows we took, 'till death do us part."

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Tears of joy, and of gratitude, have been freely flowing.  I am very aware just how fortunate I am to have this powerful, unconditional love in my life; a gift freely given.

Bless you, my Beloved Yelo Bear - my heart belongs only to you.