Diversity

I have always been an advocate for diversity. I've always hated race, gender, religious, and sexual orientation jokes. And after my son was born, I became a strong advocate for those with disabilities of all kinds. I truly believe that God created us in all shapes, sizes, and colors. He gave us all different views, different way to express love and different gifts to offer to the world.
There has been so many children who have taken their lives based upon the fact that "other" kids make them feel "different". What I want to scream is WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT... all of us!! White people are all different...Christian people are all different...Gay people are all different. We are different in so many ways. But we are ALL the same. Every person that walks this Earth is the same. We ALL love. We ALL hurt. We ALL want to be happy. This sameness is what makes our differences beautiful. My son is "different" but yet...he's BETTER in many ways. He loves unconditionally. He doesn't see people with a different skin color than him as anything other than a person. The way he 'sees' this world sometimes blows my mind. And the thought that anyone else could make him feel BAD for being this person that he is, well, it's just maddening. My son has a disability. But he's perfect. I pray that he always knows, really knows, how special and amazing he is because of his differences and that he never feels he's less than anyone else. Because I know for a fact, he's better than most of us. I send my thoughts and prayers out tonight to all those kids who feel different for whatever reason...You are special and amazing. God made you who you are for a reason. Hang in there long enough to let that reason SHINE for all to see.