Thanksgiving, 2011

It's Thanksgiving! Where has all of 2011 gone? In keeping this blog, the year seems to be passing by all too fast. In keeping with the holiday this week, I want to take a few moments here to reflect on the things that I'm really grateful for in my life. The people that I truly love are at the top of the list: first, my partner, my lover, my soulmate and my friend. This is our third Thanksgiving together and each day gets better than the one before. I love you, my man!

Next on my list are my family. My parents, my siblings and their families. We grew together and fought together and still we're together: we're family. I love you all. Then, there's my extended family: much love and blessings to you! Especially to my twin first cousins: you're nine years older than me; wiser and experienced, yet you welcome and accept me as an equal in all that we share. Much love to you both and to your partners.

I appreciate all my friends and all of you here. Thank you for your love and support! You're the best! I love my community, all my gay brothers and sisters everywhere. I'm proud to be a gay man and I appreciate all of you in showing me the way. I'm a Deaf gay man who is also a humanitarian and a nudist. I'm happy with who I am and that confidence has come to me from all of you!

I'm appreciative of my heritage: both Greek and Nigerian. It hasn't always been easy deciding exactly who or what I am but the strength that I've received from both cultures have blessed me and made me a better man. I'm thankful to God for my faith that was instilled in me from birth. I believe but I'm not a blind follower. I know the love of the Almighty is greater than the hurtful words from mere mortals.  

Much love to each and every one of you who visit here! Happy Thanksgiving!