September 28th, 2010

"Life is what you make of it."  by ?

"No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.  Don't give it to them." by Eleanor Roosevelt

"Truly loving someone requires more than just saying the words."  by Me

"It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself."  by Eleanor Roosevelt  (She has a lot of really wonderful quotes so I thought I'd give you two of them tonight.)




     Tonight I read about the Denver Broncos wide receiver, Kenny McKinley, who apparently killed himself because, from what I understand, he had a lot of problems and he didn't ask for help.  That alone is sad, but what really got to me more was what else was said in this particular article.  One gentleman said that out of all the football teams he'd been a part of, not one guy over a ten year period ever asked for help.  I understand that a lot of dad's want their boys to be real men and not show any emotion, but what is this really teaching our boys in the long run?  I believe that it's teaching them to keep all their emotions all bottled up inside, which is like trying to plug a volcano.  Eventually they're going to blow and someone is going to get hurt or killed.  Is that what we really want for our boys?  I know that I don't.  There's a reason why God gave us tear ducts and it isn't just to keep our eyes moist.  As I said before, crying is God's way of helping a person cleanse.  To all of you out there who believe real men don't cry, well that's where you are wrong.  It takes a real man to show that he has weaknesses.  To show that he's human.  To show that he's not made of stone because, no matter what anyone might think, no one is that strong.  Those emotions are going to come out, one way or another.  Let's save our boys.  Let's teach them that showing emotion is not a bad thing.  Take care and God bless!

Love,

     nmCarey