KNOWING WHO YOU ARE and defining yourself accurately is important – I AM.

Too often, the labels and names we give and get discriminate instead of describing and valuing our humanity. Limited, narrow-minded ways of thinking and acting are not acceptable, and we should never show and accept intellectual, physical, or emotional prejudice.

Each one of us is unique. We are greater than we think, with unlimited possibilities, resources, resiliencies, potential, and gifts.

I’ve lived with both just and unjust labels and names. Some are honorable, kind, true, and others cruel… inhuman.

I am a human being. My name is Michael. I am a man. I am a husband. I am gay. I’m a life coach. I’m a writer. I’m an actor… a real estate agent… a businessman… a singer… gardener… creative… friend+++ into infinity.

Have you ever lived with being different?

How have you lived with a label or a name in your life? Maybe it was an advantage, or perhaps not.

How would you describe it_____________________________?

Prejudice and disrespect, unfortunately, are everywhere, and it can seem ordinary, but that does not make it right! Not Right!

– We can’t hire you because we need a big-name star to draw in an audience and make back the money we invested,
but otherwise, you’re perfect.

– We’re looking for someone 35 years old, not 38.

– Skills don’t matter. We want a blond Ralph Lauren model at the front desk.

– Please send us resumes. We don’t discriminate, but we will hire a man.

– We can’t open a bank account for you because you don’t have enough money.

– We didn’t interview you because we found a typo in your resume.

– Even with the right experience, you don’t have a college degree.

– You have too much experience.

– You don’t drive?

– Do you have children?

– Did you know you were pregnant when you took the job?

– You don’t live in the city?

Mozart is different from Beethoven. Degas is different from Picasso. Oscar Wilde is different from Shakespeare. Beyoncé different from Queen. Gloria Steinem different from Rosa Parks. France is different from Italy. A soprano different from a baritone. A palm tree different from a pine tree. Cat from a dog. Night from day. Then and now.

Why can’t we accept and celebrate the differences and diversity we see and are? We must understand and respect different cultures, beliefs, and choices because that’s life. That’s the world.

Thanks – Michael (he, him)

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