Good morning, Friday.
I could post about my new favorite biker jacket or talk about a million other things- but there's really one one thing on my mind:
Love.
I was watching an episode of "Happyish" last night, that depressing show about the ad biz starring Steve Coogan as a tired Gen X ad exec. In one sequence, he was acting like an infomercial host and selling do-it-yourself lobotomy kits. With the way things have been going in our world of late, it's easy to imagine a queue for such an item. But then in the audience, his wife says "yes but if you can't feel anything like pain or sadness, then what about love? Are you willing to not feel anything but never feel love?" She makes an excellent point. Love is worth it.
Because with so much pain, suffering, and sadness that comes with the human experience territory, love is something we should never live without. And with today's ruling that we may love and marry whomever we choose, love has indeed won, after much suffering and pain on the matter of same sex marriage.
As a young girl, I was fortunate enough to grow up with an uncle and a cousin who were proud gay men. As a product of my upbringing, I had an early sense that being able to love someone was a great gift, regardless of who it was. Nobody should be denied the right to be with their chosen one. And with so much hate in the world, I think it's a smart decision to choose love for once. Nice one, America. Thank you for doing the right thing. Because today, I feel like love just opened up a super-sized can of whoop ass on hate.
I'm fortunate to be with the person I love more than anyone else, and thank goodness we all can make it legal regardless of our choice. And with Independence Day around the corner, it's all about liberty, justice, and love for all. For the first time in a while, I'm really feeling so proud of America.
And to all of my same sex couple friends out there, sending you loads of love today for this huge victory. I can only hope my invitation's in the mail. Cause that's what's up this loving Friday in the 212. Yours, with love, because love has just saved the day. Oh, and happy Pride weekend, New York. I'm sure it's going to be the biggest party yet. XO