With the day like I had yesterday, I just wanted someone to rub my feet, pamper me, and let me lay my head in their lap. I would have settled for a nice hug. This week has been so stressful and there is still today and tomorrow. I’m just so tired right now, and there is so much more to do this week. I’m not sure how I’m going to get through all of it, but I know I will. I just have to take things one step at a time.
I began my life in the South and for five years lived as a closeted teacher, but am now making a new life for myself as an oral historian in New England. I think my life will work out the way it was always meant to be. That doesn't mean there won't be ups and downs; that's all part of life. It means I just have to be patient. I feel like October 7, 2015 is my new birthday. It's a beginning filled with great hope. It's a second chance to live my life…not anyone else's.
My profile picture is "David and Me," 2001 painting by artist Steve Walker. It happens to be one of my favorite modern gay art pieces.
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Joe
The Closet Professor 
October 14th, 2021 at 12:41 pm
Thinking of and praying for you and your perseverance.