Rock and Roll Saved My Soul

I Am Me By Kate Marie Robbins My name is Kate and I belong to the LGBT community. Does that surprise you? It shouldn’t. And you know what else? It shouldn’t even matter. Who I choose to love is my business and no one else’s. Just like it doesn’t matter that I choose to write with my free time. What I do is my business.      I didn’t always know I was pansexual. It’s not even something that I can pinpoint the exact moment when I knew. It was always a part of me; it just took me a long time to realize who I was. It’s taken me a long time to even love myself, so why should my sexual orientation be any different?       I’ve dated men and I’ve dated women. That doesn’t make me a bad person—not by a long shot. Being pansexual is a part of who I am, but it’s not the only thing I am. I am a friend, I am a daughter, and I am an aunt. I am a woman with many talents and skills that I use to put good back into the world. So why should my sexual orientation dictate...

Small things you can do to brighten someone’s day:  Aisling:  5 ways to help brighten up someone's day.  1. Send someone a card or letter in the mail to let them know you're thinking of them.  2. Hold the door open for someone.  3. Pay for someone's coffee or food. 4. Let someone who has been waiting pull out into traffic ahead of you.  5. Smile Sandy:  You can do anything from opening the door for someone to buying someone lunch. Sometimes even a simple thank you for someone who opens the door for you can help brighten someone's day. We all live in a busy go go go style and a lot of the times we are rude and mean to others. We need to change that so we can make the world better. Kate: There are so many things you can do to brighten someone's day. Here are some of my favorites:  Bake some goodies and bring them to work for your co-workers. Leave “I love you” notes for your partner to find (perhaps his packed lunch or h...