Color Pirates

Haaaaaail, yes, to #1 and #10! (Is there a kind of reverse of #10, like, "I hope you're a lot more polite in real life than you are on social media"? Because I've all but stopped going on Facebook except to wish people happy birthday and watch my church because it's just non-stop vitriol!)

I'm a passivist and an active pray-er-er, (;-)) as well as an active participant in all my church's charity activities that don't require massive donations of money (disabled on fixed limited budget). I actually love a lot of these and will credit you when I use them. Icons are surprisingly difficult to make!

I have no trouble with varying genders, sexualities, or religions. I myself am a grey-ace bi male trapped in a female's body...but I like what most consider feminine (e.g., makeup, ruffles, lace, flowers, etc.), so...can you say I'm confused? I also have two nonbinary cousins, as well as a young one who's still figuring things out but sounds like *she* (born male) is going to be trans. Needless to say, I'm an ally and a member of the community.

As far as religions and/or agnosticism/atheism, I embrace all people with the same love pouring from my Spirit. Sometimes I have to do some self talking to my brain, but I always end at the same place: "If a man slaps me on the cheek, will it sting any less if I slap him in return (Bishop Desmond Tutu, 'The Book of Forgiving')?" Forgiveness rarely means forgetting and making myself vulnerable to future victimization. I can remember what someone did to me and still forgive them. Forgiveness is to help me get past the injury--not to automatically absolve them--but if it heals them besides, all the better.

/Bookend :*)