It's All About Acceptance

     I have been watching a lot of "Glee"  for the first time in a long while, and I was struck once again by how positive a show it is and how relevant to my life.  Actually I think almost EVERYONE can relate to it.  The main point is that we should accept ourselves and others for who and what we are.  So many characters on the show have learned, grown,  from being confronted with the "losers" in the glee club.  The transformation of the secretly gay Karofsky who always bullied Kurt was a beautiful thing to see in particular.

     To drive the message home, they finally had an entire episode in season two about acceptance.  Rachel thought about getting a nose job which even brought out latent insecurity about her former looks in the now prettiest girl in school.  Very cool episode that ended with a rousing version of Ga Ga's anthem, Born This Way.  Awesomeness!

     I loved it, and it is helping me to evolve too.  I would like to think I am learning to accept myself a lot more, fat and all.  As for OTHERS, well, the relationship between Kurt and Blaine has helped me to be more comfortable with same sex relationships.  I have always accepted them, but was a little squeemish when confronted with seeing actual PDA between them.  That is lessening now too.  

     The show also teaches the importance of the arts in schools and in our lives.  Just fantastic all around.  My goal as I start on season three is to really take its message to heart, love myself more, accept the weird that makes me unique and try to be the best person I can be.