Safety Net - Too Bad We Need One

What2Say2Day? I'm excited this morning. I've been waiting at least a month for this day. Today I'm attending a conference on How to Create a Safety Net for LGBT Teens. I work with teens who fall into this category of needing a safety net and see first-hand the damage that can be done when a teenager feels as though nobody accepts them AND therefore why should they accept themselves. Drugs, alcohol, self abuse, high drop-out rates, and other risks, including suicide, are highest amongst these teens. I'm not talking about just the LGBT teens but all youth who feel as though nobody, including themselves, care. One of the underlying themes I try to live by is to love others as we love God and ourselves. These three "loves" cannot be separated. It's when they are separated and kept apart that we begin to see the deterioration of the human race's relationship to each other, self and the rest of creation. Okay, before I begin to rant, and because I need to get myself into Honolulu's traffic (sigh) I'll stop here. I'll let you know how the conference went.