The Wasteland
There's nothing bleak about the natural world and the only wastelands are of our own creation.
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- Nov 3
Straight Consequences
Society's concoction of "straightness" as a sexual orientation/culture has created real consequences for queer people, which is of course...
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- Sep 13
Shared Vulnerability
Man box culture dictates that vulnerability accrues to some strange perceived tactical disadvantage, but queer people know that sharing...
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- Sep 11
Words Matter
What is said can never truly be unsaid. And years hence, long after we have found forgiveness, we will never really be able to forget...
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- Jul 14
The Stories We Choose
Acknowledging past pain invariably incurs a present cost, which is one reason in the U.S. we often choose to mythologize our massacres.
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- Apr 21
What We Do Defines Us
Every day I think of those who bullied and tormented me as a child, wonder how those choices might have distorted the contours of...
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- Jan 2
Summon What's True
Let's call forth the courage to embody the depths of our yearning and the hunger in our hearts.
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- Dec 9, 2021
The Forest for the Trees
Never underestimate the power of denial, especially when the truth comes at the expense of immediate gratification.
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- Oct 21, 2021
The Power of Now
If we live our lives wrapped in nostalgia for what never was, we lose touch with the essential majesty of all that is and might yet be.
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- May 23, 2021
We Cannot Hide
Our energetic shadows reside at the intersection of shame and avoidance.
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- May 16, 2021
Careful the Tales You Tell
Much of our mental health depends on the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves.
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- Mar 7, 2021
The Strength in Our Tears
Public displays of vulnerability indicate our strength, because they signal all we can afford.
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- Dec 17, 2020
All of Us Are Worthy
No matter who you are, or where you've been, or what you've done...
You are not beyond the power of redemption. None of us are.
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- May 2, 2020
Empathy Cannot Be Rushed
Empathy requires that we meet each other where we actually are, instead of flipping on life’s light switches.
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- Apr 20, 2020
Love and Loss
I talk to many guys each day who feel wounded and apprehensive after their latest break-up. They fear letting down their guard...
