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Mar 24

The Road Goes On And On

When we think we've arrived at the end of an experience, inevitably the clouds part, and we find there's more...

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Mar 15

Curiosity, Care, and Concern

Everyone has the capacity for empathy.

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Feb 26

Let's Get to It

Action is proof of belief.

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Feb 14

Step Into What's Real

Dwelling in the desire for what you know you can't have is a form of self-sabotage.

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Feb 10

We've Always Been Here

For queer people, existence is resistance. We have no choice.

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Jan 27

What Lies Beneath

What's underneath our urgency to change (or "improve") is often a desperate, driving self-hatred, whose antidote is patience and...

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Jan 21

It's Up to Us to Love

Our responses to love were largely given to us by our parents and our society. It is our responsibility to transcend those stories...

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Jan 20

The Cycle of Life

Achievement is its own reward. When we reach our goals, inevitably we find more goals.

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Jan 17

How to Move Forward

What was said can never be unsaid. What was done can never be undone. All we can do is acknowledge, apologize, make amends, forgive...

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Jan 15

One Thing At a Time

We need not change our lives in one fell swoop. Just look at where simply putting one foot in front of the other can get you.

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Jan 12

The Warrior's Path

Stepping into our power might not make us popular, but it gives us clarity, strength, and purpose.

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Jan 11

What Lies Beneath?

What secret longing lies beneath your obligations and commitments? And what are you willing to risk in order to claim it, such that you...

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Jan 3

This Is Your Moment

Create the moment in which you want to live.

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Jan 2

Your Work for the Day

What is the most loving thing you could do right now?

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Dec 11, 2020

Take Your Rightful Place

Taking ownership and becoming accountable is one way of standing tall in the world.

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Dec 6, 2020

The Power of We

Learned helplessness in the queer community rears its ugly head in many ways: idle drug use, doom scrolling, panic dating, addiction...

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Dec 5, 2020

Do Your Part

If learned helplessness is a form of homophobic conditioning, then getting informed and empowered is a radical act of resistance.

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Nov 29, 2020

Fear is a Teacher

We cultivate resilience by going to the places that scare us.

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Nov 22, 2020

Just Keep Showing Up

Discipline is a practice, not a punishment.

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Nov 18, 2020

You Won't Know Without Asking

Resist your assumptions. Everyone has a story that deserves to be heard.

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The Road Goes On And On

Curiosity, Care, and Concern

Let's Get to It

Step Into What's Real

We've Always Been Here

What Lies Beneath

It's Up to Us to Love

The Cycle of Life

How to Move Forward

One Thing At a Time

The Warrior's Path

What Lies Beneath?

This Is Your Moment

Your Work for the Day

Take Your Rightful Place

The Power of We

Do Your Part

Fear is a Teacher

Just Keep Showing Up

You Won't Know Without Asking

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