True Optimism
Optimism lies at the intersection of
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- Apr 20, 2020
We Are Needed
Gay men have long known what it has meant to die alone. Suffering in silence, cast out of our communities, left to the mercy of...
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- Apr 20, 2020
What Needs Tending?
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, try asking yourself this: just what in your life truly needs tending today, in order for you to feel...
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- Apr 20, 2020
How to Survive a Plague
For nearly forty years, gay men have demonstrated how to survive a plague with grace and dignity...
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- Apr 20, 2020
Boredom is a Painful Peace
Those of us with the luxury and courage to sit with our boredom will soon learn it is one of the pillars of creativity.
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- Apr 20, 2020
Taking Just Enough
One thing is clear, now more than ever: if each of us took just a little less, we would all have a whole lot more.
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- Apr 20, 2020
I Know This Much Is True...
Even with all the knowledge that we have amassed over the years, there's no greater wisdom than kindness.
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- Apr 20, 2020
What the World Needs Now
In a moment that requires physical distancing, what we also need is radical togetherness.
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- Apr 20, 2020
Gender Identity
My dignity cannot be measured by something as small as a pronoun.
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- Apr 20, 2020
Managing Expectations
Expectations are really just covert contracts we write to help us stay stuck.
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- Apr 20, 2020
Relationship Attitudes
Truth: whether you think you will one day have the relationship of your dreams or not, you're right.
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- Apr 20, 2020
When Your App Can't Help
Truth: if you have a core belief that you don't deserve to be in the relationship of your dreams, then it doesn't matter what dating...
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- Apr 20, 2020
Can't Buy Love
No matter how successful we may have been in life, there are no guarantees in this world. Our wealth may afford us many things, but might...
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- Apr 20, 2020
The Success Paradox
If you’ve been successful in all areas of your life EXCEPT your love life, there might be a cruel paradox at work: those very qualities...
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- Apr 20, 2020
The Fear of Getting it Wrong
Today is the day to have an adventure, not the time to fear the making of mistakes. Today is the day to do something grand and out of the...
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- Apr 20, 2020
Band-Aids vs Booster Shots
In the context of personal growth and development, Band-Aids are those coping mechanisms we use to manage stress, but often inadvertently...
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- Apr 20, 2020
The Uncertain Heart
Reading, learning, and listening are essential parts of all our personal growth and development journeys. But one paradox of these...
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