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Chasing Masculinity : Part 2
Attraction
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Chasing Masculinity : Part 1
The Male Form
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Freedom
If we do not respect the universal rights of our neighbors, can we call ourselves a neighbor, or even a good person?
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Changing Humanity
Everyday so many of us wake up and look around and wonder how we arrived where we are today. More importantly, we wonder how we can make change in a world that doesn’t seem to respond to our cries and concerns. Humanity has seen darker times than we have
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Reasons to Live While in Extreme Distress
Here is my advice to you regarding the skills I needed to survive under intense stress and in a world where I was not welcome to be me. These are lessons I learned from over 30 years in a cult.
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Build a World Where Compassion Prevails
Building Community with Purpose
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Being Congruent with Our Feelings, Thoughts, Words, and Actions.
I’m finding more and more that great things happen when our feelings, thoughts, words, and actions are congruent. When these aspects of ourselves align, happiness is found. When my internal dialogue is in turmoil I often find that one of these: my feelings, my thoughts, my words, or my
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Mental Health & Stigma
Depression and anxiety, coupled with disquieting thoughts, guilt, and trauma, often feel insurmountable for many including myself, like a constant obstacle where relief is always elusive. Talking openly, and at times very publicly, about mental health challenges is actually quite uncomfortable for me. I grew up in a hyper conservative,
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Another Round of Deep Reflections Through the Lens of Nature
The overall goal of social consequences for behavior says much about the person who desires them. If justice is sought, two wrongs cannot make a right, and two deaths cannot bring back a life. Two wounds cannot heal a heart. We bind our soul when we seek justice not for
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Looking at hate in the Mirror
Values, morals, and ethics are so intriguing to me. Religious indoctrination especially captures my attention because of its power over people. In my case, I have found that if I allow my thinking to go unchecked, it is easy to develop a certain special type of hate and intolerance towards
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People Watching
I love to people watch and study others and reflect, like today as I’m writing in this beautiful hotel lobby. When I think back over the last couple of decades to my earliest memories, I realize that while many of my fears have become reality, many of my dreams
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How Could We Feel Hurt If We Didn’t First Feel Love?
Like the rest of America, I’ve been considering the ethical nature of the choices made by Gypsy Rose. Her story resonates with me, and I think with others, because those closest to her caused so much harm and she took a stand in an extremely dramatic and violent way.