Tag: lesbian
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Pain Revisited
In the wake of Colorado Springs’s Club Q shooting, I’m reminded of the power of pain.
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Untamed — Glennon Doyle Inspiring My Gay Heart
Glennon Doyle writes powerfully about the “untaming” of women, and as a gay man, I find powerful resonance.
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Reneging on My Six… Maybe
A while back, I wrote I was a counter-phobic, sexual six. If you’re not an enneagram nerd like myself, no, I’m not having sex with six people. In short, a sexual six is scared and presents courageous to prove to themself and others they’re able to beat anything. I promise I’m getting to sappy, personal…
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Purpose and the Politician
A recent trip to Texas and a Netflix original show trigger thoughts of purpose and destiny.
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No Man’s Land
In Lady Montague’a “Turkish Embassy Letters” she describes a people group in South Eastern Europe, during the Ottoman Empire. They existed between Islamic nations and Christian nations. Out of fear, they kept both holy days, refusing to work on both Friday’s and Sunday’s. I resonate with that—binding yourself to fear so intimately you live in…
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Epilogue – Colorado Springs, CO
And now is the part where I say, “I returned home! My journies enlightened me. I’ve been changed.” If only… Life has been rough since coming back. I would love to say that all the travels and people transformed me. In the moment, it did. Hope was birthed. Love re-kindled. It was as though life…
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Part 8. Phoenix, AZ
Arizona. How many times have I mentioned I hate deserts on this blog? And yet, I keep ending up in them. I will say this, there is something actually magical about a desert (can’t believe I said that). It strips you of any self-resilience. Strength doesn’t matter. Money can’t buy you anything. You’re stripped to…
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Part 1. – Sierra Vista, Arizona
Part one of quitting my job and traveling, in hopes to find answers.
