Stepping Back From The Gay Community

Intracommunity Stress and Disengagement First, I want to clearly state the problem and that it isn’t just me stating this. I’m backing this up with research. Then I will share a little a bit of my own story and where I am at with it. “Conceptual Framework Minority Stress Theory” traditionally emphasizes external stressors (homophobia, […]

Atheists On Tik Tok

I’m not sure whether it is the algorithm or not, but on my TikTok feed, there is a spike of Atheists daring others to prove that God exists. It’s part interesting and part annoying. I’m not sure exactly why as a spiritual person, I’m getting the opposite of my interest, but go figure. And don’t […]

Your Transformation: Not a One and Done

Ancient Inspiration About the Long Haul Matthew 19:23-26 King James Version (KJV)Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for […]

Getting Unstuck In A World Of Distractions

So something happened today that hasn’t happened in a long time. It is very simple and yet I know for some of you, it is something profound and you will relate to it in this day and age of social media addiction and high negative climate. Today, I was walking through a trail in the […]

The American Sith Lords

How America & Other Countries Are Using the Dark Side Playbook “[T]here’s a point where no corruption can be a bad thing. It can mean that things are too boring.”–Peter Thiel, Palantir. ““I don’t want to dismiss ethical concerns here, but I worry that ‘conflict of interest’ gets overly weaponized in our politics. I think […]

Superman: The Good, Bad, & Ugly

How Does It Measure Up for the Average Movie-Goer 7 out of 10 STARS Superman must face Lex Luther on a revenge war path but this time with governments, portals and social media at his disposal. Using Superman’s own alien Kryptonian heritage against him, Lex seeks out a myriad of ways to take the most […]

What Gays Can Learn From Straight Frat Boys

When Pride Becomes Performance and Connection Gets Lost in the Noise America Divided—Even Within Ourselves It’s not just left vs. right, red vs. blue, MAGA vs. liberal. Our cultural divide runs deeper than politics. It’s in how we relate to one another. How we define identity. Let’s face it. Right now, the divisions are manufactured […]

The Hurt We Carry

(Yes, I Am Back!) Hi, if you are paying attention, I chose not to leave. Substack is sort of blahhh. So I will do both. Let me catch you up on what you missed. At our core, we have a need to be loved, accepted, and seen for who we are. Many of us don’t […]

Close Encounters of the SSRI Kind

In order to make this readable no matter which side you stand on about prescription drugs, SSRI’s, John F Kennedy Jr. and his appointment, I’m just going to tell you my story and weave some facts rather than conjecture. It took a horse-drawn carriage to get me into therapy. I was terrified to go, but […]

My Debates With Pastor Trucker LongHair

There is a saying we all know very well: ‘that’s the last straw’. For those of us on the more progressive side of things, and who like the idea of things of oh, I don’t know…. a fuctioning republic over a dictatorship, this Trump presidency is descending us into new levels of hell. While our […]