LGBTQ+ rights activists tirelessly champion the cause of sexual and gender orientation equality. Why? Because deep down, they know there is absolutely nothing wrong with who they are, how they feel, how they present themselves, or whom they lov

When Life Presents Opportunities Disguised as Untenable Disruptions — A Personal Story

Jul 28th, 2023 17m 22s

Sometimes, life presents opportunities as untenable disruptions.Less than two weeks ago, I badly sprained my ankle while walking my dog, Scooby.On the same day, my parner accepted a new job in Montreal, meaning he will have to move to a new p

Be Careful What You Think: How Your Thoughts About the Future Shape Your Reality, Today

Jul 21st, 2023 16m 35s

Episode SummaryRecently, I read “How Our Minds Shape Reality” by on The Dose.Here’s the tl;dr version of the article:If we always think negative thoughts, we’re going to focus on finding and expecting negative outcomes.This understanding of

Do You Ever Wish You Could Solve all the World's Problems?

Jul 6th, 2023 11m 48s

Several months ago, I was struggling with no longer wanting to write about personal development and human-heartedness.“Should I rebrand?”, I asked myself. I had rebranded my Substack once before (almost twice if you noticed). Everything that I

Self-Love Is Sometimes the Toughest Love of All

May 21st, 2023 8m 53s

“Pretending to love another human being won't work because loving entails doing it for real. There's no such thing as a loving action, independent of sincerity.”This is such an important idea because it also applies self-referentially:If you

Knowing Your Ignorance is Liberation from Prejudice and Blind Faith

May 3rd, 2023 13m 1s

Earlier this year I published a short post titled, “Wisdom is Knowing That You Do Not Know.”I kept the post short, mirroring the brevity of the Tao Te Ching verse it speaks about. But I also recorded an unpublished podcast that speaks more bro

Wisdom is Knowing That You Do Not Know

Aug 31st, 2022 13m 12s

What You Believe You Know Can Always Be Questioned.What you are certain you know may be a mistake; a fault of logic.Even what you think you know may be challenged with new information, a clearer perspective, and a better understanding.Knowing t

I Knew I Was Gay When I Was Five Years Old

Aug 26th, 2022 20m 14s

Until I was 19 (in 1984), and for almost 15 years, I felt a combination of fear, guilt, shame, unrequited desire, silence, isolation, and otherness.I was five years old when I went to a girl’s house to play.I don’t remember whether she was from

What Is Queering Self-Mastery?

Aug 6th, 2022 21m 29s

In this inaugural episode of the Queering Self-Mastery Podcast, I explain my reasons for creating this Substack newsletter, what ‘queering self-mastery’ means, why you should subscribe, what it’s going to do for you, and how it’s going to make

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