Posts tagged love
Who is Confident
Who is Confident

Public speaking. It may be the most anxiety-producing task I've tackled in my professional journey, yet, it also elevated my confidence as I found my voice among the crowd. How are we encouraging (or deterring) growth in the scramble for the top of the workplace food chain? Who tries to get ahead of the game?

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Into the DarkMatthew Chicolacharlottesville, virginia, workplace, work, profession, professional, career, dog eat dog, julia cameron, the artist's way, spirituality, creativity, creative, art, love, compassion, bill plotkin, Nature and the human soul, wall street journal, alex lickerman, confidence, psychology, psychology today, competence, intrinsic worth, getting off: pornography and the end of masculinity, getting off, robert jensen, masculinity, masculine, genderComment
Who is Sensual
Who is Sensual

Is it actually possible to have our cake and eat it too when it comes to sex? Too often, I'm left waiting for CHICO to blow out all the candles to really enjoy a taste. Will Who ever get a satisfying piece?

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Into the DarkMatthew Chicolasweet dreams, 80s, eurythmics, whitney houston, i wanna dance with somebody, grindr, sex, sexuality, homosexuality, gay, lgbt, Alan Downs, the velvet rage, ernest becker, the denial of death, masculinity, sex addiction, addiction, getting off, robert jensen, getting off: pornography and the end of masculinity, sadomasochism, objectification, stigmatization, fetishization, marginalization, the epidemic of gay loneliness, michael hobbes, james baldwin, love, heart, heartbeat, empathy, dancing Comment
Who is Compassionate
Who is Compassionate

One day at Lincoln Park Zoo, I was enjoying the beauty of its pond as nature seemed to unfold all around me. A family came walking over; in particular, a father, with his young son on his shoulders, was looking at the pond and pointing out all the wildlife interacting. As they passed, I heard him comment, "Those ducks look delicious." Who asks what the (d)uck!?

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Into the DarkMatthew Chicolaanimal, animal welfare, animal cruelty, compassion, hope, love, dog, dog festival, china, vegetarian, vegan, food, equitable treatment, humane, inhumane, quality of life, earthlings, raju, yulin dog meat festival, sacrifice, addiction, charlotte's web, E. B. White, beyond words, Beyond Words, the universe story, brian swimme, thomas berry, Carl safina, bill plotkin, Nature and the human soul, nature, sustainability, market watch, meat consumption, meat production, United Poultry Concerns, The Holidog TimesComment
Who is (Endless) Love
Who is (Endless) Love

The Cardigans "Lovefool" may not be the biggest hit, but the song's repetitive lyrics ("Love me, love me, say that you love me...Leave me leave me just say that you need me") perfectly illustrate what made me so foolish in love. How can love become a many splendored thing? My gift is my web. 

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Into the LightMatthew Chicolalove, endless love, power of love, heartless, love hurts, lovefool, the denial of death, ernest becker, berg, michael berg, The Way, the way, the velvet rage, The velvet rage, Alan Downs, wicked, elphaba, glinda, god, heart, emotionComment
Who is a (Proud) Gay Man
Who is a (Proud) Gay Man

How do you show pride in your identity? A wise philosophical leader once said, "If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you going to love somebody else? Can I get an Amen?" Life lessons from RuPaul are still life lessons! How do you express love for who you are inside and out? Taste the rainbow.

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Into the LightMatthew Chicolagay, lgbt, pride, gay pride, chicago, chicago pride parade, parade, chicago house, love, joy, community, authenticity, the velvet rage, Alan Downs, homosexuality, acceptance, Downs, The velvet rage Comment