Posts tagged lgbt
Who is Mature
Who is Mature

"I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid. There's a million toys at Toys R Us that I can play with..." I LOVED going to Toys R Us as a kid, but I would often demand everything in the store...#onlychildsyndrome. How do I balance the needs of my inner, artist child with my adult self as I explore my creativity? Who really flips their lid.

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Into the LightMatthew Chicolabill plotkin, Nature and the human soul, blame, julia cameron, the artist's way, berg, michael berg, The Way, the way, lgbt, gay, homosexuality, white supremacy, white supremacist, collaboration, maturity, adulthood, manhood, womanhood, gay pride, growing up, toys r us, children, child, inner child, artist, art, creativity, creative, smoky mountains, eclipse, mature, purpose, meaning, life, spirit, spirituality, soul, inspiration, accountability, expectation, selfishness, selflessness, selfless, selfishComment
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 Listening
Who is Listening

As I was physically developing, my ears outgrew my head. Yes, I heard my fair share of Dumbo jokes, yet I still struggled to really listen despite my ear size. I suppose bigger doesn't make for better, so how do we perfect the art of listening? Do you hear what Who hears?

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Into the LightMatthew ChicolaThe Way, the way, berg, michael berg, listening, judgment, validation, psychology, spirituality, compassion, the velvet rage, Alan Downs, grindr, anxiety, lgbt, the universe story, brian swimme, thomas berry, huron-manistee, national forests, michigan, chicago, bucktown, nonjudgmental, spirit, soulComment
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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