Posts tagged purpose
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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Who is Gender Non-Conforming
Who is Gender Non-Conforming

Masc4Who (?)...Throughout my journey, I continue to run into the same nagging question...are you masc? Whether responding through Grindr, through MATTHEW's "Str8-bro" appearance, or through CHICO's cruelty, I've desperately clung to my answer---"YES, I'm masculine!"---to feel "normal" and powerful. Who pays the ultimate price for masculinity, though? 

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Into the LightMatthew Chicolagender non-conforming, gender, sex, the velvet rage, The velvet rage, getting off: pornography and the end of masculinity, Alan Downs, robert jensen, masculine, dominant, discreet, grindr, rape, rape culture, masculinity, manhood, religion, nature, nurture, the denial of death, ernest becker, identity, purpose, spirituality, soul, perfectionism, control, domination, trauma, bully, bullying, vulnerability, authenticity, selfless, selflessness, balance, spider, spider web, web, web unspunComment
Who is a Survivor
Who is a Survivor

Yes, Alanis Morissette. It is ironic, I think. I haven't been married, so I can't comment on wedding day rain, and I don't smoke so I can't comment on cigarette break restrictions. I have, however, experienced the rush of a plane crash. Life certainly has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's ok, but how does our reaction to it determine our destiny? Who is a little too ironic.

 

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Into the DarkMatthew Chicolasurvivor, disaster, crash, accident, miracle, light, life, ptsd, purpose, meaning, god, darkness, berg, the way, The WayComment