Where everybody knows your name...
Wouldn’t you like to frequent a place where everybody knows your name? I remember being quite drawn to the TV show Cheers (a popular...
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What's in a name? Well, for starters, everything.
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” - William Shakespeare Actually, I disagree,...
Spend Your Worries, Don’t Save Them
I’ve been going to therapy for 8 years. Ever since I was 27 and I had moved back home from being abroad, and then was dumped by my then...
a dress + a poem
a dress Sometimes fashion speaks louder than words. My photographer friend Kimberly and I wanted to play dress up for a photoshoot. Just...
Art is healing. And it is NOT optional.
I needed some time for healing. It wasn’t planned, but I took the months of December and January off from my work and my daily living...
This Thanksgiving, ask deeper questions.
This Thanksgiving, or National American Heritage Day, or whatever it is you celebrate, or just a regular Thursday, I urge you to not just...
DON'T Keep Calm But Do Carry On
Remember when this poster was all the rage? I used to love this saying. It made me feel safe. It also made me feel like I shouldn’t...
Mental Health is a Team Sport
The truth is COVID has us scrambling for mental health. We need to focus on mental health, said every school and every business and every...
Time is a funny thing. A new way to look at the temporal experience.
I’ve thought a lot about the future. Mostly about what community and belonging look like in the future. Thank you to our OPM Collective...
Life Is Short. Life Is Long. Why Advice Doesn't Matter.
Advice we are told: Life is short. Life is long. You only live once. You probably live twice. Feel into your emotions. Set aside your...
What's YOUR Vision for 2030?
We're conducting research and we need your help. We need to solicit ideas for community in the year 2030. What do YOU think community...
Community In The Year 2030
I take a deep breath and I close my eyes. And I wait a few moments. And then I hear a voice: “What is the future of community? If it were...
The Third Door
First, some framing- a video from Sophia: And now for the blog... Ten years ago, well before anyone was even thinking about a global...
Let's celebrate ONE FULL YEAR of quarantine!
Let's celebrate ONE FULL YEAR of quarantine! Ok, "celebrate" is a weird word to use during a global pandemic. But it's also appropriate...
Predictions for 2021
A fortune teller once told me... A fortune teller once told me that 2020 was going to be the worst year known to humankind. And that 2021...
Connection in the time of COVID with The Loneliness Guy
Have a listen to our "Connection Over Coffee". It's real, it's thought-provoking, and it hopefully helps YOU- whether you are a gay man, a d
The Mirror
It starts with the self first. We must look in the mirror to see ourselves first before we can see and connect with others. But we don't...
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