Life Is Strange, Like, REALLY Strange Sometimes, Lol. One Minute You’re Seven, Playing On The Playground

Even with all the things we do to cover who we actually are, when you live in alignment with your true self, those little extras we use to dress ourselves up with, don’t matter at all.

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Not bad for almost 41! #personaltrainer #40yearsyoung #lgbtq #gayman #dilfintraining

Balance Makes Perfect!!!

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this is a great time to take a look at those things in your life that make you sad, depressed, anxious and angry. Some of things you can’t control BUT some of those things you CAN control. Those things you can do something about take time, commitment and accountability to ensure that you are doing yourself a positive service instead of a negative one. Having good intentions when it comes to some sort of major change in your life is great in theory however good intentions do not pay the bills, lose the weight for you or get out of a toxic relationship with someone. Sometimes people can’t see past the end of their noses and totally miss the bigger picture of taking care of your mental health. Your mental state controls 100% yourself as a person and needs nurturing and understanding. You can workout and get a terrific physique but if you aren’t right in your head, the effort is fruitless because although you appear attractive to the outside world, inside you’re holding yourself hostage and running from those toxic behaviors that need weeded out of your brain.

There’s no shame in admitting to yourself that you need help in the mental department and these days there are tons of resources around to get you started on your way to finding clarity and getting your mind back on track.

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In the midst of that amazing time in my life came the worst, and that was when my friends just started dropping dead. They were sick today and dead tomorrow. And when you would go to the hospital to look for you friend they would be out in the hallway on a gurney pushed up against a wall dying for help, dying for love, dying to be saved. And some of them with that sign on their gurney that said "do not touch". And they suffered, and people wanted to act like they weren't good people, kind people, wonderful people, somebody's son, somebody's daughter, somebody. // SHERYL LEE RALPH receiving the Human Rights Campaign's National Ally for Equality Award 2022. (x)

Everything in our lives is there to teach us lessons. Those situations happen to help us grow and mature into our roles as human beings with the ability to love, sacrifice and fight for our cause. That being said, most circumstances present a choice on how to react, which way to go or who to spend your life with. In life, there are no guarantees; only choices.

It's not about making the right or wrong one because either way, you are going to learn a valuable lesson that will either help you later on or assist someone else that you share the wisdom you've obtained. When all is said and done in this life, there are no mistakes.

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MASCULINITY AND HOMOSEXUALITY

The problem is that homosexuality and effeminacy are virtually synonymous in the modern public’s mind. All men who love men are stigmatized as being intrinsically effeminate. Men who engage in homosexual sex are expected to embrace gay culture and are believed, especially by other homosexuals, to be ‘girls on the inside’—no matter how they look and behave, or what their interests may be. As I mentioned above, a sense of manhood is important to most men. Yet, simply by acknowledging same-sex desire, men are expected to relinquish their manhood. They must submit to psychological castration. While this may seem like no great loss to effeminate men who never put much stock in manhood, what of those who do hold masculinity in high regard? What of those androphiles who love men and love being men, for whom masculinity is a thing of beauty and value? I don’t love men because I see myself as girlish; I love men because I’ve developed a deep-seated appreciation for men and for masculinity itself. Men fascinate and inspire me. I love them in their finest moments, but also in the midst of struggle. Just watching men is a pleasure; I see in them innumerable qualities that women often fail to appreciate. I appreciate these things precisely because I am a man, because their masculinity is a reflection of my own. And yet, for this, in some perverse twist of reason, I must give up my own manhood? For this, I am regarded as effeminate and expected to entertain myself with girly things? Fuck that. - Jack Donovan

Your scars are what make you beautiful, love yourself first and the only time you should look back is to see how far you've come..

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You know those pictures you see after a long time has passed and you say to yourself, “My gawwwwd…who even are you and why don’t I look like this anymore??!”

Well…here we are. RIP to the 27 year old me.

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I turn 42 tomorrow and this year has been a whirlwind of great moments, learning experiences and personal growth. I think I’ve reached that point in my timeline where I’ve shed most of the things that used to annoy or embarrass me, have a positive outlook on a whole new career industry with the completion of my Psychology bachelors degree in October and a great set of friends and family that would do anything for me.

There’s a quote from Anne Of Green Gables that I always think about on special days like birthdays, “It’s not what the world holds for you, it’s what you bring to it.’ The older I become, the less mundane I want my life to be and excitement about trying new things and experiencing untouched territory makes me very excited about the future.

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