Better Off Dead 11/10/2015 “It’s better to be dead than gay.” I heard that and similar statements like that during my teenage years. The first time I heard “Better off dead than Gay,” I chose to do some research about how being gay could be so bad. I was researching because a young man I knew from my neighborhood was now dead (by his own doing) and I wanted to know how THAT was better than being gay. Even as a kid, I loved researching to find answers. Being raised in the LDS Church, I naturally dove into church doctrine
“It’s better to be dead than gay.” I heard that and similar statements like that during my teenage years. The first time I heard “Better off dead than Gay,” I chose to do some research about how being gay could be so bad. I was researching because a young man I knew from my neighborhood was now dead (by his own doing) and I wanted to know how THAT was better than being gay. Even as a kid, I loved researching to find answers. Being raised in the LDS Church, I naturally dove into church doctrine
Grief Changed Me 10/09/2015 Originally this was shared in February of 2014. I share it again because the Truth I shared is still unfolding and I am sure it always will. Imagine finding yourself in a huge laboratory, one where there is not only plenty of space for experiments and research, but it also has a vast library surrounding it. As you explore this laboratory, you discover that everything in it is about YOU! Your past, your present and all the possible futures you have imagined, along with some that you never even
Originally this was shared in February of 2014. I share it again because the Truth I shared is still unfolding and I am sure it always will. Imagine finding yourself in a huge laboratory, one where there is not only plenty of space for experiments and research, but it also has a vast library surrounding it. As you explore this laboratory, you discover that everything in it is about YOU! Your past, your present and all the possible futures you have imagined, along with some that you never even
Your Journey 08/28/2015 Quite often people have expressed their lack of understanding regarding the path my life has taken. Some ask questions, as if they are seeking a portion of understanding that will allow every other aspect of my life to suddenly make sense for them. Some express their lack of understanding through clear judgment of the ‘wrongness’ they see in my choices. For many years I would bristle against any kind of inquiry into my journey, mostly because I interpreted all of it as a negative judgment about
Quite often people have expressed their lack of understanding regarding the path my life has taken. Some ask questions, as if they are seeking a portion of understanding that will allow every other aspect of my life to suddenly make sense for them. Some express their lack of understanding through clear judgment of the ‘wrongness’ they see in my choices. For many years I would bristle against any kind of inquiry into my journey, mostly because I interpreted all of it as a negative judgment about
