March 2012
26 posts
February 2012
16 posts
She Was Not Built To Break
The news of Whitney Houston’s death on February 11th broke the hearts of music lovers around the world and left some people searching for meaning; I was one of them.
Whitney’s untimely passing reminded me of Michael Jackson and Judy Garland, stars whose talent was truly extraordinary, but whose pain could not be drowned by any amount of money or applause. The same goes for Whitney....
“A man can no more diminish God’s glory by refusing to worship Him than a...”
– C.S. Lewis
“I will love the light for it shows me the way; yet I will love the darkness for...”
– Og Mandino
It Doesn't Always Get Better
A couple of weeks ago, I spoke to LGBT students in New York City about self-esteem and developing a positive identity. The night before, I still wasn’t sure what I’d say, so I took to my Facebook page and asked, “If you could go back in time and visit with your younger self, what tips would you share with him?” Here is my favorite response—so full of wisdom it gave me...
“Follow the path of the unsafe, independent thinker. Expose your ideas to the...”
– Thomas J. Watson
Do Everything Lightly
It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days, such a humorless little prig. Lightly, lightly – it’s the best advice ever given me. When it comes to dying even. Nothing ponderous, or...
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darkness of...”
– Carl Jung
“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to...”
– John Lennon