368: Making Bold Moves to Embrace Our Differences – Craig Pomranz

By Rick Clemons | 03/27/2019

All of us, in some way, shape, or form in our lives have been perceived as different. Yet, nothing is more painful to a child than to be perceived as weird because of their differences, only to be teased, and isolated simply for being who they are in their own unique way. Imagine for instance,…

366: Coming Out Of The Shame Closet – Midge Noble

By Rick Clemons | 03/20/2019

Shame on you! How many of us heard those words as kids? All right, maybe not so much these days, as I think that was the type of phrase us Baby Boomers heard growing up, but today the SHAME FACTOR is prevalent everywhere. You’re shamed if you don’t have enough followers on Instagram, if you…

364: Uncloseting Your Truth From During The Most Transformative Year Of Your Life – Jeff Goins

By Rick Clemons | 03/13/2019

Imagine, saying to yourself, “Nothing I’ve ever done has felt like a success.” Then, as soon as the words escaped your lips, you feel like a hypocrite. Tons of people envy you. Your accomplishments stack up like a Jenga tower. Weekly, monthly, yearly, you cross off dreams and goals from your list – astounding yourself and…

360: (UN)Closeting The Power of Tarot for Coming Out – Seth Vermilya

By Rick Clemons | 02/27/2019

Coming out is a challenge. It’s sticky, icky, and sometimes a blissful happy trail. Regardless of how the journey goes, guidance is always helpful. But where do you turn? Whom do you ask for help? The answers lie within you. Whether you’re coming out of the sexuality or gender identity closet, or coming out of…

358: The Bold Move Of Radical Kindness – Rocco Cozza

By Rick Clemons | 02/20/2019

Imagine practicing radical kindness. Now imagine others being kind and also practicing radical kindness. What would our world be like if we all operated from that perspective without all the other bullshit? Simply stated, kindness rocks. So why don’t we practice it more often, even in the subtlest ways of living? Do we forget to…

356: Suicide or Bucket List. Now that’s a bold choice! – Chase Boehringer

By Rick Clemons | 02/13/2019

Darkness. Despair. Depression. Divorce. Sounds pretty gloomy and not anything that anyone would but on their bucket list. It was gloomy, ugly, and daunting, and the only way through was either to continue to live his life or to end it. But before ending it, he decided to do one thing that he’d said he…

352: Coming Out Of The Closets of Bullying and Drug Addiction – Mark Stephen Pooler

By Rick Clemons | 01/30/2019

Darkness. The kind that causes you to retreat into yourself because you’ve been bullied so much you actually believe that you’re worthless. You’ve made the conscious and unconscious decision to hide and turn to a life of self-destruction and drug addiction, rather than face one more painful moment of living in this abuse. It’s a…

350: Fears, Permissions, and Discoveries of Going Your Own Way – Melanie Deziel

By Rick Clemons | 01/23/2019

We all desire to go our own way. Doesn’t matter if it is in love, work, or life in general. But there’s this little, big word that holds us back – PERMISSION. We come to the precipice of doing our thing, going our way, and then we retreat, waiting for someone, maybe ourselves, to approve…

348: Permission to Be Your Own Gay Man – Enrique Panameno

By Rick Clemons | 01/16/2019

Who are you? One of the biggest questions we can ask ourselves, but it is an especially big question for gay men who often find themselves caught up in the world of material goods, great bodies, and always looking to impress so that they can be accepted. But what would happen if you gave yourself…