I think maybe people don’t know what it feels like when they call me by my old name, the legal one I was born with, or when they use the wrong pronouns. So maybe I can explain it to you. Every time someone calls me by my birth name or calls me “he”, a sharp pain hits me hard.
Month: April 2016
Behind the Backdrop – Letter to Dad
Dad, you showed me something deeper than anything I’d ever seen before. You gave us a clue of what’s bigger than the physical things we see and touch. There’s something bigger here that I’d been missing. All the physical stuff changes, but there’s something underneath it that stays the same. Truth is I could toss all my identities in the wind. They’re all going to change anyway.
Gendered Basketball
One evening after dinner at one of the yoga centers I lived at, a bunch of us went off to play basketball. There was a group of guys that played regularly that staked out the main hoop in the gym. They were all close to six feet tall, and they were good players. A bit later a…
Why am I Writing this Blog?
For almost two years, I had the life-changing opportunity to live at two different yoga centers, meditating a lot and connecting to my inner Self. They were set in remote, natural beauty on top of mountains and surrounded by forests. The air was clear, silence was present, and life was simple though profound. I slept…
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