365 Days summed up in 480 pages. As 2021 comes to a close, as well as my second journal of this year, I always enjoy looking back at what I created in my journal pages, for they seem to be a part of me, or at least a part of my learning and growth as…
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The Gospel according to Derek Michael What HERM (the Heart, Eyes, Relationship, and Mind of Christ) has revealed to me in 41.071 years on Mother Earth Predictably, there’s a song to enjoy as well, for God is singing over all of CREATION, for all of TIME
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Hello! I am Michael, formally known as Derek. Truly, I am Derek Michael Shaw, a self-contained trinity. I don’t suffer from any mental disorder or disease, although many doctors have thought differently. However, Derek encountered too many Traumas in his life of 40 years and so he has asked me, Michael the Prophet, to say…
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A quick update regarding my 2020 vision quest, although I’m not sure who I’m updating since hardly anyone visits this site. That’s okay, though, because I’m really just documenting this all for posterity. Someday, maybe someone else will take an interest in how to cure eyesight problems through healthy living… I’ve been living in Portland,…
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We are in the midst of a pandemic! It’s radically changed life across this planet for most people. And at the same time, from my viewpoint, people are struggling with the same thoughts and feelings that they always have. Fear of uncertainty, fear of death, boredom, a frustration at the lack of control they have…
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It’s taken me a while to write this post. I wasn’t sure if I would continue writing about my life online. Christmas, New Years, and MLK day have all come and gone. I sent off all of my grad school applications over a week ago. I’ve applied to 7 schools in 3 different states. The…
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I finished my 7th journal at the beginning of October. It spanned the time period from June to September 2019. Here is just a few of the things I accomplished in that time. June – September 2019 A job, health insurance, and a positive 90 day review A church that I attend – Denver Community…
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I often tell people that 3 of my passions are Faith, Relationships, and Sexuality. Most often, people get it, especially when we hang out for any length of time and they realize most of my conversations, comments, and thoughts spin around these three axis. Sometimes, people don’t get it, and I have actually been told…
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I’ve tried to make that statement true in my life for over a year now. I’m not sure if I’ve actually succeeded or not. Because even when that’s true, there’s always just a lot of questions. Questions about which action to take, question about motivations and WHY we do things. I wonder about my future….
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As I’ve begun to settle into my new life in Denver, CO, I’ve been trying to be deliberate about meeting people, experiencing new things, and going to places and events that are sometimes outside my comfort zone. I’m not sure if it is really working, as I would say the end goal would be to…
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