Journal #7 complete

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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Faith/Relationships/Sexuality

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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Simple, Beautiful, and True

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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Who am I?

In many ways, I am already the man I want to be. Articulate, attractive, athletic, caring, kind, thoughtful, respectful, passionate, reflective, calm, and introspective. I am also a son, a brother, an uncle, a gay man, a divorcee, a Christian, an INFJ, and an Enneagram 2. I am a counselor, adventurer, traveler, dreamer, dancer, musician,…

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Sowing Seeds

I have been in Denver for 2 months now. May and June 2019 have come and gone, and I’m mostly settled here. I have a homebase, a job, health insurance, a paycheck, a car. However, I’m still looking for 3 things in Denver: deeper friendships, a church family, and a romantic relationship. Of those three,…

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My single life…553 days

As of today, Monday, July 8, 2019, I have been single for 553 days. Over 18 months of being on my own, worrying primarily about myself. In so many ways, it has been such a blessing to have this time to experience life, reflect, and get to know myself and my Creator better. In my…

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My Plan B

As far as a plan B being a back-up, my plan B has been going very much according to plan. What was that plan? Well, after getting rejected by every grad school I applied to, I decided to move to Denver, Colorado to try and gain some counseling experience that I could use when I…

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Three Things

Here’s a new idea I tried for journaling this week that I found online. It appealed to me because it involved threes. These are some lists of my likes/dislikes/experiences that I wrote in my journal. Three things I can’t go without God aka The Holy Trinity aka Jesus My mind – the ability to learn,…

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In what do I delight?

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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NZ Recommendations List

I’ve officially started on my NZ Recommendations list. If you want to see the full list, you can click the link below. If any of the books or media interest you, get in touch with me and we can try to experience it together.

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