Creative Loop: Phase 1

What is creativity? Where do our stories come from? It is something that I will be unable to answer here with these few short paragraphs. Creativity has been the focus of several major neurological studies and a topic that has been written about in countless books. Some will have you believe creativity is an act of divine inspiration, others that it is a harmonious dance… →

Adversity

I started this year with one big goal, I wanted to publish one of my books. I knew it was no easy task and that it would be a monster to tame. Still, I set out with a simple plan. One chapter a day. One day at a time. That’s how these things go sometimes. A little bit here, a little bit there, soon the… →

Story

Humans crave story. We seek it out in our sports matches, in our presidential elections, and in our love lives. Story is woven throughout the human experience, from the moment we are birthed we are part of something bigger than ourselves. There is something special and beautiful about that thought. From the very first time that humans gathered around a campfire to the silver screen of… →

A Sure Bet

It was 2008 and I had the perfect plan for my life. I would combine my love of travel, my love of helping others, and my love of Japan into one single career. I would go overseas and teach English, immerse myself in a culture that I had only seen from afar, and gather up more experiences and ideas for my stories. I had been… →

Find the Rhythm

Have you ever felt like a zombie? A brainless, direction less, human shaped being with no desire to do anything? Something flashy or noisy attracts your attention but it quickly passes and you return to your ambling. At times it seems like our brains decide that they too need a break and go to some magical place far from our worn out bodies. Just as… →

Ready. Set. Rest.

It came like it always does. At first a small ache at the base of the neck, a bit of a runny nose. Before the end of the day, I am eating chicken noodle soup, wrapped in soft blankets and wiped out from a cold or sinus infection. This past week was the second time this year that this has happened. Was it Covid? No.… →

The Last Flicker

When we chase a dream there is always a danger lurking in the shadows. It stalks us from within the dark, waiting for the moment to strike. When we are weary, or distracted it races forward like lightning and our desires are snuffed out and our progress grinds to a halt. The music we make no longer sounds right, the words on the page seem… →

Beautiful

I sat there stunned. What did he say? I had been seeing this particular counselor to help me deal with my gender dysphoria for the past year. We discussed the fact that I was transgender. He knew I had wanted to be a woman for as long as I could remember. His initial response had been to pray harder. Trust God more. Was I reading… →

Think of the Children

Do you think about your youth often? I sometimes do. I remember playing superheroes in my best friend’s yard where I would always take on the role of a female. I remember sneaking into my parent’s room to try on my mother’s clothes. I remember that I had a lot of female friends and how awful it felt as our bodies started to change. I… →

Sport

In honor of Pride Month, I am going to be writing about a few different topics not normally covered on this blog. For those who have not yet figured it out, I am a transgender female; welcome! You can read about my coming-out story here. While I usually try to focus on motivating people to get out and achieve their dreams, I have elected to… →