Shape Your Dreams
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… →
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… →
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… →
I was yelled at for using the bathroom. Let’s talk about that shall we?
It is March and according to the calendar, we are supposed to be talking about motivation. Seeking an answer for the ageless questions of where do our passions come from and what to do with them. As you may have noticed we are not talking about that topic, in fact, for the past two weeks, I have been silent. I have been in the grip… →
I’ve been trans pretty much my whole life, even so, I didn’t start my own transitioning process until a little over two years ago. I only came out publicly last November, so this year’s Pride is special for me, I get to celebrate it for the first time truly as myself. Getting to celebrate new life openly with my friends has been a joy but… →
This week is the first week of Pride month, a rainbow-colored celebration of the LGBT community. It is a time for us to cherish how far we have come and it is also a sobering reminder of how far we have yet to go still. But why Pride? Why not another name or some funny slogan? It was June 1st and one of my favorite people had a Facebook post tailored just for me…
It is commonly thought that February is the month where our dreams and goals go to die. By the end of the month, most of the dreams and resolutions that we were so eager to start in January will be abandoned. Resolutions fall by the wayside as life interferes with our carefully laid plans. We look that the past month and our lack of progress… →
One of my personal traditions around this time of the year is that I put my gifts under the tree on Christmas eve. I am usually the last to go to bed, so before the tumult and frenzy of Christmas day arrives, I have the house all to myself. The tree lights sparkle in the stillness and the only noise is the crinkling of the… →
This month something momentous occurred. After 32 years of struggle and suppression, I came out of the darkness and stepped into the light, and introduced my true self to the world. My journey was cataloged in a brief video I made, compressing my story into just under 9 minutes. Usually November is reserved for NaNoWriMo cheering, and I will continue to cheer from the sidelines.… →