Thrive
Fridays are for the softer stuff: the lessons, the stumbles, the small victories, and the moments that remind me I’m still here, still trying, still becoming.
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Am I turning into my mother?! I am glad that I have her (mom) within me. This mediation has brought a new depth of love and understanding toward her I didn’t know I needed. “Oh my god I know that face!”… …I said aloud when I caught my reflection in the mirror while I was…
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Oh lordt, Help me make this honest, helpful, and funny. …for my sexual growth, it was placing my partner’s needs as important as my own, allowing pleasure-based love to sweep me up in *our* moment… that’s where the growth happened, and the walls of misconceptions, known and unknown, came crumbling down. I guess Saturdays are…
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Paid subscribers help keep the lights on but I do not want anyone to feel excluded from certain content if it is of interest to them A Note from Randy Hello Friend, As some of you know already, and for those this email has been forwarded to, I’m the guy behind the memoir WHY and…
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Especially when life forces a complete reboot of literally everything… Life is full of surprises; not all of them are pleasant. But they can all be understood and turned for good. Getting Promoted From Executive Vice President to Stocking Groceries “Randy, can we walk with you as you go in the store to get some…
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While the following is not p*rn, not even close, it is spicy. Even until a few years ago, I had a LOT of fears I didn’t know about. A lot of hangups. And today, the journey is still unfolding. I am enjoying each step and each experience along the way. I Was, And Still Am,…
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A consistent reminder that I want to thrive, not simply survive. I like the reminder that this is a healthy self-affirmation and not simply decoration. This Silver Pendant Tells A Story of Resilience I have worn this pendant almost daily for around 12 years. An actor/model friend in Los Angeles started getting healthier, and I…
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A Note from Randy If you’ve found your way here to my Substack, welcome — truly. This little corner of the internet is where I share things that matter to me: stories that linger, reflections that (hopefully) spark your own, and bits of humor to remind us not to take it all too seriously. I…
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This is the final installment of the Closet Curses series on why so many rabid anti-LGBTQ+ conservative leaders are gay and living in the church closet. (Other series posts linked below.) Quick Note: Here are links to the previous posts concerning this series: Hard Writing… I’m an abuse survivor, as I’ve mentioned in my book…
