by Michael | Apr 30, 2019 | Soul
The unexpected death of a loved one. A terminal diagnosis. Losing your job and source of livelihood. A painful relationship breakdown. Dark periods in our lives can manifest at any moment and in any number of ways. Darkness is an inevitable part of life and universal...
by Michael | Apr 18, 2019 | Mind
Self-confidence is sexy. Everyone wants to have more of it and we envy those who (we think) have more of it than we do. But not many people talk about it’s ugly twin brother, self-doubt. Yet it is the people who know how to mindfully manage self-doubt that are...
by Michael | Apr 11, 2019 | Sexuality
Have you ever tried to explain to your straight friends or family what NSA, PNP, BB bukkake is? They would probably be horrified (Google that at your own risk). Gay lingo can be incredibly amusing, colourful, and effective. However, there are some terms that on closer...
by Michael | Apr 5, 2019 | Soul, Sexuality, Mind
I am the first to admit that I live in a bubble. To many outside the bubble I am the cliché white cis-gendered gay man, living the swingin’ downtown bachelor lifestyle. But you know what? I’m totally okay with that. I feel blessed that this is my life. There was...
by Michael | Mar 26, 2019 | Sexuality
Instagram is making Grindr irrelevant in 2019 Years ago I was dating someone who opened my eyes to the emergence of Instagram as a dating app. For the record, we didn’t meet online – it was an organic encounter (gasp!)- and so we had no prior knowledge of...
by Michael | Mar 21, 2019 | Mind, Soul
I have to thank my dearly departed grandfather for my first lesson in the power of goodbye. He was the typical Italian Nonno in that his garden was a Noah’s ark of plant life. Since I was obsessed with plants and trees, I followed him around, helping him tend to...
by Michael | Mar 12, 2019 | Mind, Sexuality
Spoiler alert: it has nothing to do with luck Traditional wisdom tells us that if you’re relatively attractive and have a charming personality, it should be easy enough to find love- especially in the connected world of social media and dating apps. Yet we all...
by Michael | Mar 4, 2019 | Mind
Take your thoughts out of automatic mode to create the results you want. One of the most powerful and life-changing concepts I have learned is the power of choice. We cannot control the events and circumstances of our lives, but we always have the power to choose how...
by Michael | Feb 23, 2019 | Mind
There are two kinds of emotional pain: the kind that we can’t control, and the kind we can. My boyfriend dumped me. Sucks right? A break up is a perfect example of one of those shitty things that happens in life that is completely out of our control. And for me,...
by Michael | Feb 7, 2019 | Soul, Sexuality
Yes, you can pursue both spiritual practice and sexual prowess. Sometimes it seems like I exist in two contradictory communities. First is the spiritual community that believes in a higher power and seeks to establish a relationship to that power beyond the dogma of...
by Michael | Feb 2, 2019 | Mind
Practical tips on managing those pesky limiting beliefs Limiting beliefs are those thoughts that we have gotten so used to thinking that they have turned into seemingly hard-wired beliefs. These are thoughts that do not serve us and prevent us from achieving our...
by Michael | Jan 8, 2019 | Sexuality, Mind
The steam room can be an interesting place to practice mindfulness Anyone who enjoys the benefits of a good steam or sauna after a workout knows about the creepy men who seem to be permanent fixtures in the locker room. Do they ever actually work out? Do they have...
