Looking for how you can ‘other’ people create discord. — Our lives seem to be driven by dissent and discord; all around us, we see chaos, and strife, and seeming ignorance of coming together for a ‘common’ good. Whether it’s no-maskers accusing mask wearers of being ‘sheep’, brexiteers dubbing those who are against Brexit as remoaners, or countless other areas…

Think again — much was changed as they became Christianized. — If I was to say Viking to you — images are probably conjured up of vicious barbaric warriors charging in, to raid and pillage, and indeed to go ‘a-Viking’ was a glorious and noble pursuit. But that wasn’t all there was to the people known as the Vikings. They were…

What do you do when someone doubts your identity or sexuality? — As more gender identities, sexualities and pronouns come into existence, the most common rebuttal I’ve seen on my journey through the internet, over many sites, is the decision that neo-pronouns are made up. Or a gender identity is made up. Or a sexuality is made up. …

A vital skill not taught in school. — As I fill my spare time with more and more things I want to do — goals I want to achieve, life experiences I want to have, I’m becoming more and more aware of the vital skill that isn’t taught in schools. Oh, they say that they teach good time…

You can dislike the idea of non-binary; how you act depends on if it’s transphobia or not. — There is no issue to me with someone who dislikes non-binary people. Someone who dislikes non-binary people that is their right, to hold their opinion. This dislike isn’t something I find inherently transphobic. This dislike I view as something that is more based on the fact it’s still — at…

There is no one, definitive, “right” level of hormone — or prescription pathway — for non-binary trans people — I see this a lot — which hormones do you take if you’re non-binary? Now, myself, I take the full HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) dose for someone transitioning female to male. But that is because gender is a spectrum, and on it, I’m more on the masculine end of the…

Maybe it can change yours too — You may have heard of the phrase “Life is a Marathon, Not a Sprint” — but I prefer to remind myself that an “Oak Tree doesn’t grow in a day.” Let me, however, tell you a story. We’re all familiar with the mighty oak (or the great Redwoods may be…

Change how you view life, and it’s struggles — If you ask any person whether they’re an optimist or a pessimist, they’ll immediately understand what you’re asking. At its core, you ask them to simplify whether they view life through the lens of looking for the good in life, or looking at life like it’s out to get them…