When I was a little boy, I remember shopping with my mother for seeds to plant in our family garden. These seeds came in small envelopes, with a picture of the plant/fruit/vegetable/flower on the front of the envelope. Holding one of the envelopes, I shook the package and listened to the small seeds rattle in […]
explaining the #resistance A few weeks ago, I was chatting with my older sister, Lydia, who asked me to write a blog explaining what ‘resistance’ means to me as the motivation behind designing shirts. I’ve been designing and selling shirts for over five years. The first shirts were sold in Texas, at local Pride Festivals, […]
I am the problem. It doesn’t take much sense to see the outside world and realize there’s something very, very wrong with our reality. Over 100 years have been spent preaching the virtues of capitalism, yet I have yet to see a world that exudes its supposed virtues with equality, fairness, and equal opportunity. Earlier […]
“It’s a beautiful day, Sister J.” “Every day is a beautiful day, Aaron.” This is a blog I hoped I wouldn’t have to write, but knew the day would someday come. Writing these words feels like a piece of my heart is being broken, because it is. Earlier this afternoon, I received word that Sister […]
When was the last time you hugged your friends? I’m reminded of a question found in Opa’s book; “have you hugged your grandparents lately?” he asked, at the start of one of the chapters. He went on to explain how much love and appreciation a single hug can have when given to an individual with […]
Happy International Siblings day! Apparently today is the day for siblings. While I think it’s important to think of every body as your brother/sister, there’s a special place in my heart for my immediate family. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve started to hear the inner critic on a lot more occasions than during childhood innocence. “What have […]
Come in hot, boys. The enemy is all around. During this past weekend, I was witness to a sight I never thought I’d see in my lifetime; the aftermath of war, seen through post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Following Mark’s wedding, I had the opportunity to sit and have a few beers (or many) with a […]
When was the last time you stopped to watch the clouds? My Opa had a way with his words. He was one of the most articulate and well-written men I’ve ever encountered. When he told a story, he would paint the conversation with vivid setting; placing you in the center of the story as the […]
As a millennial, I’ve been blessed to see the world from several angles. It seems like only days ago that I remember using paper maps to navigate cross-country trips, rather than use Google Maps or Waze to zip through the traffic and beat your arrival goal time. When I was younger, I’d write letters to […]
In the past few years, I’ve done a lot of reading on the topic of the ego. There are a lot of angles I’ve read on the subject; ranging from radical acceptance of the ego (as seen in the world of Ayn Rand) to religious teachings that encourage one to abandon, or crucify, this veil of consciousness. […]