What Are You Willing to Risk?
Part of our work is to make polite bigotry socially unacceptable.
We must risk discomfort and decorum to confront bias in the moment...
top of page
Search
britteast
Sep 16, 2020
The Thief of Joy
Comparing yourself to others is just your brain's way of saying that you've been experiencing too much joy.
britteast
Aug 23, 2020
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Here's the yellow brick road to a full heart:
experience >> wisdom >> confidence >> gratitude >> humility >> generosity
britteast
Aug 21, 2020
The Power of Redemption
I believe that there are no enlightened people, only enlightened actions.
In the same way, there are no homophobic people, only...
britteast
Jun 20, 2020
We Can't Escape It
We all swim in a sea of stigma, bias, and prejudice. There's just no avoiding it.
It's our work to acknowledge it, listen, read...
britteast
May 7, 2020
What is "Equanimity?"
Equanimity is that state of openness to our heart's desires, without ambition or aversion.
britteast
May 6, 2020
Just Lean In
It's no use trying to hide from life: there's no solace in slack senses.
britteast
May 5, 2020
Adding Ballast to Your Life
Until we take charge of our lives, we inevitably succumb to its vicissitudes — vacillating between convenience and despair, reacting to...
britteast
Apr 28, 2020
How to Find Freedom
It’s so tempting to believe that achievement leads to some sort of freedom, as if our life purpose might save us...
britteast
Apr 20, 2020
We Are Needed
Gay men have long known what it has meant to die alone. Suffering in silence, cast out of our communities, left to the mercy of...
britteast
Apr 20, 2020
What Needs Tending?
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, try asking yourself this: just what in your life truly needs tending today, in order for you to feel...
britteast
Apr 20, 2020
Boredom is a Painful Peace
Those of us with the luxury and courage to sit with our boredom will soon learn it is one of the pillars of creativity.
britteast
Apr 20, 2020
Taking Just Enough
One thing is clear, now more than ever: if each of us took just a little less, we would all have a whole lot more.
britteast
Apr 20, 2020
Managing Expectations
Expectations are really just covert contracts we write to help us stay stuck.
britteast
Apr 20, 2020
Relationship Attitudes
Truth: whether you think you will one day have the relationship of your dreams or not, you're right.
BLOG
bottom of page