From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Birthday Thanks

May 29, 2009

THANK YOU for all the birthday wishes! I feel so blessed.
(Here’s a short video of my parents & brother skipping with me yesterday after lunch.)

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38

May 28, 2009

Today I turn 38.
It feels good.
Of course, “38″ seems much different than I imagined it.
THANK YOU for being a part of my journey. I consider that to be a blessing beyond words.

Seriously.
If you are wondering what to get me for a gift…
My NBC show is in danger of being canceled.
The show/site launched a bunch [...]

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Evolving Beliefs – for NBC.com

May 27, 2009

It is easy to get angry about the “battle” for human rights. But let’s try to remember compassion towards everyone. In the space of compassion is where true change happens. Try to remember when your beliefs have changed and share them on frd.nbc.com. Let’s show by example that we are an evolving [...]

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May 26, 2009

Today at HugNation I’ll talk about Love, Bigotry and Personal Evolution.
Live at 1pm PST (http://hugnation.spotman.net/lounge/)
Grandpa Caleb was raised incredibly bigoted. But over the course of many (MANY) years, he sought to follow his teacher (Jesus) and bring a WWJD attitude to many beliefs he was raised with. He became active [...]

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“Daddy T-Rex” – 90secs

May 23, 2009

Today was my brother’s birthday. I stopped by to see him as he worked from home. While I was there, I got to see him being such an awesome dad. He & Jen are parenting superheroes. (Or super-reptiles)

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Hug Translations?

May 20, 2009

The 2 million member "Hugs" group on Facebook is doing a National Hugging Day in June.
I’m working on a T-shirt design.
IF YOU CAN HELP TRANSLATE "Global Hugging Day" into a language not on here that would be awesome! (but I need it QUICK) Otherwise I gotta go with the Babelfish options.
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May 19, 2009

At SXSW I met Dr. Karen Rayne, who does a great blog on teen sexuality. (She also does a really cool “Belly Project.”)
This week she posted an interview I did with her about HugNation and more.

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‘Struggle’ (excerpt from today’s HugNation)

May 19, 2009

Life IS struggle. But that isn’t a bad thing! Especially if we can shift our perspective so that we see things as “the current task” instead of “something in my way.”

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