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Queer as Folk – Growing Up Gay in Jesusland, USA

"Why do you think I asked you to get lunch with me today?" I asked my best friend. "I have an idea, but I don't want to offend you." He said. "Just say it, I think you might surprise yourself." "Is it because you want to tell me you're gay?" In that moment, a weight … Continue reading Queer as Folk – Growing Up Gay in Jesusland, USA →

Tim Coe Lessons hard won, LGBTQ February 15, 2020 7 Minutes

Life in Color

They say there are only two ways to view the world. Either you think in binaries, black and white, or you have a more nuanced view of the world and think in grey. To me, that all seems too simplistic. I'd like to float something else, another way to see the world. And that's seeing … Continue reading Life in Color →

Tim Coe life Leave a comment August 3, 2019September 16, 2019 3 Minutes

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Yes, I will be THAT guy, because I’m proud of myself, y’all. Over the last three and a half months, I’ve lost over 40 pounds. You can see it the most in my face. With a combo of a medication change and making better self-care choices for myself, I’m feeling so much better both mentally and physically. And I’m not done yet.

Missy Coe, little diva.

New blog post is up. Link in bio. “In that moment, a weight had been lifted. A weight I carried around all my life, but was conditioned not to pay it any attention. Like a frog in boiling water or the dog in that burning house, I always just smiled and said ‘This is fine.’”

Yup. I’m going there. Can’t wait to share this blog with y’all soon. It’s 🔥.

It’s impossible to hide who I am. I’ve tried for too long to get around the fact that I’m gay. I’ve re-defined it too many times to appease people in my life who were never going to accept me for who I really was. But like I’ve said so many times, I can’t be someone I’m not. I can’t make a name for myself being who I’m not. That goes for every part of me. Somehow, all these moving parts in my life have to work together. This week, I made a big change that I’m not quite sure I want to make public yet, but I will at some point. All I have to say is that things are changing. Again. (Aren’t they always with me?) But this time, it’s not out of desperation or some big drama. No, this time, it’s just simply because I want to be authentic, damn it. 🙂

1.24 Over the years, this day has elicited all the emotions in me. Fear, sadness, anxiety, shame, and guilt. More recently though, (recently meaning as of today) it’s elicited a different set of emotions. Thankfulness, gratitude, anticipation. It’s no secret that today is the anniversary of the worst day of my life. I almost died by suicide seven years ago. But I didn’t die. I lived. And in the immediate aftermath and in the fallout of that moment, I chose to continue, even when things looked very bleak. What’s more? Things did turn around. The sunrise to my dark night of the soul was not too far away at all. Within a week after my discharge from the hospital, my life did a complete 180. Life began to fall into place, and hope returned. Seven years later, instead of wallowing this weekend, I’m choosing to give back. This weekend will be filled with service to a community I owe so much to. My purpose has become chrystal clear this last year: I simply don’t want anyone I cross paths with to feel they’re alone. So today, and every day, I continue. No longer is this day know as my “Dark Day.” Instead, “Semicolon Day” takes its place, as I look back at what happened and remember with somberness, but also gratitude. Gratitude that I lived, and gratitude as I look to the future with anticipation and hope. Today, I continue. Tomorrow, I press on. And every day for the rest of my life, I forge ahead, even when things look bleak. My hope is you’ll do the same. #beheretomorrow #projectsemicolon #youmatter #suicideprevention #mentalillnessawareness #mentalillnessrecovery

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