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Negativity No Longer Exhausts Me
reflection
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 4 minutes read

Negativity No Longer Exhausts Me

Why I have stopped judging people for how they approach the world
I Stopped Trying to Make it Make Sense
activism
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 5 minutes read

I Stopped Trying to Make it Make Sense

Thoughts on how evil distracts us from doing what matters
The Liberating Nature of ReEmbracing My Calling
personal update
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 7 minutes read

The Liberating Nature of ReEmbracing My Calling

Thoughts on what, why, and for whom I'm doing what I'm doing
To the Best, Weird, Sweet, Cute, Goofy Dog Ever
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Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 7 minutes read

To the Best, Weird, Sweet, Cute, Goofy Dog Ever

A few words to the dog who made us laugh, healed our hearts, and rescued our souls
The Day I Was Told I Shouldn't Be Here
immigration
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 4 minutes read

The Day I Was Told I Shouldn't Be Here

The dangers of good people falling into the trap of objectivity, intellectualization, and privilege.
What We Do Makes a Difference. Period.
hope
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 4 minutes read

What We Do Makes a Difference. Period.

Why I hope when I am overwhelmed by hopelessness.
What I Hope for You: Community
community
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 3 minutes read

What I Hope for You: Community

How being community has always been an act of loving resistance
Those Damn Flowers, A Story for The Moth
reflection
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 7 minutes read

Those Damn Flowers, A Story for The Moth

How a young pastor thought he learned what was important — and it wasn't him
The Spiritual Gift of Resistance
reflection
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 3 minutes read

The Spiritual Gift of Resistance

1 Corinthians 13:1-13 through a lens of resistance
Living Deeply as I Enter My Mr. Miyagi Era
reflection
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 4 minutes read

Living Deeply as I Enter My Mr. Miyagi Era

One way I have found beauty, belonging, hope, and resistance.
When Happy New Year is Anything But
personal update
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 2 minutes read

When Happy New Year is Anything But

The exhausting nature of pretending to be fine when you are still sad
Depression, Failure, and a Big Ass Bag of Privilege
personal update
Bruce Reyes-Chow / / 4 minutes read

Depression, Failure, and a Big Ass Bag of Privilege

One more post to help normalize acknowledging and addressing depression.