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Finding center

by Joseph Hernandez

I’m not a gym person and I hate joining groups, but for the first time since moving back to Chicago (when I was at my heaviest, 250 lbs.), I’ve plateaued. With that in mind, I finally motivated myself to do something I’ve always wanted to do but was scared to: Signed up for a hip hop dance class, where I’ll hopefully twerk off the...

January 13, 2018
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Finding center

Published by Joseph Hernandez

I’m not a gym person and I hate joining groups, but for the first time since moving back to Chicago (when I was at my heaviest, 250 lbs.), I’ve...

January 13, 2018
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The Unapologetic Lightness of Being

Published by Joseph Hernandez

I went in with my usual bundle of nerves. I'm not good enough to be with these people. My writing is shit. Why am I bothering? What if they don't...

November 16, 2017
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Fuck your crayons!

Published by Joseph Hernandez

These days, choosing between the closet or being out is more akin to sitting quietly and coloring within the lines with only gray crayons, or saying “fuck you” to...

October 12, 2017
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BeRoll, Vol. 1

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"They used to be named Special and Delight, but they sounded like retired strippers."

October 2, 2017
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lol I don't remember taking this photo. Must've been a good cocktail. 🥃
What a treat for a Monday night // Chocolate creme brûlée
It's small and easy to miss, but this button in the Trib elevators always made me chuckle. Today, it has taken on a different meaning for me. Find your button — a friend, your mom, a therapist, a church leader, a mentor, any one you trust, hell, it may be you need medication — and help will be there for you. This year, I took the first steps to address my longtime anxiety and mental health. It's the greatest gift I've ever given myself. And though I don't know the wages of depression, I know many friends who experience its dark tendrils. Honesty, light and open, transparent conversations have sustained me as I hope it's sustained them. It may not be enough some days, but it may also be just right — you don't know where someone is in their journey, but you may be the help they need and deserve. There's always someone, always, at the end of these cold, little black mirrors you're currently holding — don't be afraid to use it to connect, and please, be kind to each other. And to yourself, most of all.
Bye, beauty.
City by the Lake, as seen from the air. #CHEtours #booyah

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