Learning to Find Joy In Myself

Back in August 2025, I spent a week in the backwoods of British Columbia playing a 21-person live-reality game called Marooned - Live Reality Game , a season that had a theme of 'Cursed Kingdom,' and it was really a meaningful adventure that involved meaningful people. It was an adventure I put a lot of preparation into. At first, I wasn't sure I was going to actually do the adventure, as I wasn't sure if I could manage it, but then the Spirit of God nudged me and gently encouraged me to do it and let me know that I was needed there, so I decided to trust in God and go forth to do whatever I was needed to do there. Like, I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and it's a fact that I'm not gonna hide. I like to talk about God. I'm also neurodivergent in that I have ADHD and Non-Verbal Learning Disorder, so that, among other things, is a special interest of mine that I like to share a fascination with. I don't mean to annoy peop...

It's time for me to be vulnerable for a moment. Back in 2020, I was very much alone during the lockdowns imposed upon the world by the COVID-19 pandemic. I was so used to being able to go places and enjoy outside and enjoy people, but then suddenly I was trapped inside. Needing very much to connect with people, I began browsing online groups, specifically Star Trek groups, as I loved Star Trek and had attended conventions prior to lockdown that really had helped me to enjoy it even more. I somehow came across this online fan group that centered around this popular Star Trek figure. There were weekly meetings in which members of this group could speak to the central figure and enjoy their company and those who wanted to speak to them could express their interest by signing up on a list. I wasn't sure how that worked, so I decided to see how things worked before asking for that. I came into the group around the time that one of the members, who was a good friend to the central fi...

Area artist Andy Davies was recently  charged by police with one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference of a person under 16. It's horrific and I pray for those who have been hurt by them that they might eventually find healing from their trauma. I've been thinking a lot about the situation surrounding Andy Davies lately and it made me reflect on my own experiences with an artist who exhibited predatory behaviors towards me. I've kept this in for a while because when I tried to speak up about it, it got back to them, I was yelled at for "spreading rumors" and either ignored, not believed or just told to be okay with it, so I just stayed quiet about it and tried to move on. More questionable things happened in years since, however, that made me wonder why I was staying silent. And then famous artist Andy Davies was outed as a predator and I began to wonder how many predatory artists are allowed to avoid accountability because people don't ...