HAPPY FRIDAY: Recent Episodes
Kevin Roman
After 9 years of texting his closest friends each Friday, Kevin Roman brings a weekly great thought and great song recommendation to everyone. End the week with a dose of encouragement, a fun tune, and a smile on your face. Everyone deserves a HAPPY FRIDAY.
The world needs every color of the rainbow. Simple minds try to silence what they don’t understand. Wise minds listen and learn.
Beauty comforts our suffering. The pain of life requires a balancing force. Sweetness to the rescue!
Why wait for heaven? There’s never a time for change like right now. Don’t hate, don’t wait. The world (https://youtu.be/NOGEyBeoBGM) is counting on you. Thomas Westbrook (Holy Koolaid) - The Backstep Paradox (https://youtu.be/Sj7xvGA_mL8) Paulo Bitencourt (Atheism and Humanism) - Thoughts and Quotations (https://sites.google.com/view/atheism-humanism/thoughts-quotations)
You never know how far you’ll go until you put yourself out there. A lasting legacy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_(2008_American_film)) demands we live as our true selves, undeceived and undenied.
Being real is more attractive than being perfect. ‘Flawless’ is a state of mind (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/savage-lovecast/id201376301), because we embody something more genuine than perfection (https://youtu.be/EMypXV1YJfw).
Every day is a chance to be better. We have the power to improve (https://youtu.be/Wo-43D41pOA) ourselves, our country, and our world. ••• Charting Queer Health (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/charting-queer-health/id1607141284?i=1000570577832) podcast by Howard Brown Health Owen Keehnen (https://www.owenkeehnen.com), LGBTQ writer & historian
Self-care is mental health care. No one else can care for you like you can. Self-care (https://normakamali.com/pages/the-wellness-cafe) is self-love in action. Treat yourself to some of Kevin's luxurious Grapefruit Honey Sugar Body Scrub at Kevin Roman Beauty. (https://kevinromanbeauty.com)
Life connects us all. Sometimes the answers to life’s biggest questions (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sway/id1528594034) are right in front of us.
Freedom is forever building. Liberty is a constant balance between the rights of the individual and the greater good; ever growing, ever perfecting, ever building.
Nothing else feels like real. Nothing can take the place of true, honest-to-goodness (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Ford), unadulterated authenticity (https://youtu.be/r-FUquLYdxQ). Nothing even comes close.
You are good. You were born to flourish as your best possible self, a testimony to the Good conceivable in all of us. Time to get started on summer reading! (https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674032378)
Love always returns. You never know how far you’re going to go until you put yourself out there. If you keep love in your heart, you’ll never be far from home.
If they don’t value you, they don’t love you. If you love (https://youtu.be/e3-5YC_oHjE) something, you hold it close. You protect it and want the best (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/make-me-smart/id1181589165) for it. Anything less isn’t love (https://youtu.be/3IBTuHC1Zfo).
Life is a journey; remember to rest and refuel. Everyone needs a little escape (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawbridge%27s) to renew (https://www.instagram.com/paulinaporizkov/) and repurpose for the days ahead. A bright (https://www.cinema-crazed.com/blog/2018/05/18/the-bootleg-files-the-donna-summer-special/) new morning follows a night of good sleep.
Loving yourself is the key to loving others. Only by learning to love ourselves can we selflessly learn to love and appreciate others unconditionally and without expectations.
If you have no regrets, you haven’t lived. Failure only means that you’ve tried. Continue to learn (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Games), improve, and keep moving into your future (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auntie_Mame_(film)). Never let anything hold you back.
Honor your Queens. Nothing is more important than lifting up the people that support us and stand by us. When we care for each other, we all do better.
The biggest blessing is life itself. After all the world’s distractions and frivolities, the biggest gift (https://youtu.be/aBlgdGjET4A) is life. We only get one; Make the most of it. This episode is dedicated to the memory (https://youtu.be/XNLPf8YhSc8) of my cousin, Paul Matthew Nolan (1982-2022), and to everyone who truly loved him. RIP, P.M.
Your memories are fuel for your future. While we can’t relive our past, every memory (https://youtu.be/IVF0zcqr9Dg) informs and inspires the path of our future.
Your journey is your destination. Navigating the world with a focus on balance (https://youtu.be/gN79hNFRqu8) and growth (https://emersoncentral.com/texts/essays-first-series/circles/) brings its own reward of lessons learned. Don’t wait until life's finish line–you won’t have time to enjoy it.
You—and only you—can make yourself happy. The key to happiness begins with knowing yourself (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Know_thyself). Self-awareness helps us channel emotional energy into power. If you or someone you know struggles with mental health challenges or substance abuse, ask your local medical provider for help or contact the National Institute of Mental Health (https://www.nimh.nih.gov) or the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov) for additional resources.