HAPPY FRIDAY
Kevin Roman
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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.
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Old Beginnings
There is nothing permanent except change.
Change is the only truth.
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Sep 15, 2023
Keeping Score
Improving is winning.
Don’t worry if you’re not perfect… as long as you’re getting better.
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Sep 8, 2023
Letting Go
The energy of surrender is more powerful than the energy of control.
An iron fist wrecks the ship.
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Sep 1, 2023
Judgment Day
You decide when you’re free.
Choice is responsibility’s best friend.
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Aug 25, 2023
Future Love
Write the story of your future that you’ll love.
By concentrating on something specific, you become that.
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Aug 18, 2023
Present Tense
You won’t live well in the future if you haven’t learned to live in the present.
Your today becomes your tomorrow.
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Aug 11, 2023
Past Perfect
Being flexible is your evolved purpose in life. —Cara Wall-Scheffler
The past is never as good as we remember.
The Myth of Man the Hunter: Women’s contribution to the hunt across ethnographic contexts (https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0287101)
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Aug 4, 2023
Don't Wait
Don't waste time. It's all you have.
Choose to be fearless.
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Jul 28, 2023
Happy X
Everyone you’ve ever loved is a part of you.
Take the past into the future.
Shop HAPPY FRIDAY t-shirts (and other good things) at COMMON GOODS (https://commongoods.ltd/product-tag/happyfriday/).
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Jul 21, 2023
Joy Boy
Being different is your superpower.
Diversity is Nature’s secret weapon.
Homosexuality: It's About Survival - Not Sex | James O'Keefe (https://youtu.be/4Khn_z9FPmU)
New Science on Same-sex Behavior in Wildlife | National Wildlife Federation (https://blog.nwf.org/2022/06/new-science-on-same-sex-behavior-in-wildlife/)
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Jul 14, 2023
Cool Summer
You need to chill the fuck out.
Fifteen-year-old me was a hottie.
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Jul 7, 2023
Summer Flings
You only get one life. Why not make it extraordinary?
It’s time to take a vacation from the ordinary.
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Jun 30, 2023
More! More!
Stay hungry.
Desire is the key to a better world.
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Jun 23, 2023
Flashback Friday
Life’s questions are answered through living.
The past informs the present informs the future.
Reconcilable Differences Episode 210 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reconcilable-differences/id1001591287?i=1000616329035)
Savage Lovecast with Dan Savage (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/savage-lovecast/id201376301)
On with Kara Swisher (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-with-kara-swisher/id1643307527)
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Jun 16, 2023
Freak Flag
Plant your flag. Claim your life.
No one else can tell you how to live.
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Jun 9, 2023
Philadelphia Freedom
Make your own home.
Home is where you can be yourself.
Support the work of The Trevor Project at https://www.thetrevorproject.org
LGBTQ young people can reach a confidential, free, trained counselor at 866-488-7386, any hour, any day of the year.
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Jun 2, 2023
True Value
If they don't value you, they don't love you.
Don’t listen to what they say, listen to what they do.
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May 26, 2023
No Quitting
Never give up your groove.
If you quit on yourself, you have nothing left.
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May 19, 2023
Never Fail
Failure is a lesson.
Never repeat the same mistake and you’ll succeed.
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May 12, 2023
The Force
Sex is a force. Use the force wisely.
Sometimes a dick is just a dick.
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May 5, 2023
Thank You
Always be thankful.
You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.
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Apr 28, 2023
Star Power
A star is made.
Create your own power. Create your own life. Create your own star.
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Apr 21, 2023
Know Yourself
Know yourself.
Life is an education with no graduation.
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Apr 14, 2023
Never Alone
You are never alone.
You don't need someone else, you need yourself.
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Apr 7, 2023
Philadelphia Stories
You have everything you need now.
Strength arrives when we need it.
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Mar 31, 2023
The End
You write your next chapter.
When you come to the last page, close the book.
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Mar 24, 2023
The Best
Give yourself the best.
The best investment is in your own future.
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Mar 17, 2023
Lucky You
You create your own luck.
Never underestimate the power of a positive mind.
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Mar 10, 2023
Question Everything
Confidence is built from every past success.
If you’re learning, even failure is an achievement.
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Mar 3, 2023
Story Time
Your life is yours to tell. Write the story you want.
Change your story, change your life.
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Feb 24, 2023
Million Pieces
The energy we all share gives us the power to continue.
Even when everything goes to pieces, nothing is ever completely lost.
This episode is dedicated to the memory of my cousin, Sean Patrick Nolan, a kind, caring man of the highest caliber. Sean was a peacemaker and shared of himself to everyone he could. He will be greatly missed.
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Feb 17, 2023
Jesus Said...
Sharing is caring.
The secret to success is giving your love away.
This episode is dedicated to the memory of my cousin, Sean Patrick Nolan, a kind, caring man of the highest caliber. Sean was a peacemaker and shared of himself to everyone he could. He will be greatly missed.
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Feb 10, 2023
Vroom! Vroom!
Love is a surprise.
Sometimes opportunity shows up with the engine running (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Fiero).
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Feb 3, 2023
Unguarded Heart
Open hearts open minds.
Small minds have no room for love.
Shop our COMMON GOODS (https://commongoods.ltd) store for t-shirts designed with a positive message.
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Jan 27, 2023
Bad Words
The biggest power you have is your voice.
Nothing is stronger than the power of love. Use the force for good.
Shop our COMMON GOODS (https://commongoods.ltd) store for t-shirts designed with a positive message.
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Jan 20, 2023
Cherry Red
No one can care for you like you.
Give yourself the gifts of power, understanding, and compassion.
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Jan 13, 2023
Listen Here
Understanding comes from hearing.
Real connection requires listening to someone’s true voice.
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Jan 6, 2023
First Time
Every day is a reason to celebrate.
Every time can be as good as your first time.
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Dec 30, 2022
New Tomorrow
Moving forward means letting go.
Discovering new frontiers requires letting go of the things that hold us back.
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Dec 23, 2022
For You
All we have is now.
The best gift for yourself is the connection (https://youtu.be/ITTxTCz4Ums) you give to others.
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Dec 16, 2022
Who's Bad?
Sometimes to be good, you’ve gotta be bad.
Together we’re stronger than the biggest baddies.
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Dec 9, 2022
Be Yourself
You are your best creation.
Knowledge is the first step to creating the best possible you (https://youtu.be/vfElYHZRvvU).
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Dec 2, 2022
Passion Fruit
Follow your passion.
Trust, desire, and devotion to your own path bring the greatest reward. (https://youtu.be/ILWSp0m9G2U)
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Nov 25, 2022
I Can('t)
All the strength you need is within you.
When the going gets tough, the tough are stronger than you think.
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Nov 18, 2022
Taylor Swift
Be your own idol.
“There’s room for role models who make mistakes.”
—Taylor Swift (https://youtu.be/HWoMZAzu4Ys)
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Nov 11, 2022
The N-Word
Names have the power we give them.
Superficial or supernatural, our intentions create the meaning of our words.
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Nov 4, 2022
Time Change
Time is money spent that will never return.
Wasting time is as foolish as wasting money. It’s literally not worth it.
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Oct 28, 2022
ThankingSteve
Give gratitude while you still have time.
It’s a crazy world out there, but you can change it by stepping outside yourself. (https://thankingsteve.com)
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Oct 21, 2022
Give! Give!
Giving to others gives more to ourselves.
Finding your well-source of inspiration frees you to give more than you take.
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Oct 14, 2022
Happy Now?
Happiness is a habit.
In a world of instant gratification, the best things are worth the wait.
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Oct 7, 2022
Pumpkin Spice
For a long life, just add spice.
You have the power to stop time, slow the years, and create the long life you thirst for.
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Sep 30, 2022
Sexy City
Say yes to change and say yes to a new you.
Open your mind and open up a world of new possibilities.
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Sep 23, 2022
Twenty Five
Express yourself and learn what you know for sure.
Only through raising our own voice can we clarify our true beliefs.
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Sep 16, 2022
Still Single
We’re all single. Everything is role-play.
Humans are a kaleidoscope of influences; the superpower in our relationships is our individual strength.
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Sep 9, 2022
Ordinary Miracles
Miracles exist wherever you can see them.
With evil all around us, all it takes is better vision to see the good.
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Sep 2, 2022
Keep Movin’
Everything that’s alive keeps moving.
If life is a highway, every mile is a lesson (https://brucelee.com). Never stop on your adventure of discovery (https://youtu.be/6J1-eYBbspA).
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Aug 26, 2022
True Colors
The world needs every color of the rainbow.
Simple minds try to silence what they don’t understand. Wise minds listen and learn.
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Aug 19, 2022
Sweet Thing
Beauty comforts our suffering.
The pain of life requires a balancing force. Sweetness to the rescue!
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Aug 12, 2022
Good Place
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.
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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)
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Aug 5, 2022
Come Out
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.
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Jul 29, 2022
Mundo Perfecto
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).
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Jul 22, 2022
Be Better
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.
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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
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Jul 15, 2022
Take Care
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)
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Jul 8, 2022
Happy Birthday
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.
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Jul 1, 2022
Freedom Building
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.
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Jun 24, 2022
Get Real
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.
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Jun 17, 2022
Bad Person
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)
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Jun 10, 2022
Happy Returns
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.
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Jun 3, 2022
Question Everything
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).
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May 27, 2022
Get Away
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.
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May 20, 2022
Love You
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.
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May 13, 2022
Regrets Only
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.
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May 6, 2022
Yaass, Queen!
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.
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Apr 29, 2022
Choose Life
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.
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Apr 22, 2022
Miss Me?
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.
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Apr 15, 2022
Growth Circles
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.
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Apr 8, 2022
Trigger Happy
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.
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Apr 1, 2022
Welcome to HAPPY FRIDAY
Discover an encouraging thought and enjoy a fun tune each week on HAPPY FRIDAY.
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