| This is the 568th story of Our Life Logs® | I was always a curious child. Wandering around, always wanting to know more and to be more....

Before I begin, let me tell you a few things about me... I’m a gender queer actor who loves to sing, dance, and shatter stereotypes.

If joy is hidden behind a bed of thorns, then I will cut my hands to reach it...

I was the fastest boy at Whittier Woods Elementary School. When it was time for the races for the Presidential Physical Fitness awards...

If uninterrupted, I could talk to you about optics (which is the study of light and its properties) for the rest of my life...

I grew up in Pune, India, in a middle-class family. My parents had corporate jobs and worked from early morning to late evening to provide..

Miami was sleepy in the ‘50s—nothing like the bustling buildings and energy it has now. When my family moved across town...

My mom gave birth to me in...Lagos State, Nigeria...but I should say, I come from a polygamous background. My dad had two wives...

What makes a happy life? Wealth? Success? Passion? For many years, I tried to figure out how to be happy. Turns out...

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. This sentence pretty much sums up my whole life...

I was the oldest of six children and often had to help with the chores on the farm and at home. It was great having so many...

Ever since I was a baby, my parents, siblings, and I visited Buenos Aires, Argentina, many times. It was always super fun to visit...

I, conversely, was born with a creative mind and a depressive disorder that manifested in some of the worst and weirdest ways. My talent...

And suddenly pop—there I was. Well, it wasn’t so much a pop, and I’m sure there was a whole lot more screaming and bad language, but...

When I head out to my daily walk in the park, I like to remind myself of the poems I love the most, many of which I know by heart...

I believe that an underrated statement is when people say the “mid-life crisis” can change your existence. I should know. Earlier this...

In 1999, my parents faced some financial struggles, so Grammy and Grandpa opened the door to us. It was just like the weekends we...

If you are wondering what it was like, just picture farmland, connected to more farmland, all serving as the resting place for groups...

At this point, the band had been on the road for days. Our clothes were glued to our bodies with sweat and our muscles winced from nights...

I was a very chubby kid since childhood; I enjoyed food and was very carefree. I loved to dance and sing. I grew up with one sister who...