by Darrin Johnson | Aug 30, 2025 | Ruelon, Spirituality
The room was filled with beautiful Black and Brown bodies moving to the beat of Lil’ Kim and Ray J’s ‘Wait a Minute.’ Entranced by the energy of a Friday night and the mix of fragrances dancing in the air, I looked to my left—and there he was. He stood out like a sore...
by Darrin Johnson | Apr 29, 2020 | Ruelon, Health and Wellness, Spirituality
We’re all bored in the house and in the house bored. Yes, I, too, can join the quarantine fun and spout viral TikTok catch-phrases at random. It appears more people are discovering the app’s tongue in cheek appeal due to The Coronavirus.Rona, as she’s unaffectionately...
by Darrin Johnson | Dec 20, 2019 | Ruelon, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Spirituality
It’s that time of year. You know the time. When people are filled with cheer, you’re begging your friend to make you that fresh batch of coquito, and feeling as if watching the ball drop on the sofa New Year’s Eve is a much better idea than an awkward holiday party....
by Darrin Johnson | Dec 18, 2017 | Fitness, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Ruelon, Spirituality
We live in a world where social media and its influence is a force to be reckoned with. It has, particularly as it relates to men, allowed us to join our women counterparts with being objectified whether voluntarily, or involuntarily. At a time when the amount of...
by Darrin Johnson | Jul 14, 2017 | Ruelon, Lifestyle, News, Spirituality, Sports/Entertainment
I’M THE MAN, I’M THE MAN, I’M THE MAN is often the affirmation I recite when I’m pushing through personal boundaries. It’s also the defining chorus lyrics from singer Aloe Blacc’s 2014 hit song, “The Man.” A personal anthem of mine that speaks of self-love,...
by Darrin Johnson | Jun 30, 2017 | Ruelon, Events, Lifestyle, Spirituality, Travel
There is nothing I detest more than the middle seat on an airplane. I paid for extra leg room on my flight to Puerto Vallarta a few weeks back but I’m still baffled at the idea that most people sitting in the either the window, or aisle seat, are unaware arm rests...
by Darrin Johnson | Mar 26, 2017 | Ruelon, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Spirituality
There is power in truth. That power introduced me to something I never knew was possible, Freedom. It is after all, what is responsible for allowing me to begin speaking on all aspects of my life with family and friends. It also gave me the courage to be vocal about...
by Darrin Johnson | Feb 27, 2017 | Ruelon, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Spirituality
Ever since I was a child, I’ve been obsessed with the Vampire movie genre. Interview with the Vampire is one of my all time favorite films. An ex boyfriend once asked me, why do you love such wild stories about the undead so much? Although I could not provide an...
by Darrin Johnson | Jan 29, 2017 | Ruelon, Events, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle, Spirituality
On a hot summer day in June 2013, I stood in an old pay phone booth in New York City. I was to have a conversation that I would remember for the rest of my life. It was on this day that I told my African American father from the rural south that I was gay. I didn’t...
