Thank you for sharing this very personal piece with us, Bruce. I admire your courage and determination. Being vulernable and man or woman as a matter of fact is the way to go, but not excactly what we were taught. And I am sure those you want to show yourself vulnerable to suffer from the same fear. Someone has to begin.

Being unshamed and feeling whole is what we need to accomplish along with accepting all the mistakes we make. Because they turn into vulnerable lessons learned. How we look at them and whether or not we forgive ourselves is key. If we do, there is no wrong and we're on our way home :-)

Thank you for being out there, writing, and shining. All the best, feeling humbled by the mention and spotting one of my posts!