The greatest challenge I face in my life is making friends with my femininity, and building the self-love to take that energy out into the world.  It’s such a beautiful energy to hold, and yet I have this HUGE, constant fear of being perceived as womanly.  It’s horrible.  I’m not gay, and in fact have two beautiful daughters and a wonderful partner, but this fear is a strong one.  It helps to know that it’s evolutionary, in that we as men have been conditioned for sooooo long.  It’s ridiculous.  How did we ever get to a point where something so natural, so beautiful, is shamed by the majority of our society?  We need to reconsider the idea of ‘man’, and recognize that the strongest, coolest, raddest dudes out there are the ones who love every corner of themselves and don’t give a shit what others say or think.  

Thanks again for writing my friend.