What I am going to talk about is appreciating the uniqueness of people, their inherent good nature, determination, desire for love and belonging and most importantly appreciating the uniqueness of you.

…….we must learn the difference between sympathy and empathy, how to show up for ourselves and others and to never get stuck with. or allow others to be left with shame.

It would appear that the necessary acknowledgment and rise of women to a position of equality, and yes it's both important and absolutely necessary, has to come at the cost of men, their esteem, and their apparently imperative degradation.

Losing a friend to suicide is one of the most confronting things I think people can go through. This is my way of understanding, to write down the emotion and my feelings. Its raw, the language is colourful but it is most definitely a real account of my feelings. I am hoping that sharing this just might save one person, change a thought, an action, and change a life.

The fact is I was caught up in what people will think of me, what will they come to expect of me and I forgot that I got here in the first place by just showing up authentically and not being too worried about that stuff. So I have decided. That I am me, and I am here to show up as me, for myself and for others in that order.

There are way too many, having way too many silent nights these next few days, please be thoughtful and give the gift of your presence. A simple gesture may make a huge difference for someone, please be that difference.

So is Man brave? Is he allowed to be? Do we want him to be? When he is in fact brave, will we see him as weak, overly emotional, or heaven forbid “without balls”. It is way past time that we as a society reach into the root causes of “Man's lostness”