I was definitely not Queer. Coming out to my husband sounded more like “um, I think I’m attracted to a woman and I don't know what it means...” I couldn’t say “I’m queer” out loud for almost a year.
A mask is nothing more than a persona, or a way of being in the world that hides what’s underneath. In this case, what's underneath is our tender, luminous, expansive authentic self. There are many reasons we become disconnected from our Authentic Self, or our true identity and some key ways we can begin to take it off.
Take time to invest in yourself emotionally, spiritually and mentally today with Madison’s You Matter Meditation, which you will find in transcript and audio form. This is a simple meditation to remember that YOU MATTER. Okay, let’s begin.
A month or so ago I was in the midst of deep grief (that really began to compound a heavy dose of self-pity, angry that I had to grieve at all). I began obsessing over the ways I’d felt broken. Misunderstood. Rejected. Unsafe. Not belonging. “I suck. I’m the worst, life isn’t fair!!!!!” is usually how these fits sound.
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