I'm delighted to hear that the piece resonated for you, Kathy. I think we all carry around shame around a part of us that we've kept hidden, based on the belief that sharing it would mean others would stop loving us. Certainly, as a young man in the 1990s, coming out was still very new, so it wasn't easy. But it turned out to be incredibly rewarding; not so for all of my friends, a few of whom dealt with family rejection. Thankfully, things have shifted dramatically.

I wish you all the best as you share more of your spiritual journey and love of _A Course in Miracles_ more openly.