It's a Shame Most People Don't Have to Come Out. | September 2021 Newsletter

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View this email in your browser It's a shame most people don't have to come out. Most people conceptualize coming out as a one-and-done event. In that moment, you renounce internalized shame and embrace your identity. In my experience, however, it's more nuanced than that. Fundamentally, coming out means first recognizing that who you are is different from the majority of society, and second, making the choice to live in that difference rather than conforming to the majority. Sure, there’s the experience of coming out for the first time, which is often the scariest, but it doesn’t end there. You actually have to come out over and over again, not too unlike having to introduce yourself each time you meet someone new.  The struggle of social acceptance and personal acceptance is a lifelong journey for all of us. Coming out just kicks the door to that struggle wide open, forcing you into the arena and out of the stands. This month, we’d like to invite you to live in your difference. Coming Out: It's A Shame Most People Don't Have To Coming out opens the door to a lifetime of coming out in small ways. But the first time is the hardest. If you have the choice to avoid coming out that first time, you run the risk of never doing it. So, what if everyone had to come out? READ Analogous Inspiration: A How-To This video by Katie Shelly is new to me from a Google search for this newsletter, but I was surprised by how good it is! A great resource to bookmark. I've also included my completed version of the exercise, in case you'd rather pick an analogous inspiration from there. WATCH What We're Listening To 🎙 Listen to a great example of people sharing secrets analogously to coming out. LISTEN BONUS: Turn this playlist on in your car, roll down the windows, blast the volume, and jam out, especially at the stoplight. This is as easy as we can make it for you to have some analogous inspiration for coming out. Even better - add your own guilty pleasures to the playlist. Right now, it's essentially just me coming out as a Jordin Sparks and Shawn Mendes fan. Wanna See More Stoked Content? Come See What We Do for Our Clients! Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Not stoked on Stoked? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe.