Let's kick it up a notch. Someone who cares about the Source, the Essence, the Presence, the Divinity in each of us, realizing that no one has a monopoly on Essence, and identity is a shadow play, hosted by a surival program called "ego." {okay, you hit my "equality" nerve. LOL } Brava!

Agreeing with you on so many points. And, if I'm honest, my so-called male side has behaved in many of those same ways. We are, most of us, badly trained. In my corporate incarnation, I had to learn to use the Sacred Masculine as well. I'm so very grateful to have re-learrned what had been badly taught.

Bravely written.