The Glass Ceiling

What stories are you telling yourself? What stories are you telling others?

The stories we believe and we tell ourselves create our narrative and shape our future. What if we changed the story? Would it change our life?

This picture was taken in June of 2016. Jill and I went to a Prince Tribute Concert in Everett with our Ol' buddy Craig. We had the best time. While we were dancing that night a girl dancing next to us, leaned in and said, "How long have you two been together?" We looked at each other and we smiled, "We're just friends"

BUT I had the biggest crush of my life on her. A crush that would be life-changing. A crush that would take courage to admit. A crush that would change my perspective around gender rolls. A crush that would place me, for the first time outside of “societal norms”. A crush that had the potential for judgment from others. A crush that would soften my heart and strengthen my mind. A crush born out of weekly conversations over coffee, sobriety, laughter, and trust.

It wasn't long after this photo was taken I found the courage to tell myself it’s OK you like girls. It’s OK others will judge you. It’s OK to tell Jill how U feel about her. Your truth is OK. You are going to be OK.

💜This is the beginning of my second life, the one I create from the inside, instead of follow from the outside. I changed the story I was telling myself and my life changed in response to the new story.❤️

♥️♥️ This is US 💛💛


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