If I may wax poetic, your posts are smooth drum beats, late at night, emanating from the out-school jazz club, and I as a passerby, cannot help but riff-off the rhythms, joining in with the music.

Seriously, at the heart of what you are saying throughout your blog, beyond the words, is compelling music. I just don’t see why other guys aren’t chiming in more.

Then again, maybe I’m just a precocious loudmouth.

Who is ridiculously good looking.

I really like how you emphasise that masculinity can go with vulnerability.

Probably the one I find most difficult it charm. Brought up a serious evangelical I find it easy to equate charm with fake. A few years ago I learned that courtesy has to do with speaking from your heart. This helps.

I got me thinking on how to “Have the courage to be vulnerable”, and for me it has a large component of trust. In addition to trust, I guess there is a good deal of allowing things to happen to you (or not happen to you) and accepting that.

It’s a tricky one to define, and as such really piqued my interest. I’d love to hear what you other guys have to say.

I came up with 3 ideas.

1. You can gather the courage to trust others, the circumstance, or the universe to not fundamentally damage you and relax.

2. You use courage to trust yourself enough that whatever happen in this circumstance you can handle the dangers unprotected.

3. You can have enough courage to accept the unknown, thereby accepting whatever the consequences could be, good or bad. This may be related to accepting your destiny or fate.

Anyway, nice post.