Coming out is a profoundly spiritual act. It is an ongoing process that once begun, never stops for the rest of our lives. Coming out means letting go -- letting go of fear; letting go of limitation; letting go of anything and everything that has held us back. It's about rejecting the lies, and embracing the truth. Coming out is an act of courage, and an act of love; it means relinquishing our self-protection, casting off the illusion of "security," and allowing ourselves to be who we are, regardless of what anyone else says or thinks we should be or do.

Coming out is about letting go of victim consciousness, and assuming active responsibility for our lives. In the ultimate sense, coming out is about being ourselves. If that means coming out as a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered person, then go for it. If it means coming out as an artist, or a poet, then go for what you really want. It may mean coming out as a spiritual person.

By letting go, trusting that we will not be alone, we release our fearful, white-knuckled hold on our lives. After tumbling and getting thrown and tossed about a bit -- and if only we will resist long enough the urge to grab on again, to hold on for dear life to the illusion of safety and security -- then the current will lift us up. As we stabilize, pretty soon we are able to glide in unison with the current. We learn how to use its force. But "using it" implies too much separation, because as we use "The Force," we also give ourselves up to it. We put ourselves in its hands. We trust that it knows where we are going. We stop fearing and resisting the current, and become one with it.

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