Straight Talk For A Curvy World

A Special Quote for Rick “Embody what you teach and teach only what you have embodied.” - The Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman   Acknowledging the Truth Rick Clemons had the guts to tell his parents he was gay while he was in his teens. Whether due to a lack of understanding or social pressures, they did not accept his message and sent him to religious counseling. He was imprinted with the idea that he didn’t understand himself. By the time Rick was 38 he was married to a woman and had children. A trip to London opened him up to the insight that he is able to love a man. The connection felt wonderful at the time but when he arrived home he knew he had to come out to his wife. The burdening guilt and shame of being a cheat was multiplied by the fact that, deep inside, he had always known he was gay. But he had never accepted this understanding from a loving place.   Searching for Acceptance Coming out was bittersweet for Rick. He came out fighting. He tried very hard to get people to accept him, eve