“I am grateful for my family, I’m grateful for my friends.”

And so it goes each morning during my little ritual/mantra I take stock of the people in my life (mentioning them by name and picturing them in my mind) and take time to express to the universe my gratitude for their guidance, friendship, love, and everything else they have generously given me. I’ve added you to this list, Ms. Angela St. Lawrence, so now, quite literally, I think of you everyday.

Why do I add you to my morning mantra and to my heart, having never met you in person? The answer is so simple – because you know me. Like no other, you know all that is important of me and accept me. Sure, you know the part of me that is a financially successful professional in the business world and has his act together in normal everyday life – the part of me that is “the man.”

But more importantly you know the part of me that isn’t “all that”. You know the helpless little weakling inside me and you allow me to bring him out into the open. This is quite critical to the balance in my life you understand because if I were to keep him inside, he would adversely affect my successful everyday life…which would not be good. Releasing him out into the universe, as necessary, frees the alpha male within me to take control again and kick arse in my daily world. But to accomplish such a release and expose such vulnerability can only occur with someone as accepting and loving as you.

With each session, as you reach down into my soul and pull that worthless wimp out of me, exposing him as you verbally humiliate him, spank him, slap him, tie him down and rape him; you show me just how much you care for my well-being and how much you love me. It is for this – your loving, caring, nurturing and understanding nature – that I am grateful you are in my life…your beauty and intelligence are definite bonuses though!  😉