The Good Man
Symbol: The Open Palm
A mark of offering—not performance.
Not a badge. Not a mask.
Just: “Here’s who I am, without armor.”
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You’ve been steady.
You’ve shown up.
You’ve done your best to be kind, fair, reliable.
You’ve tried to do the right thing, even when no one saw it.
Even when it cost you.
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And still, sometimes you wonder…
“Is any of this enough?”
“Why hasn’t it clicked?”
“Am I missing something?”
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You are not a failure.
You are not boring.
You are not falling behind.
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You are a good man in a world that stopped recognizing goodness.
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You’ve stayed loyal.
You’ve stayed present.
You’ve stayed open—even when it was easier to shut down.
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And maybe now you’re tired.
Not hopeless. Just tired of being the one who holds it all together while wondering if anyone will ever hold you.
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You’re allowed to want more.
You’re allowed to want softness, sex, wonder, witness.
Not because you’re empty—
but because you’re full, and you want somewhere sacred to pour it.
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You are not too earnest.
You are not too deep.
You are not too late.​
You are good.
And that’s not something to prove.
That’s something to be received.*​