Excellent post. Upvoted. It truly resonate with me, what I aspire and what I'm doing on steem to find a sense of belong on steem. The internet behind the screen would make it easier perhaps. The path of authenticity isn't an easy one - I battle with shame, fear, criticism and judgement. When we we do embrace the power of vulnerability, it becomes a birthplace for love and true creativitya and original ideas - In the ebb and flow of creativity energy just flow boundlessly. People said on the other side of fear there is love. It all comes down to loving and accepting ourselves first: for our emotions, weird ideas and all that quirky things about ourselves.