Be A Bear

One night this past Summer on a nightly walk, I encountered a woman who verbally thanked me as we crossed paths - me going one way and here the other.While on its own, the interaction might seem odd, I prefer to think it's because I did well to "be a bear." Be A Bear It bothers me to considerable end that many women feel it would be safter to encounter a bear than an unknown man in public.And it bothers me to think that past & present me could be that unknown man.When my hockey podcast co-host Anna shared what "being a bear" was about to her, I took it upon myself to become a bear wherever possible. I changed my attitude, I changed my actions, and made what felt to me to be simple adjustments in my approach to every encounter.And while I didn't know it, I started following the seven rules of The Bear Code.Maybe you can too?

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