I am not an emotional person. Well, the old me isn’t anyway. My prior profession, serving in the military, made me void of any emotions long ago. It was seen as a weakness to truly care about the soldiers that you were in charge of. The culture of the military is to mask your emotions and get on with the business of defending this country. I was lock, step and heel in that philosophy, too. Don’t show any emotions so that your subordinates, peers and superiors don’t mistake it for