You're not a Lone Wolf. You're not an Alpha Dog. You're not a Warrior Stoic. You're not a solitary Viking marauder on some ancient quest. You're a man. Your back was built to carry your children (and the children in your community). Your heart was built to protect and hold space for the vulnerable and to show up for the people you love. Your hands were built to build and maintain the structures (both physical and emotional) that keep your loved ones and your community safe, protected, loved.
Come back to the pack, Brother. Come home. Come find reservoirs of strength, love and courage you never knew you had. Enough with this toxic alpha shift. Enough with blaming everyone else. Enough with being a victim of your own story. Enough with performative masculinity. Enough with equating manhood with violence, manipulation and power. Enough aggrieved entitlement. You have the gifts and the strength to rebuilt, redesign and radically create a beautiful life.
Time to Grow Up and Come Home.
Be a steward. Listen. Heal. Break destructive cycles, toxic patterns and generational curses. Embody the healthiest version of yourself. Go to therapy. Read, Improve. Apologize. Move your body. Forge new traditions to pass on to your children or your community. Dance. Lift heavy things. Laugh, Go to doctor's appointments. Let your tribe know you love them. Love them hard. Be open with your feelings and express them. Set better examples. Become the person you needed when you were a child. Be worthy of the unconditional love and trust your children, your family and your community have in you.
