Here's a bit about me and this story....

Who am I to tell  you such a story?

There is no short answer to this question.  I've been at it for almost 40 years now.  Most importantly, this isn't about what it means to be a man.  I am not!  Nor do I want to be!  It is about telling a new story on what the masculine is and why it MUST rise up, NOW!

And while I don't look the part for such a mission, I have lived a life that has prepared me for it. The best visual I can give you is this:

a strong person isn't the one who doesn't cry. a strong person is the one who sheds tears for a moment, picks up her sword and fights again."
joan or arc

the old way was masculine and feminine as opposing forces. the new way is to understand them as cooperative, not competing. for men, it's like being liquid steel. for women, structured water.  jill

Much to learn you still have…my old padawan. This is just the beginning!” – Yoda

The better answers to your questions are why I am sharing this story with you now.

Because it is in our remembering the true way of a warrior that is the best I know how to bring hope to humanity or if left forgotten, is the fastest way to destroy it.

Because the old ways of violence, weapons, attack, defense, conquer, control, and destruction won't work with the ancient tyranny that is returning to our world.

Because young men are the line that either protects or destroys what we love and it is their elders that must initiate, train, and guide them.

Because there is not one way or one road out of what is coming, only movement towards the ending we want - war or peace.

Because the world is on the brink of tremendous change.  We can only choose where we want to stand in the end.

Our first initiation is the moment that
the battle breaks your heart.

Then, the war will ask for your blood, sweat, and tears.

And in time every warrior must choose which
one of two roads to follow:  life or death.

Both can not be walked at the same time.

It's a new world. It has new rules. We need a new road map.

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