

It’s a powerful shame-amplifier, packed with “shoulds” - and the last thing males need is more shaming, more degradation for not making the grade.

Whatever its intentions, this demand does a lot more harm than good. Again, it requires head, heart, and guts in full-blooded alignment. Such power is potent but not aggressive, challenging but not shaming, grounded but not rigid, forceful but not pushy. True masculine power happens when courage, integrity, vulnerability, compassion, awareness, and the capacity to take strong action are all functioning together.
