Masculinity and men’s bodies: As the media ideal of women’s bodies has grown thinner and thinner, the media ideal of men’s bodies has grown bigger and bigger. Documentary “Tough Guise 2” examines American media’s glamourization of violent masculinity. https://t.co/49azKncJKI
“We’re all actors in the flow of life. We hurt each other because we’re ignorant and because it’s so difficult for us to be truly and fully in control of our own minds.” ~ @ProfPaulGilbert (2010)
And so we need #compassion.
#365daysofcompassion#CFT
You have infinite courage if you know where to look. Look in your heart. Remember how hard you would work for the people you love the most? Remember how hard you would fight for them? Open your heart to yourself, too. Look there. Courage and commitment is yours for the asking.
A Zen koan says: “Step by step in the dark, if my foot’s not wet it found the stone.” You don’t have to have all the answers, or carry the weight of the world. Just show up, take a step, and see what’s there. And you’re not alone. We’re all in the dark, taking steps together.