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MASCULINITY AND HOMOSEXUALITY

The problem is that homosexuality and effeminacy are virtually synonymous in the modern public’s mind. All men who love men are stigmatized as being intrinsically effeminate. Men who engage in homosexual sex are expected to embrace gay culture and are believed, especially by other homosexuals, to be ‘girls on the inside’—no matter how they look and behave, or what their interests may be. As I mentioned above, a sense of manhood is important to most men. Yet, simply by acknowledging same-sex desire, men are expected to relinquish their manhood. They must submit to psychological castration. While this may seem like no great loss to effeminate men who never put much stock in manhood, what of those who do hold masculinity in high regard? What of those androphiles who love men and love being men, for whom masculinity is a thing of beauty and value? I don’t love men because I see myself as girlish; I love men because I’ve developed a deep-seated appreciation for men and for masculinity itself. Men fascinate and inspire me. I love them in their finest moments, but also in the midst of struggle. Just watching men is a pleasure; I see in them innumerable qualities that women often fail to appreciate. I appreciate these things precisely because I am a man, because their masculinity is a reflection of my own. And yet, for this, in some perverse twist of reason, I must give up my own manhood? For this, I am regarded as effeminate and expected to entertain myself with girly things? Fuck that. - Jack Donovan

Even with all the things we do to cover who we actually are, when you live in alignment with your true self, those little extras we use to dress ourselves up with, don’t matter at all.

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This Friday I turn another year older and I always try and reflect on things and do a little inventory of where I’ve been, what goals I’ve reached and what I want to accomplish in the next 365 days. Now that I’m considered ‘middle-aged’, the old saying that time goes by in an instant makes more sense these days.

When you’re young, all you see are doors opening and for our older adults, there comes a point where the doors that you used to see opening are starting to close. I’m still in my prime as far as I’m concerned and I have the better years of my life in front of me because I really believe that I’m starting to come into everything that I was meant to be in my forties. I remember on a very old episode of Oprah, when she turned 50, she had a saying her mom always told her. She said that “You’re 50s are everything you are meant to become.”which is why I continue to welcome each passing year with a positive outlook. We don’t get old because our bodies stop working like they used to or because we start to slow down. We become old when we adopt the mentality of someone who has decided they have no challenges left, no problems to solve and has a salty mentality towards the world and it’s people. For all my friends who are fellow 80s babies, we’ve now assumed that role of a wiser adult, who has learned from their mistakes and is ready to pass those lessons onto the next generation. Here’s to us!!

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I don't know about you guys. But i think he looks super sexy and hot like this...

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Happy Sunday eve my Trainer J's! As we go into this week let's keep in mind that only you are responsible for your success or failure. No one else is going to control how you decide to make critical choices that affect your life directly or influence you in a negative way unless you allow them.

Get out there my Trainer J's, straighten the crown and slay this week!

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If you have good intentions and it backfires, you’re the bad guy. If you put yourself first, you’re the selfish person. No matter what your motivation for taking of yourself or others, it seems that a lot of the times, you’re the anti-hero in your story.

Even Taylor Swift fans realize that you need to take care of yourself first if you ever are going to help anybody else because if you start helping others before you have yourself in check, it’s a recipe for disaster.

Always keep in mind that caring for yourself and your priorities isn’t selfish but exactly the opposite. Addressing unfinished business and healing wounds is how we move on healthily in life so be sure to tie up those old ghosts before you move on to better things.

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There is no timestamp on trauma. There isn’t a formula that you can insert yourself into to get from horror to healed. Be patient. Take up space. Let your journey be the balm. #traumarecovery #traumaresponse #itllbeokay #itgetsbetter #personaltraining #strength #mentalstrength #motivation #learntoheal #healing #standupforyourself #empathy #emotions #lifecoach #menswork #womenswork #bethebalm #checkyourboys #takeupspace #mentalfitness