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<\/a>Is The “New Macho” A Good Model For Healthy Masculinity?<\/h2>\n<\/br>As I’ve said in previous posts (Mankind Project<\/a>, Men’s Work<\/a><\/strong>), I’m a big fan of the Mankind Project (MKP). \u00a0MKP has shared a great piece offering a great working definition of the “New Macho” as a model for the “New Masculinity”.<\/p>\n It is a wonderful launching point for discussions about what makes for healthy masculinity and what qualities we want to embody and express. \u00a0I’m presenting it to you below and hope that it will inspire you and that you will share it with your friends, family and tribe.<\/p>\n He cleans up after himself. He holds himself accountable. He’s let go of childish shame. He stopped blaming women or his parents or men for his pain years ago. He’s not afraid to get dirty. He knows that the future generations are watching his actions. He knows his higher purpose.The New Macho<\/h3>\n
\nHe cleans up the planet.
\nHe is a role model for young men.
\nHe is rigorously honest and fiercely optimistic.<\/p>\n
\nHe knows what he feels.
\nHe knows how to cry and he lets it go.
\nHe knows how to rage without hurting others.
\nHe knows how to fear and how to keep moving.
\nHe seeks self-mastery.<\/p>\n
\nHe feels guilty when he’s done something wrong.
\nHe is kind to men, kind to women, kind to children.
\nHe teaches others how to be kind.
\nHe says he’s sorry.<\/p>\n
\nHe stopped letting his defenses ruin his relationships.
\nHe stopped letting his penis run his life.
\nHe has enough self respect to tell the truth.
\nHe creates intimacy and trust with his actions.
\nHe has men that he trusts and that he turns to for support.
\nHe knows how to roll with it.
\nHe knows how to make it happen.
\nHe is disciplined when he needs to be.
\nHe is flexible when he needs to be.
\nHe knows how to listen from the core of his being.<\/p>\n
\nHe’s ready to confront his own limitations.
\nHe has high expectations for himself and for those he connects with.
\nHe looks for ways to serve others.
\nHe knows he is an individual.
\nHe knows that we are all one.
\nHe knows he is an animal and a part of nature.
\nHe knows his spirit and his connection to something greater.<\/p>\n
\nHe builds communities where people are respected and valued.
\nHe takes responsibility for himself and is also willing to be his brother’s keeper.<\/p>\n
\nHe loves with fierceness.
\nHe laughs with abandon, because he gets the joke.<\/p>\n