Accumulated stress makes your physical body vulnerable to bacteria, viruses, and infections. It also makes us susceptible to mental health issues. To get back into the body and reconnect your energy circuitry, you need to learn pragmatic practices of relaxing and allowing the energy in the situation to move you emotionally or physically.
Who’s Got Your Back?
There’s a pervasive problem we’re facing in the world right now.
As men, we often feel like we have to do it all ourselves, and alone. The whole world sits on our shoulders.
We think we need to push through life with egoic determination, gritting our teeth and pushing through all the obstacles and challenges that arise.
In doing this we are creating more tension and pain in our bodies. We often bear the resulting physical and emotional scars with pride, as a sign of masculine accomplishment.
Unfortunately, this way of approaching matters is unsustainable. You might be able to maverick through when you’re a bit younger and in peak condition, but eventually, it’s no longer possible and it all comes crashing down.
Why Men Struggle With Authenticity
Authenticity is one of those elusive traits that people strive for, but that many seem unable to reach without stress.
This difficulty in achieving authenticity often comes from a fundamental misunderstanding of what authenticity is; in some ways, it’s a too-broad term that encompasses many other ideas, and it’s difficult to grasp how to become more authentic when the practical embodiment of the word comes from who you already are.
So what is authenticity?
Let’s find out.