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Posts tagged Masculinity
Real Men Buy Flowers (video)

Today I wanted to share something that may often get overlooked by us men. I was going to post the video, but the sponsor advertisement in the middle wasn't working for me. So please watch the video though, if you would rather listen to this information than read it.

I personally believe that giving flowers to someone is the quickest way to affect someone's life directly. Whether we realize it or not, we are spreading massive amounts of positive energy instantly into the vein of ourselves, the world, and the receiver. If you don't believe me, experiment with someone near you. Purchase something simple, one to three stems, and it doesn't necessarily have to be roses. I would suggest that you physically pick something, be a part of the inspiration, personally choose the flower based on what you think is nice or what they will find joy in.

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How to be a Man

David Deida begins his book or this guide by saying that this is "for a specific kind of newly evolving man." He clarifies that this particular man is a man who is "unabashedly masculine—he is purposeful, confident, and directed, living his chosen way of life with deep integrity and humor—and he is sensitive, spontaneous, and spiritually alive, with a heart-commitment to discovering and living his deepest truth.

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