{"id":19909,"date":"2023-01-18T17:02:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T00:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?p=19909"},"modified":"2023-02-03T08:51:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T15:51:20","slug":"pain-as-the-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/blog\/pain-as-the-path\/","title":{"rendered":"Pain as the Path"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19909\" class=\"elementor elementor-19909\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-905b79b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"905b79b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a284e3\" data-id=\"3a284e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95f3ea3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95f3ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The wounds, scars, and pain we carry as men have a place in our lives. A function that can lead us directly to the core of deep meaning and fulfillment and provide a positive path forward. This is what initiation was <em>supposed<\/em> to teach us as men\u2014how to descend into the depths of our own darkness and return a more complete and contributive participant in society.<\/p><p>However, this is where a man\u2019s real problem resides: He has not been taught the skill or alchemy of initiation. He has not learned how to deal with his pain, or the pain of the world, and so he bucks against it.<\/p><p>I realized over the years of grappling with how to heal that not only was I ill-equipped to deal with the hurt I\u2019d been given, but I also seemed to be <em>woefully<\/em> ill-equipped to reconcile with, and put a halt to, the perpetual hurt I passed on to others. Like many men, I was good at inflicting pain\u2014and men who are good at something tend to do that thing a lot.<\/p><p>Not only was I undereducated in the alchemical craft of turning pain into purpose, but almost every man I knew was in relatively the same situation. Most men simply haven\u2019t been taught how to deal with their pain and use it to become something better.<\/p><p>And this aspect of the journey is the missing link in male initiation, which has historically played the role of guiding a man through the transitory period between adolescence and adulthood, teaching him the skills of discipline, sovereignty, and the ability to face some of the most challenging aspects of his own life.<\/p><p>In fact, I began to see that not only have most men not been given the tools or resources to deal with the pain and suffering in their lives, but we as men are actively taught the opposite\u2014the idiotic tactic of constant emotional avoidance. Not only this, but our emotional avoidance is seen as a theoretical and rational <em>strength<\/em> in certain circles.<\/p><p>Seeing this brings about a multitude of questions that both illuminate the foundational cracks within current masculine culture and also highlight the work we must embark on if we are to do our individual and collective parts as men in building a thriving society.<\/p><p>There\u2019s more: I began to see the direct correlation between a man\u2019s ability and willingness to face his own darkness and having a clear purpose, deep fulfillment, and clarity of contribution to the things that matter most to him.<\/p><p>But how can we as men give our pain a purpose in a culture where we are largely devoid of emotional permissions? Where the archetype of man, in order to be classified or quantified as a man, must do the impossible task of being brave and courageous without being vulnerable?<\/p><p>This is one of the biggest masculine myths\u2014the false idea that you can be courageous without being inherently vulnerable. When we are rewarded for giving our lives, our hearts, and our emotional bodies up for sacrifice to maintain the illusion of <em>invulnerable<\/em> strength, we prioritize victory over connection. We praise ourselves for performance in the boardroom, bedroom, and bars, but we lack recognition for our performance in reconciliation, repair, and reparation.<\/p><p>There\u2019s another way. A way where victory is found within the work, and part of that work is facing our own darkness.<\/p><p>Excerpted from <i>Men&#8217;s Work: A Practical Guide to Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, and Find Freedom<\/i> by <i>Connor Beaton<\/i>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-003017d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"003017d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0ece07\" data-id=\"f0ece07\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ce2d9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f0ce2d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40945e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40945e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b421a36\" data-id=\"b421a36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8cfb85 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d8cfb85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"396\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Connor-Beaton-Author-Photo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-655bd8c7-7fff-5545-761a-312a942b7729\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Montserrat; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\">CONNOR BEATON is the founder of ManTalks, an international organization dedicated to the personal growth of men. 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