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Cmnt 8/4/2008 7:26 AM EST Richie Loves God There are different forms of losing a fight andin 1985 I trained in a boxing gym... (full) Post 8/3/2008 11:41 PM EST ronaz "The Shame of Weakness" (view) Cmnt 8/3/2008 11:39 PM EST ronaz Whit,Unfortunately, this is very true. Abuse flows from one generation to the ne... (full) Cmnt 7/27/2008 5:35 PM EST Whit's Whittlings Ron, In so many cases, the fathers had suffered similar abuse as a child. [[EMOT... (full) Cmnt 5/27/2008 12:19 AM EST ronaz Anexplorer: Thank you for your affirmation!I hope there are those along the jour... (full) Cmnt 5/23/2008 6:11 PM EST Anexplorer Speaking of shame...How have I missed this post for so long!"Guilt says, "I did ... (full) Post 5/4/2008 10:49 PM EST ronaz "The modern man's battle with shame" (view) Cmnt 4/5/2008 11:52 PM EST ronaz An,I believe you are correct in pointing out that there are two issues here as M... (full) Cmnt 4/5/2008 8:37 PM EST Anexplorer This suggest the need to do at least one of two things:1) help men formulated th... (full) Post 4/4/2008 11:31 PM EST ronaz "Thomas Merton on "The modern man's paralysis"" (view) Post 4/4/2008 11:06 PM EST ronaz "Thomas Merton on "The 'Tear' of the Masculine Soul"" (view) Cmnt 3/23/2008 11:18 PM EST ronaz PolarB,Thank you for coming by and commenting on this blog.I am glad that we are... (full) Post 3/23/2008 10:53 PM EST ronaz "What does the 'tear' of the masculine soul look like?" (view) Cmnt 3/23/2008 4:32 PM EST ronaz anexplorer,Thank you for commenting - I think your connection between Adam and E... (full) Cmnt 3/14/2008 1:04 PM EST PolarB Ron, I am sorry you did not have the father connection and nurturing that you ne... (full) Cmnt 3/14/2008 12:57 PM EST Anexplorer Hi ron,I guess I always assumed the shame was related to an awareness of their p... (full) Post 3/7/2008 7:11 PM EST ronaz "The Consequences of the 'Tear' in the Masculine Soul" (view) Cmnt 3/7/2008 10:33 AM EST ronaz An,Quicksand - difficult to extricate oneself from - esp. if the culture keeps y... (full) Cmnt 3/3/2008 6:43 PM EST Anexplorer The next step from passivity and immaturity is ineffectiveness. I see that trium... (full) Cmnt 3/1/2008 10:20 PM EST ronaz A,You are correct - unfortunately.We need to find better solutions to the tears ... (full) Cmnt 2/25/2008 5:32 PM EST Anexplorer Hence the overflowing jails. I remember a professor in an undergraduate psych cl... (full) Post 2/24/2008 6:06 PM EST ronaz "The "Tear" in the Masculine Soul - a woman's perspective" (view) Cmnt 2/19/2008 10:33 PM EST ronaz Anexplorer,You can save the world and lose your family.Is that really a good cho... (full) Cmnt 2/18/2008 9:07 PM EST Anexplorer A good and brave decision, Ron. I admire you for it. Post 2/17/2008 2:40 PM EST ronaz "Where are the fathers?" (view) Cmnt 2/17/2008 2:12 PM EST ronaz Anexplorer,Thanks for the comment. I agree with you that we are not doing a very... (full) Cmnt 2/17/2008 2:03 PM EST ronaz POH,I have the same thoughts when I read these words by Wilde - I thought this s... (full) Cmnt 2/17/2008 2:02 PM EST ronaz Desari,Yes, many of us share Wilde's view of reality - and we have found our way... (full) Cmnt 2/17/2008 2:00 PM EST ronaz Yes, An explorer, I was in Toronto in 1975. I moved there around August 1st. I w... (full) Cmnt 2/12/2008 7:13 AM EST Anexplorer Thanks for the reminder of Robert Bly. I use to read everything he wrote and sti... (full) Post 2/10/2008 9:42 PM EST ronaz "Finding the Heart of a Man" (view) Post 2/10/2008 9:20 PM EST ronaz "Vincent Van Gogh - The "tear" of the soul" (view) Cmnt 2/9/2008 10:05 PM EST ronaz POH,Thanks for the comment.I re-read Van Gogh's quote after reading your comment... (full) Cmnt 2/9/2008 3:53 PM EST Anexplorer Good point. Clearly there is a societal, along with an ethical and spiritual, cr... (full) Cmnt 2/9/2008 11:13 AM EST prisonerofhope Joan Baez used to talk about "art" being her God. I remember that from back in t... (full) Cmnt 2/9/2008 10:52 AM EST prisonerofhope Wow.........WOW........! AZRON.....oh my goodness. Did he know he was quoting sc... (full) Cmnt 2/9/2008 10:51 AM EST Desari I think we've all felt like this from time to time. Post 2/9/2008 10:41 AM EST ronaz "Oscar Wilde's Confession of his "Tear of the Soul"" (view) Cmnt 2/9/2008 10:40 AM EST ronaz Desari,Thanks for coming by. Oscar Wilde died a tortured soul. Yet his words rec... (full) Cmnt 2/6/2008 1:38 AM EST Desari Insightful! Post 2/5/2008 10:12 PM EST ronaz "A new blog" (view) Post 2/3/2008 10:44 PM EST ronaz "The Masculine Soul and Sports - Update" (view) Cmnt 2/3/2008 2:50 PM EST ronaz Hey, Belle,Thanks for the affirmation!hope you are having a fine dayron Cmnt 2/2/2008 10:00 PM EST ^BELLE^ Excellant post! Post 1/30/2008 10:58 AM EST ronaz "Dependency" (view) Cmnt 1/30/2008 10:53 AM EST ronaz b,I have a feeling that this blog will 'get some traction' as we move into the c... (full) Cmnt 1/30/2008 10:51 AM EST ronaz b,I never thought of wearing blue jeans as making one feel or look younger. Inte... (full) Cmnt 1/28/2008 10:57 AM EST b91221b Hi, Ron....Personal opinion is that these messages would be much needed in today... (full) Cmnt 1/28/2008 10:52 AM EST b91221b Hi, Ron...regarding blue jeans...I NEVER wore them as an adult until just recent... (full) Post 1/27/2008 7:12 PM EST ronaz "Blue Jeans" (view) Post 1/27/2008 6:39 PM EST ronaz "Where are the men?" (view) Cmnt 1/24/2008 10:05 PM EST AZRON POH,I am hoping to reach out to men (and the women who love them) who need some ... (full) Cmnt 1/24/2008 8:07 PM EST prisonerofhope Whoa......that is deep ronaz! Thanks for sharing that! I will never look at men ... (full) Post 1/24/2008 8:05 PM EST ronaz "The "Tear" in the Masculine Soul" (view)