Tonight, Im contemplating fathers, men, masculinity... I am keenly aware so many have not experienced anything close to the Myth of Fatherhood that exists in our culture - that myth that has only recently begun to be questioned, examined, torn down...and is being reconstructed. So many people I know never knew the love of a Father who was a Good Man - and for them, I sincerely wish only that they come to know those Good Men that there are so many of in the world. That they come to know that care, respect and love, that safety that is the Truth of those who are whole, and masculine. The Wounds of the God are many, and these wounded men among us have not fathered, or brothered, or even loved well... For all my friends who have suffered due to this great wounding, I send you so much love this Fathers day. For myself, I express so much gratitude for having been born to a father who held me, sang lullabyes to me, advised me, told me I was beautiful and good, who told me I was clever, and taught me self-esteem, to swim and run and leap, to respect the ocean, who loved my Mother faithfully and passionately, who showed me how to be kind, who disciplined me, guided me, and who never ever abandoned me, even when I was long past being a child. To have known that love has led to great wholeness in much of my life, and I am not unaware of how rare and blessed a gift this is. So I thank my Father, for growing beyond the examples he was given, and being a Good Man, one who I could respect, and love, and now, in the greatness of his years and the vulnerability of illness, cherish, and eventually, remember. I love you, my Father.)O(
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 11:36:15 +0000
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