First off, great article and thanks for writing Micah Redding. Second, you are right, this is happening to Men primarily — the narrative we believed for our lives has in many ways been slowly replaced with reality — that doesn’t have to be a bad thing, or something to get angry about, it is just something that requires realization. Once realized, and if embraced, we can change our lives in ways we never could have expected. Everytime we (men) change our lives (or actually embrace our “real” lives), we provide evidence to those around us and give them permission, that embracing our true selves and nature, is the only path to happiness/fulfillment.

Embrace your nature, the real you — let go of all those other expectations we’ve built over the years. Changing yourself will change those around you and that will change the world.