MEN: This is OUR moment. THIS is OUR time. NOW is when we DIG DEEP, BREAK our conditioning, and SHOW THE WORLD what we& #39;re MADE OF.

"HOW DO WE DO THAT?" I& #39;ll tell you how:

Cry.

Weep openly.

Allow your sadness to show.

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Push aside the harmful mindset that tells you revealing any emotion but anger is a sign of weakness. Because it& #39;s NOT. It& #39;s STRENGTH.

Baring your soul when generations of cultural pressure tells you to hide even the smallest indication of grief or trauma is STRENGTH.

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Admitting that you& #39;re scared is STRENGTH.

Telling your friends and family that you& #39;re hurting -- or that you love them -- is STRENGTH.

If ever there were a moment to break the generations-long cycle of toxic masculinity, NOW IS THAT TIME.

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Our communities are depending on EVERYONE to one degree or another, and shouldering our part of that burden becomes exponentially harder if we bottle everything up until we explode.

We& #39;re all in this together. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">

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ADDENDUM: Here& #39;s how I originally ended this thread: "We& #39;re all in this together. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❤️" title="Red heart" aria-label="Emoji: Red heart">" I& #39;ve been saying that and using a similar hashtag for a couple of weeks, but a dear friend wisely pointed out elsewhere that no, we& #39;re really not ALL in this together.

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To a great extent, the same underprivileged, underrepresented, and disenfranchised people already treated poorly under & #39;normal& #39; circumstances are still being disproportionately sacrificed or left behind in humanity& #39;s battle against this virus.

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For any of us with the resources, it& #39;s important that we do what we can to tip that scale. Write your representatives, check (from a distance) on your neighbors, donate to relief funds, etc. Opportunities are available and the imperative exists. How will we respond?

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