The NFL and the Masculinity of Loss

Masculinity includes a broken heart, often with tears.

Whether it is the Bills or 49ers, Josh Allen, and Brock Purdy prove the NFL is the full experience of emotions that hits football fans too.

Emotions are our superpower.

Holding back tears, Josh Allen said he felt like he let his team down.

Brock Purdy played his heart out, but could not break the red zone through a touchdown.

Losing in front of the world is heavy energy. These feelings descend fast and overwhelm the system.

In the age of ICE, Trump’s failing mental acuity, and the weakness of tech titans, and corporate weenies like Elon Musk, Tim Cook and so many others who bent the knee to tyranny, the NFL proves elite athletes can reveal their emotional world without flinching.

Power demands humility, especially in the face of failure.

New Moon today emphasizes what we take with us into the new era dawning in the weeks ahead.

Loss, no matter how it visits us, changes our view. We cannot control life. Alchemize losses into lessons.