If you haven't picked it up already, I believe every man must go get a copy of the latest issue of What is Enlightenment? focused on "constructing the new man." Among the four perspectives they cover - one is titled "Beyond the Rambo Mentality." One belief they address is that men tend to "go-it-alone." Jayson Gaddis (a Gestait therapist who directs a wilderness "rite-of-passage" program for young adults in Boulder, Colorado) talks about the constructive aspect of this masculine trait:
"I think there's a huge positive side to it, and let's call it what it is. It's the warrior archetype. I think of a true archetypal warrior who is embodied, conscious, and integrated in community. He is on purpose, kicking ass in life, and having fun. A warrior takes full responsibility for his life. No one's going to do it for him. No one's going to carry him along. He's not a victim. I think conscious warriorship is about taking full responsibility-stepping into your own life in a completely embodied way."
I love every bit of what Gaddis has to say. I would also interpret/paraphrase it with the 12-step Serenity Prayer: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change (You). The courage to change the things I can (Me). And the wisdom to know the difference."
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