Real Power as a Man is when you stand praying with a Woman, and not as a stalker preying on a Woman.
Real Power is when a Man by any means necessary protects a Woman from violence.
Real Power is when a Man never ceases to educate himself, and by any means necessary fully supports his Wife’s/Intimate Partner’s educational goals.
Real Power as a Man is when we do not self-righteously judge others; but learn to listen twice as much as we speak.
Real Power as a Man is when we commit ourselves to keep our anger in check and refrain from any and all verbal abuse and/or physical violence upon our wives and intimate partners everyday, especially in front of the children.
Real Power as a Man comes in the form of providing a dynamic masculine energy that is both silent and nameless; yet conveys itself in the language of consistently supporting our wife/intimate partner’s professional and personal goals and aspirations.
Real power goes to the Man who can defuse and wisely walk away from arguing with his intimate partner; not the one who engages, thrives and looks for conflict.
Real Power as a Man is when your adult daughter can look to you with pride, admiration, love and respect because you are the role model she seeks in a husband to experience a non-abusive marriage.
Real Power as a Man is when you’re spiritually convicted to give your life for whatever reason, in order to save the life of your Wife/Intimate Partner.
Real Power as a Man is when you’re spiritually convicted to defend and protect any Woman from a violent attack.
Real Power as a Man is when your Son say’s he loves you, because throughout his life he witnessed how you've loved, respected and protected his Mother.
Real Power as a Man comes when we responsibly give our children the quality time of our physical presence, teach them both academic and street knowledge, and provide spiritual leadership by raising them to always love, worship, honor and respect GOD and all living creatures.
Real Power as a Man comes when we willingly and responsibly provide financially for the children we procreate, and not because a Judge ordered it to be weekly garnished from our paycheck.
Real Power as a Man is when we teach our children both critical thinking and conflict resolution skills to avoid violence.
Real Power as a Man is when we teach our children to not only respect their body, but also to protect their body through providing martial art training and self defense classes.
Real Power as a Man comes when we effectively teach our Son’s to respect and protect all Women; and when we responsibly teach our Daughters that no Man is worth either there time or there love, if he does not respect and protect them.
Real Power as a Man comes when we take a proactive role in our children’s education, which includes having the email addresses and telephone numbers for each one of their teachers for a weekly dialogue on their progress, and never missing a Parent Teacher Conference.
Real Power as a Man comes when understanding that if we do not responsibly and proactively raise our children, then BET, VH1, MTV & Facebook will gladly do it for us and we have no right to complain when we see the results.
Real Power as a Man comes when understanding that if we do not responsibly raise our children, then the Prison Industrial Complex of America will gladly do it for us, and we have no right to complain when we see the results.
Real Power as a Man comes when we love, support, respect and protect the Elders of our Family and our Community, and teach our children to do the same.
Real Power as a Man comes when the Mother of your children can praise you for being a wonderful Dad.
Real Power as a Man comes when your children come to you and say that you make Mom really, really happy.
Real Power as a Man is when you both lead in prayer and pray together as a Family.
Real Power as Men comes when our hearts through courage overcome fear; our love through determination extinguishes hate; our wisdom through foresight productively channels our anger; when our Women instinctively love, genuinely respect and boldly stand by us;
...and when our Community is made both spiritually and economically stronger by the unwavering integrity of our monetary investment, physical presence and spiritual leadership.
IJPN ~ In JESUS Precious Name.
-Russel Blake
Copyright 2011