Eldra Jackson: How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity
אלדרה ג'קסון: איך נפטרתי מהדברים המסוכנים שלמדתי על גבריות
Eldra Jackson III works daily to connect to his most authentic self -- and his calling is to support others in doing the same. Full bio
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something to cry about.
to a disease in our society,
to be known as "toxic masculinity."
of a life sentence in prison
של מאסר בכלא
and attempted murder.
that there's a solution for this epidemic.
שיש למגפה הזו פתרון.
because I was a part of human trials.
כי הייתי חלק מניסוי באנשים.
to look at your belief system
על מערכת האמונות שלך
negatively impact not just yourself,
בצורה שלילית לא רק עליך
to be vulnerable with people
להיות פגיע מול אנשים
but hold you accountable.
that in order to share this,
of healing is on the horizon,
to share my story in full.
I was born into the ideal family dynamic:
who earned a Purple Heart
marry, and begin his own brood.
והתחיל להביא צאצאים.
in the California prison system?
במערכת בתי הסוהר של קליפורניה?
that big boys don't cry,
confidently other than anger,
the performance on the field,
על המסלול גדולים יותר,
about the rules off it.
any one specific ingredient
in Sacramento, California in the 1980s,
קליפורניה בשנות השמונים,
I identified as having respect:
his mom's car for a joyride and wreck it.
של אמא שלו לסיבוב מהיר והרסנו אותו.
the cost of a totaled vehicle,
of household chores and no sports.
לעבודות בית בלי ספורט.
to transition from athlete to gangster
להפוך מאתלט לגנגסטר
for me to be well-suited
שבו הייתי מוכן לחלוטין
as in a position of power.
it did so in my mind.
on the fast track to prison life.
במסלול המהיר לחיי כלא.
I continued my history
המשכתי את ההיסטוריה שלי
was the place that I would die.
in solitary confinement
nearly 30 times.
how I lived or if I died.
איך חייתי או אם אמות.
that happened in my life to that point
שקרו בחיים שלי באותה נקודה
to join a group called Inside Circle.
לקבוצה שנקראה המעגל הפנימי.
referred to around the yard
שכינו אותה בחצר הכלא
the vision of a man named Patrick Nolan,
של איש בשם פטריק נולאן
of being sick and tired
or Southern California,
in the wrong direction on a windy day.
הלא נכון ביום עם רוח.
walking down the street,
I'll just go along with the crowd.
אני אמשיך להיות חלק מהעדר.
and we question these things.
ואנחנו בוחנים את הדברים האלו.
I'm not thinking,
that my life took a turn.
who were seeking truth.
I had manufactured to hide behind.
שייצרתי כדי להתחבא מאחוריהן.
that the jig was up.
as I believed I was,
who were seeking to serve and support
שחיפשו לעזור ולתמוך
that I graduated to a place within
at the hands of a babysitter a secret.
התעללות בידיי ביביסיטר.
of my younger sister being harmed.
to keep her safe.
לשמור על הביטחון שלה.
for a long career of hurting others,
של פגיעה באחרים.
where someone was going to get hurt,
that loving put me in harm's way.
שלאהוב מציב אותי במקום מסוכן.
about another person made me weak.
גרם לי להיות חלש
a shaky sense of self
בטחון עצמי רעוע
resembles sitting in a fire.
were invited into the open
הוזמנו למרחב
is who I wanted to be in life.
that not only festered
שלא רק שהתמלאו מוגלה
unsafe space for others.
סביבה לא בטוחה לאחרים.
of old, diseased ways of thinking,
to the fact of the power of the work.
לעוצמת ההשפעה של העבודה.
of former law-enforcement officials
מול קבוצה של אנשי אכיפת חוק לשעבר
my current threat level to society.
since I was 14 years old
בפעם הראשונה מאז הייתי בן 14
woman named Holly,
emotions in a safe way.
not have all the answers.
כשאין לי את כל התשובות.
some machismo caricature,
usually defined as weaknesses
not just on myself,
in my community.
to victimize others as well as themselves.
להפוך אחרים ואת עצמם לקורבנות.
of how they want to show up in the world
הם רוצים להיראות בעולם
to show up on their behalf.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Eldra Jackson III - EducatorEldra Jackson III works daily to connect to his most authentic self -- and his calling is to support others in doing the same.
Why you should listen
Eldra Jackson III is a spiritual warrior who lives a passion of "saving lives one circle at a time." After living most of his life devoid of emotions and coming face-to-face with the reality of dying behind bars, he came to a point of self-inquiry, seeking answers as to how his life had spiraled into a mass of destruction set upon self and others. From this point, the space was made to save his life.
Today, Jackson works to bring his spiritual medicine into the world while simultaneously guiding others to tap into their own internal salve and help identify wounds. Through his intensive awareness work, he is on a mission to show the world what's possible as each person does their own internal examination to begin the path towards emotional and psychic health. Learn more about him in the documentary The Work.
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