EVOLVING SYSTEMS: What role do you occupy?
by Jonathan Gilburg – reprinted with permission from Gilburg Leadership Incorporated
So my dad, Alan Gilburg, went down to “Occupy Wall Street“ last week to “Support those kids.” As he has often done in my life, he got me thinking about what was happening with this Movement. I believe we are witnessing an important shift between an older, dying system and a new, yet to be fully defined system.
Becoming Aware of King Energy
Each of us is the sovereign in our lives. We are the queen or king we have been waiting for. And often, it may feel like the throne is headless, or at least on autopilot, acting this way or that, for the supposed good of the kingdom. How can we be more consciously in control of our kingdom? How can we be more present in our role as sovereign of our life?
Announcing the 2011 MKP-USA Multicultural Council Gathering
Announcing the 2011 MKP-USA Multicultural Council Gathering
Celebrating Ten Years of Multicultural Work and Passionately Looking Towards the Future!
Dr. Lenny Hoffman, Houston, TX
Henry Thurman, Milwaukee, WI
Dennis Nicely, St. Louis, MO
Dr. Thomas Griggs, Raleigh, NC
Cherry Steinwender, Houston, TX
Rick Broniec, Greenfield, WI
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 10, 5 PM dinner through Sunday, Nov. 13, 2 PM
WHERE: Wesley Woods Camp and Retreat Center in Indianola, Iowa
AGENDA:
Steve Jobs and the seven rules of success
Forwarded by BC Freeman
1. Do what you love. Jobs once said, “People with passion can change the world for the better.” Asked about the advice he would offer would-be entrepreneurs, he said, “I’d get a job as a busboy or something until I figured out what I was really passionate about.” That’s how much it meant to him. Passion is everything.
PST/OC
The Sacred Intimate: a new way of thinking about facilitating men
by Tim Neill
I would like to bring in not new words to some, but which may be new in the context of an NWTA, they are Sacred Intimate.
While those two words could have different meaning to some men, I would ask all of us to consider for a moment the Sacredness of Intimacy….and how Sacred it is, to be standing with a man as he fights his demons by coming to an NWTA.
The Ghost Writer
by Eivind Skjellum
Known to US audiences as The Ghost Writer, the perhaps slightly misleadingly UK-titled The Ghost appeared on screens across the UK in April last year to pretty mixed reviews. Recently, it was given a new lease of life as part of the new Orange Thursdays offer, which lets customers download a film from iTunes every week – for free!
Exploring the Noble Man with Celebration of Being
by Eivind Skjellum
This last month has been intense. I have done some sort of workshop every weekend. Powerful experiences each and every one of them. I finally have some downtime to integrate and feel what has happened. So far, it’s a bit of a blur. Though I feel clear that a lot has shifted inside of me. After all, participants at each of these four workshops have communicated something akin to “life-changing” and I did friggin’ four of them. Oh lord.
The pitfalls of living each day as if it were your last
Dmitri Bilgere, coach and workshop facilitator, offers a word of wisdom on priorities.
As a 1-on-1 coach, workshop leader, and writer, I help people care for their hearts so they are able to take the daily, excellent actions that move them toward the life they long for. You can read more about Dmitri Bilgere and follow his blog at: Live The Life You Long For
Initiation rites for boys
Hi Men,
A mother and friend expressed in the comments of my blog post “The terror of young men” pain over a lack of programs, rites and rituals for boys. Many mothers of boys in this world – especially single mums – wish for programs like these. Now, I know these exist, but I haven’t taken notes of them and I don’t exactly remember the names of the ones I have heard about. I realize now that I have been more focused on men’s work than boy’s work…
You are the story of my life
by Pedro Serrano
I opened the old diary at random. “I punched myself awake this morning.”
It was in 1997, I’d had a nightmare. This was a time when fighting for your life during a zombie apocalypse wasn’t something you trained for on a regular basis. “I have to wake up!” I thought.
The Crazy Ones
Patricia Classon, EQ coach, sends us this YouTube link. It is an early ‘Think Different’ commercial with a voice over by Steve Jobs. This version never aired.
It is a good tribute to the co founder of Apple as well.
The Scheduled Stretch
by Stephen Simmer
A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.
–Annie Dillard
In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
–Anthony Robbins
“Warrior” Movie Review
by Kelly Cresap
Here’s an idea for MKP Men: Watch the movie “Warrior” with your I-group, and begin discussion afterwards with this question:
What would you do if Tommy Riordan stepped up to do some work in your circle? He’s a bruising hulk of a man who once ripped the door off a tank. His preferred face-to-face mode involves pulverizing a man in the first half-minute of a mixed-martial-art bout. Even more intimidating than his physique is his attitude, a round-the-clock scowl that seems to say, Guess how angry, guess how resentful.
Eating ‘Paleo’… Primal Nourishment in Modern Times
By Dr. Stephen Stern, Men’s Health and Fitness Editor – “the Wilder Elder”
In recent years, the paleo / primal approach to diet has been gaining popularity. For many people, eating like our ancestors has helped them lose weight, improve digestion and lower blood pressure. It has provided benefits for people who have suffered with autoimmune and metabolic disorders. Along with physiological improvements, people report improved mental clarity, deeper sleep, increased energy, and an overall greater sense of well-being.
It’s Not What You Think
Do you ever notice how much time you spend trying to “figure out what’s going on” in your life…and in your relationship, if you’re in one? If it ends up being a fair amount of time, how’s it working for you? When you do get some “answers,” what’s the most common result you get from having obtained that answer? Furthermore, where do those “answers” most frequently come from for you?…others?….your mind?….your heart?….or, from your intuition?
Little Iron Man; a poem
little iron man
angry eyes burn behind cold metal mask
muscles tensed for fight in flight
repulsor rays boot jets armor
he is iron man.
all-powerful controller master of his fate
vengeful righteous realist almighty godlike hero
protector judge destroyer martyr
invincible impervious inhuman.
mechanical masculinity lover of the machine
better safe than sorry greedy me-first hoarder
dark doomy death dealer
self-satisfying soul stealer
childhood’s chosen champion.
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