Why Do We Make Poor Decisions?
This is a wooden box. Some people use them to jump up onto for exercise. I am one of those people. Two weeks ago, I was using a box quite similar to this one, when I caught my left hand on the edge of box as I was jumping the 24 inches on to it. It hurt, but I thought it was just a bruise. I finished the workout, and noticed that my finger was pretty swollen. Just to be on the safe side, I figured I should have it checked out. I...
PTSD: ‘After multiple combat deployments I had no idea what I felt.’
— Caught by surprise the Green Beret sitting across from me grasped that all his elite training hadn’t prepared him to confront his interior landscape. “I’m master of the outer terrain, now I discover an unfamiliar interior terrain?” His stunned expression said it all. Habitual suppression compromises our ability to be effective in relationships or in society. Excessive pressure and stress will eventually trigger an implosion....
Help from My Friends – David Yarrow, Mission, and Biochar
David Yarrow is a New Warrior. This article is reprinted with permission shared in the article. I GET BY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Our Leader by Gary Kline, BLOSSOM Consulting Services “Take me to your leader”, the little green man said. I shall do that, and you are urged to come along. I’ve determined that we have a new leader who can get us to a sane and sustainable agriculture, if we only listen and follow him. Our leader...
#NewWarrior Jeffrey N – IamHIV
by Jeffrey Navarre Every year I do a cycling event from Miami to Key West. It’s called the Smart Ride and it raises money for HIV charities in Florida. Some of the reasons I do the ride: My husband works for one of the charities that benefits from the funds raised. I love to cycle. I am a Navy Veteran and I have great healthcare and the money I raise will help people affected by HIV get the medical treatment they need. The event...
Joe Bernstein – Drop the Armor
by Boysen Hodgson How is your health working? Do you have a layer of armor that you’ve put on to protect you from feeling and living the life you want to live? Did it start out as protection and comfort and turn into a numbing cushion around your passion and vibrancy? This is the work that Joe Bernstein has been doing for himself and coaching others on for the last several years. He was one of those men, like many of us, who...
Out of Our Heads – a film about Men’s Work
by Boysen Hodgson It is not easy or comfortable to overcome cultural stereotypes of masculinity. “Out of Our Heads” is a film about ‘Men’s Work’ similar to that offered by the ManKind Project. Men’s work is about reclaiming the disowned emotion, connection, spirit, and vulnerability that we, as a culture, have made taboo. Generations of rigid enforcement of male roles … the ‘guy...
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