Five Essential Skills for a Life Well-Lived
– – – See the author’s TEDx Talk on Creating Extraordinary Intimacy in a Shut Down World – – – As far as any of us know we only get one go-around in this thing called life. There are no do-overs once we pass on. Yet, even with this common knowledge most people struggle to make the most of the time they have here on this planet. A big part of the problem lies with the cultural myth that our...
Becoming a New Warrior Helped Me Find Music Again – by Jim Donovan
by Jim Donovan On my way home from Bedford, Indiana, I knew life would never be the same. I had just completed my NWTA Weekend and was making the eight hour drive from southern Indiana to Pittsburgh feeling elated, exhausted and WIDE OPEN. I had just undergone a profound inner transformation that had yet to settle in. It was on this drive that music unexpectedly reappeared after a decade-long absence. I had spent the previous five...
How to Avoid a Life That Sucks
Here’s a way to make sure that your life never sucks again… – – – See the author’s TEDx Talk on Creating Extraordinary Intimacy in a Shut Down World – – – Let’s face it, we all have a lot to complain about. Maybe it’s our partner who just doesn’t get or appreciate us, the crummy job, the crummy job lorded over by an asshole boss, inequality, inequity, politics, the weather, news, wars, not...
Men and the Fine Art of Surrender
Surrendering to “what is” can be one of the most courageous acts a human being can choose to do—here’s why… – – – See the author’s TEDx Talk on Creating Extraordinary Intimacy in a Shut Down World – – – In most cultures, “surrender” is usually equated with giving up, yielding to the power or control of another, allowing one to be dominated, essentially demonstrating weakness. No wonder it has...
Chasing the Rainbow of Life Purpose
Here’s how to redefine your “purpose” in a way that makes it instantly accessible no matter what you do in life… – – – See the author’s TEDx Talk on Creating Extraordinary Intimacy in a Shut Down World – – – The idea of “finding my purpose” has haunted me my whole life. I’ve always felt incessantly – even compulsively, compelled to determine “what am I here on this...
Men’s Work is a Tug of War
from the Lair of the Wildman If you had attended Elementary School or High School with me, you would immediately recognize me in this photograph – I am the one up front. In fact, I don’t think I was as cool as this kid. For me, those years in school were a nightmare. Sure, I was usually the last one picked for a team, I was clumsy and pudgy. We didn’t have much money and my mother made clothes for me that caused...
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