A Film called “Being a Man”
by Owen Marcus How did you discover men’s work? Through a friend? A book? A therapist? There are a lot of ways to learn about it, but I doubt you heard about it through mainstream media. That’s finally changing. Suddenly, men’s work is cool – so there it’s getting some media coverage, and even a documentary film about itThe men of Sandpoint Men’s Group volunteered to be filmed by a woman who’s asking the question, what is a man? After...
Mission as Building Character
In his ongoing articulation of the meaning of Mission, Steve Simmer sends us this. Many years ago, a long-time AA member I knew introduced me to the Shit Fairy. The Shit Fairy is the little voice on my shoulder that fills my ear with shit–bullshit, horseshit, and chicken shit. If I listen to this long enough, it turns my life into shit. What I say is bullshit, what I do is horseshit, and I am a chicken shit–a coward to the...
Learning From a Barefoot Movement
Bunker Roy gives a phenomenal TED Talk about self empowerment training in the developing world. Watch this for an amazing picture of hope! Good news far removed from our money, title and gadget driven agenda in the financially powerful and technologically rich part of the planet. The ManKind Project Journal is very indebted to New Warrior Ivey Hardy of Vermont for sending us this link. cjc – is a deeply personal issue that...
Feeding the Wolf
by Stephen Simmer Many years ago I heard a talk by Bernie Glassman, the Zen teacher. He was describing the influence of an enlightened person. He said that if we were all in a room and an enraged person suddenly entered, we would all feel a surge of anger. If a person came in having a panic attack, we would all feel anxious. And if an enlightened person entered the room, before he even uttered a word, we would all feel some measure of...
Documenting Reconciliation in Kenya
by Boysen Hodgson In 2007 Patrick Mureithi traveled to Rwanda with the opportunity to film a reconciliation process between perpetrators and victims of violence in the Rwandan genocide. The experience had a deep and lasting impact. He created a documentary film based on that experience called “ICYIZERE:hope” (see the preview below). “ICYIZERE:hope” trailer from Patrick Mureithi on Vimeo. Focusing on Kenya...
Mission: Finding Your Own Piece of the Puzzle
Many men and women all over the planet seek clarity and inspiration to find and begin to work on their mission in life. But sweeping “Mission Statements” can overwhelm us to the point where we just never get around to taking the first step. Yet all of us can discover how to make a start by looking within and discovering just how we, as individuals, can bring our own unique talents to the challenge of transforming our...
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