Laughter is the Best Medicine
Want to connect with someone? Make ‘em laugh. Want to build relationship fast? Make ‘em laugh. Want to get someone to follow your lead? Make ‘em laugh. Laughter works at a deeper level than words. It connects people at the emotional level. My friend Bruce was recently driving a van from New England […]
What’s Up With Men, Anyway?
I was just reading a post on Facecrack that a dear friend of mine asked for some men to offer feedback on. It was concerning an article she’d seen on a website discussing the differences between men and women, and how those differences made relationships challenging. The author was basically contending (and I’m in […]
The Calisthenics of Love
Dmitri Bilgere sends us this video from his new blog on the three parts to discover and the three skills to master when it comes to the art of loving. You can also read a transcription of the video at Dmitri’s website: Live the Life You Long For 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....
The Screaming Nice Guy
by Matthew Alexander Sloane I took part in a workshop recently: about 18 women and 12 men played in a very interactive, energetic inquiry as to the nature of sexuality and how it lives or does not live in each of us. In one moment, our brilliant facilitator noticed that there was a “men vs. women” dynamic showing up in the conversation, so she invited us to make it more real and play it out. All the men stood on one side...
Men Moving beyond the Old Models
by Owen Marcus Growing up, men are usually trained by women on how to be emotional – women filled in for the male role models who weren’t around. Now that we are grown, it’s time we learn how to be emotional in a masculine way. I recently wrote a post for the elephant journal called, Men—Stop Going to Women for All of your Emotional Support. In Stand by Your Man for Role/Reboot I write about how women can not only help the men they...
Being Seen – An Essential Ingredient In The Recipe Of Love
A man who’s been in relationship for awhile happened to say, “She [his partner] really sees me.” After he shared that, another man in the group asked, “What does it mean to you guys to ‘be seen’?” What ensued was a close to 45-minute conversation about what “being seen” meant to various men in the […]
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