The Legacy Letters, powerful lessons for living
EDITOR’S NOTE by Boysen Hodgson : Barry Friedman emailed me to tell me that I HAD TO get this book, The Legacy Letters by Carew Papritz, and read it immediately. He felt this was an important book for New Warriors, a book that speaks to our values as conscious men, and to the importance of taking action now to make sure that the important things we have to say are said. I suggested that Barry get in touch with Carew, and...
The Twin Brothers, The Horse Twins
by Rebecca The Twin Brothers, The Horse Twins The Ashvino The Horse Twins The Twin Brothers Tall, strong, Long black hair flowing They are the Ashvino Call to your brothers, And they will lead you on your way. Nobody knows where the Ashvino Twins live. They make visits to villages As they roam free. When they enter a town, The children are the first to know. They go running on their little feet Pattering, laughing, spilling...
All/You/I, a poem
by Dave Klaus All/You/I don’t give me a pitch don’t tell me a story don’t serve me pie in the sky tell me the truth the dark parts the hard parts the parts that don’t want to be told, the parts that hide from the sun (toothy little things, hungry for blood, hungry for love, hungry, hungry…) tell me the sad parts, the parts where you’re afraid, really afraid. Trapped in Amber. tell me the parts when...
Healing from wounds
by Michael Kullik Healing from wounds Wounded Child Crying in Corner Lost between the years Crying out Silently No One Comes No One Hears A Prison of Silence Surrounds Me, Into an Early Grave. How do I start to Breath Again? Am I Someone’s Slave? A Wounded Child grows, As Does A Wounded Man. The Wound Becomes My Sword. Like Tempered Steel, I am strong again, Oh my Lord. A Wounded...
Dallas Chief Eagle – Lakota on the ManKind Project
“MKP has proven to be our most effective allies in eradicating genocide since the Cheyenne were to the Lakota 150 years ago.” ~ Dallas Chief Eagle Brothers, Dallas Chief Eagle blessed us at the Gathering last week. He declared that after 100 years of no allies, the Lakota now have allies. We, the men of the (Central Plains) ManKind Project, are those allies. When he shared that with the circle, I felt as if the roof split...
Mission: Just say Yes.
by Stephen Simmer An MIT linguistics professor was lecturing his class. “In English,” he said, “a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.” A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.” I spend a good portion of...
Men: From the Inside
Guest post: by Garry Gilfoy I was recently asked to deliver professional development to some therapists on the topic of ‘men’s issues.’ I left my son’s football game to do so and found a gathering of about 60 people. The ten or so men attending were sitting on the periphery of the room. I warmed up by reading a poem called Rain from Nowhere by Murray Hartin. It tells of a man with a young family. We catch him on the day he intends to...
New Warrior Training Adventure: My first staffing
by Gonzalo Salinas A few weeks ago, I had the chance to participate as staff for the first time on the New Warrior Training Adventure. I had completed my own weekend in Central Florida in April 2013. I remember the feelings in my heart right before it started. Fear, excitement, anger, happiness, more … every moment was a discovery and I remember going through every emotion I’ve ever felt in my life. I had similar feelings...
Man Up – Jonathan Martin, Richie Incognito and the measure of a “Warrior”
Are you strong? How do you measure your strength? What does the idea of Warrior Culture mean to you? What about within the context of American Football? In my time, I have stood with men I consider Warriors. Men I have met through the Mankind Project and outside of it. Men I consider strong for their trust in me and the people around them, and their ability to stand in vulnerability and be a mirror for my own choices. I love this...
Turning Weapons into Instruments
Editors note: by Gonzalo Salinas “I believe that the purpose of Art is to come up with ways to transform the most negative instincts, into creative instincts.” ~ Pedro Reyes, a Mexican artist who came up with the idea of transforming guns into musical instruments in a powerful project called “Disarm”. In a previous installation, “Shovels for Guns,” the people in Culiacan, a violent city in Mexico,...
Creating Candor: blog post by Alain Hunkins
Editor’s Note: by Gonzalo SalinasThe Oxford Dictionary defines the word candor like this: candor Syllabification: (can·dor) Pronunciation: /ˈkandər, -ˌdôr/ noun : The quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness: a man of refreshing candor I just found another way to explain that word: In this family story, simple and tender, Alain Hunkins brings a new meaning to that word and how to apply it on our daily lives. I...
I’m a weak man.
by Brooks H. I’m a weak man. I’m not strong enough to live up to this _warrior_ shit 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, 160 years a life. lord knows I try. Just can’t do it all the time. Sometimes I just want to run away and hide. Curl up into a little ball and tell the world to fuck off. Scream ‘NO’ into the face of any asshole that wants me to do ONE MORE FUCKING THING! help in ONE MORE...
Wisdom Bought and Sold – 25¢
by Craig ‘Snake’ Bloomstrand I’ve been writing about Wisdom recently and decided to do some field research. I made two cardboard signs – Wisdom Bought and Sold 25¢ My friend Alan and I drove to the lake intending to buy or sell wisdom for a quarter a dose. We headed for a bench next to the walking path, strategically placed our signs for best visibility and got right to work. Two young women stopped before we’d even...
A Long Lost Letter From Your Innate Creative Self
By Gonzalo Salinas On www.highexistence.com, I found this article about creativity written by Stephanie Kaitlyn Torres, a.k.a. Satori, a great blogger, traveler, and photographer. I think it’s amazing. How many times have I put aside my creative self just to fit into the social conventions? How long has my creative self been sleeping? On this “Letter from your Creative Self,” I hope you find what I found, a very...
Waiting for the Blessing of My Father
By Gonzalo Salinas In October it will be ten years since I’ve seen my father. I remember clearly the last time I saw him. We were at the National Airport in Lima. Let me back-track. The flight to Miami was at 8 pm. For international flights, you are supposed to check in three hours in advance or risk missing the flight. I was at home, waiting for my father to say goodbye at 6 pm. Still a fifteen minute drive away from the...
True Voice Process – A Conversation with Alan Little
by Boysen Hodgson As has been said … necessity is often the mother of invention. Alan Little thought he had it all worked out, and then it all started crumbling. In some new ways, it still is. But the slippery slope from ‘I’ve got this all figured out,’ to ‘What the heck is going on!?’ happens in different ways for different folks. In Alan’s case, it helped him arrive at a moment of clarity...
Rolling in the Tides of Ash
by Ryan Keaton Rolling in the Tides of Ash A speck of gold In a sea of shadows Rolling in the tides of ash It’s getting late and I am tired I step outside myself Only for a moment And in that moment I am free Free to laugh To smile Free to cry Or breathe deeply Free to be myself And it doesn’t hurt And suddenly a whisper A doubtful wind Sweeps across my eyes I fall to the ground Knees to the Earth There is a light that...
Sublime and the Drugs
By Gonzalo Salinas On May 25th 1996, Bud Gaugh, drummer for the Californian band Sublime, reported to the police that his friend Brad, leader of the band, had disappeared. After trying to call him ten times he stopped because it kept going directly to voicemail. Nobody had any information. It had been a wild night: they played at a festival in San Francisco and after searching without any results, Bud returned to the hotel where the...
Why won’t men get help?
By Dr. Adam Sheck I’m excited to let you know that I was the featured guest on the Good Men Project panel asking the question, “Why Won’t Men Get Help?” in the context of men and mental health. It was an exciting panel of myself and four other men and great questions, great answers and deep issues were addressed. The 30 minute video of the event is now on the Men After Fifty website for you to view. I promise...
Great Article about Loneliness by Jessica Olien
Last week, I found an extraordinary article on SLATE by Jessica Olien, a writer and illustrator who lives in New York. The article is about a crucial topic in our society: Loneliness. Two days after I read it, Tim Ferris re-posted the link on his blog. “In terms of human interactions, the number of people we know is not the best measure. In order to be socially satisfied, we don’t need all that many people. According to...
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