Laying in my tent. Camping in Cape Cod. A little bit ashamed about scrolling through my phone. I saw another headline about the burning Amazon. And how it will take hundreds of years for the rain forest to recover. My chest welled up. I wanted to cry. I said “not now” to myself. And I kept scrolling.
Read MoreThis is the launch of my video series. And I’m thrilled to be introducing you to my wife, Samantha Tan. She is an executive coach to women, a circle holder and all around wise woman. She is devoting her life to reclaim pleasure as medicine, compass and path.
Read MoreI have always thought that Puerto Rico is a miner’s canary. A harbinger of what is to come. What has happened in Puerto Rico is a pattern that repeats itself all over the world. If everything is fractal, then Puerto Rico just showed us the way.
Read MoreLast October I had the privilege of speaking at Inter(x) HubWeek about the difference between Toxic Masculinity and Conscious Masculinity. You can watch the full talk below. Next week, on Monday July 8 at 8:30PM East the Better Men Project will be hosting a call to relinquish patriarchy.
Read MoreI am intrigued by Seth Godin’s distinction between accountability and responsibility. He says:
Accountability is done to you. It’s done by the industrial system, by those that want to create blame.
Responsibility is done by you. It’s voluntary. You can take as much of it as you want.
Read Moreadrienne maree brown is a prophetic voice for our times. She just wrote a clear and precise admonishment for any man who dares to pay attention.
People are gathering around her books Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism. I’m inviting men to gather around this blog post. Let’s take a deeper dive into the conversation.
Read MoreOnly ten percent of our happiness is determined by our circumstances. Where we live. How rich or poor we are. Our health. Our place within the structure of oppression.
I want my work to have a direct impact on the objective conditions of the people. But it is imperative that I pay attention to how I go about doing this. Because I risk limiting my impact. My work should aim for more than only 10 percent of a person’s experience of happiness, of freedom and aliveness. I want real leverage.
Read MoreNote: This whole post is a Game of Thrones spoiler. AND it includes a few curse words.
I’ve read all the books. The whole Song of Ice & Fire. And I read “Fire & Blood.” I’ve watched all the episodes. So why not jump into the fray? Here is a brief commentary at the end of the Game.
Read MoreMichael Pollan just wrote a beautiful book on the “psychedelic renaissance.” He titled it “How to Change Your Mind.” And it is a phenomenally important work. He is a best selling author many times over. Many of you may remember groundbreaking books like “The Botany of Desire,” “The Omnivore's Dilemma” and “In Defense of Food.” I mention these because he is one of Time’s 100 most influential people. This is what is important about this post: Michael Pollan just made “Journey Work” go mainstream.
Read Morethe Vision & Justice Civic Curriculum is now freely available to you.
“How has visual representation both limited and liberated our definition of American citizenship and belonging?”
This is the animating question behind the Vision & Justice Project, led by the incomparable Sarah Lewis. Visual representation has always been a powerful tool for reshaping our culture. But social media has exploded the power of the image. We need to be aware of this power. And we need to wield it with intention.
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