I remember when I was ten or eleven being in my room not mine really I shared with two of my brothers there were three mattresses on the floor and two battered dressers and a closet it was on the second floor up the narrow steep stairs the ceilings were low…

What is the ‘Something’ that I should be doing? I see thousands of miles in every direction without moving or turning my head. There’s clear water in the Maldives. Bali is beautiful. And the graduates look stunning. Schooled. I see into the end game with every new tab opened and…

He cleans up after himself. He cleans up the planet. He is a role model for young men. He is rigorously honest and fiercely optimistic. He holds himself accountable. He knows what he feels. He knows how to cry and he lets it go. He knows how to rage without hurting others. He knows…

I hear you. But how about we wait until you’ve had a chance to smell a box full of kittens. How about we wait until you’ve been in the ocean again, holding for that big wave to catch you off guard and knock the wind out of you. And what…

GenXulinity I was born in 1971. I’m a cisgender heterosexual white man. Everything I say here is from my perspective. Results may vary. GenX is a transitional generation. From analog to digital. From outdoors to indoors From the Lone Ranger to Mr Rogers … and From Mr. Rogers to HeMan…

To a man sitting in pain and confusion. I feel it also. Maybe this will resonate for you. …

The Growing Movement of Men Trying to Unlearn 'Toxic Masculinity' Graphic by Michelle Thompson. In 2006, 56-year-old Nathan got in a fight with his teenage stepdaughter, Mandy, over the…broadly.vice.com Another strong mention of the ManKind Project and #menswork. MKP believes in men; we love, support, and challenge ourselves to grow. And for many, the beauty and generative goodness of men gets buried in the muck of ‘toxic’ socialization, often now called ‘toxic masculinity.’ Under multigenerational wounds and damage, the…

Yes. Yes. Yes. We can be all this. We are all this. Kind, gentle, loving, patient, nurturing, artistic, empathetic, dreamers, scared. We can also be all THAT … all that feels opposite to what we see here. All that is hurtful, destructive, ugly, violent, and disconnected from our innate human…

from a friend: “People who tell themselves that President Trump is just another tired old politician from the past have likely been watching his enemies define him rather than watching his accomplishments. While CNN has obsessed over a witch hunt and a trollop, Trump has gutted regulations, supercharged the economy…