Ten things I’ve learned from guerrilla improvised theatre
Josh Bowman, on disrupting public spaces in the name of art. Note: I’ve done various types of planned and unplanned improvised things both in Toronto and in Vancouver. Generally, I would consider...
View ArticleJayson Williams – From First-Round NBA Draft Pick to Felon, and now Inspiring...
Inspiring story of transformation from former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams, a first-round draft pick who spiraled into recklessness after an injury early in his career. Williams speaks humbly...
View Article“Without brave men like you speaking up and shining a light, I may not have...
This is a comment by 24KAuGuy on the post “When to Tell“. “Just wanted to let you know … I appreciate you standing up and speaking out. Without brave men like you speaking up and shining a light, I...
View ArticleI Eat My Pain
In Jackie Summers’ experience, people are always telling you to “just get over it” when it comes to emotional pain. They rarely, as Jackie does here, tell you how. There are three schools in the...
View ArticleWishing You a Happy End of the World
What if we woke up this morning and everyone saw the world differently? Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. I just came from my meditation cushion. Today is end-of-the-world day and it seemed a good idea...
View ArticleConnections Are Made
Mike Patrick knows he makes connections with people wherever he goes. He just doesn’t always know when it will change someone’s life. As human beings, we never know when we make a connection with...
View ArticleGrief: a Beautiful Place to Visit
Alex Gallo-Brown, on how his father’s death showed him the transformative nature of grief. — In the first months after my father died, I took a lot of baths. I also took the dog on a lot of walks,...
View ArticleMen and Faith: Call for Submissions
Does faith and spirituality inform and shape your sense of masculinity? The Good Men Project wants your story. — Faith is for many the primary meaning-making mechanism in their lives, it’s what...
View ArticleZimmerman Not Guilty? What’s Next For Black Men?
As I sit here thinking about the not guilty verdict of the George Zimmerman trial, my heart is heavy with grief, sadness and anger. — My grief is for the Martin family who had to effectively watch...
View ArticleReady for Transformation?
I might feel like I am in carb prison, but I am ready for the challenge and the transformation that waits around the corner. — Amsterdam, Noord Holland, The Netherlands. Today we measured my body fat...
View ArticleTransforming the Space Between Inner Change and Social Change
Lodro Rinzler on turning the will to do good work into actual good work. The other night I had a chance to sit down with Rev. angel Kyodo Williams, one of today’s foremost Buddhist teachers working on...
View ArticleA Transformation of One’s Self Into Something Different: Our Wedding Vows
Uzi and Summer share their wedding vows with the rest of the world. — When it came time for us to get married, my fiancée and I decided to write our own ceremony and vows. We weren’t having any luck...
View ArticleThe Art of Mental Fitness
Cj Swaby interviews artist Jaime Medina Jimenez on homelessness, health and the power of art. — Cj: When did you discover your talent for art? Jaime: For as long as I can remember I have really...
View ArticleHow My Husband’s Illness Became A Transformative Journey to Love
When cancer came knocking, Camilla Sanderson and her husband gave up lucrative NYC careers for a life of simplicity and love. Here is a guy who swapped a Manhattan high-rise corporate office, and an...
View ArticleHow to Stand Back Up After Life Knocks You Down
Tamara Star learned the hard way that ‘the dark night of the soul’ is really a time of transformation. Here’s how she saw her way through. —- I make it a rule to never take advice from someone who...
View ArticleMy Smashing Lifestyle Overhaul. (Part 1)
Tweet This morning, clad only in a tight-fitting pair of boxer briefs, I stepped on the chilly glass of the digital scale in my bathroom. — As the numbers “172” began to flash, I pondered how this same...
View Article10 Ways for a Man to Love A Woman
Tweet Graham Phoenix stops seeking comfort from his woman and instead looks to create an amazing relationship with her. — There are men who seek comfort from a women, who seek confirmation that they...
View ArticleA Paradox in Paradise: Living a Full Life While Battling Depression
Tweet Ryan Kuja shares about wrestling with how to hold together the opposites of light and dark, connection and disconnection, depression and joyfulness. A few years back, while traveling in South...
View ArticleHow Being Bullied Was One of My Greatest Gifts
Tweet Bettina Goodwin reflects on her experiences of being bullied and how a new perspective transformed her life completely. — There were many times in my life when I was bullied. I could go into...
View ArticleThe Greatest Lie Ever Told: Pain, Masculinity & the Spiritual Path
Tweet Ryan Kuja makes an inquiry into the connections between spiritual and emotional suffering and our path to transformation. — The preacher strutted around on the stage with a strength and agility...
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