Man discovering fire is paramount to the history of mankind. Nearly all of our modern technology can be traced all the way back to man’s ability to make fire. Without fire, we wouldn’t have survived. Fire was one of our … Read More
How to Make Summer Last
An Indian Summer is when summer extends beyond the typical summer months. After the autumnal equinox takes place on September 21, and the summer heat, as well as sunshine, is persisting, it is called an Indian Summer. Though it is … Read More
Dealing With Conflict
“All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal,” John Steinbeck eloquently described. When it comes to conflict, we as men have a tendency to go one of two routes, as a result of our regression into … Read More
Stability Isn’t Boring
John Keats once poetically penned that “There is nothing stable in the world; uproar’s your only music.” Quirky author Tom Robbins writes in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, “Disorder is inherent in stability. Civilized man doesn’t understand stability. He’s confused … Read More
Transform Self-Criticism into Self-Curiosity
Scenario One: You make a mistake. You immediately feel the pangs of guilt, shame, and condemnation, which come from years of programming to tell you that mistakes are the end-all be-all of your masculinity and manhood. Immediately you dive into … Read More
How To Talk And Like People
Dale Carnegie wrote the book on how to make friends. More accurately, he wrote How To Win Friends And Influence People, which has become a staple of pop culture reference since the 1930s. “It isn’t what you have or who … Read More
The Oxygen Mask Of Trust
If you’ve ever paid attention to the safety and security briefing at the beginning of an airplane ride, you’ve heard one of the most famous metaphors in recovery. In the case of an emergency that causes a change in cabin … Read More
How To Keep Habits Healthy
Recovery can get boring. There’s nothing but truth to that statement. Recovery can get boring. If you do the same thing, every single day, and bring no variety or fun into your recovery, recovery can get boring. In fact, recovery … Read More
Getting Over Being Over It
“I’m over it.” We hear this exhausted sentiment of frustration come from men too often in recovery. Mistakenly, many call this “defeat” or “surrender” or even worse- “quitting”. Quitting in addiction recovery isn’t a sign of weakness. It’s a sign … Read More
Summer Slowdown? It’s A Thing
Whether you believe in climate change or not, we are having one hot year here on Planet Earth. Fires raged on worldwide in the summer of 2018 as the Earth struggled to cope with the immense heat waves taking place … Read More