At the end of May, a woman posted a video of Patrick Stewart, an actor best known for his role on Star Trek, speaking at Comicpalooza. I don’t know about Comic-con or Comicpalooza or any of these sorts of conventions except what I learn on Big Bang Theory. However, almost 4 million people have watched …
Domestic Violence: Looking at the Root Part 1
(photo credit to Rene Asmussen) Our culture raises men in an environment where he dare not be seen as weak, but as “tough”. The men in this culture have been raised by men who have been boxed in by the culture–to not be seen as open and gentle. Violence is accepted as a part of …
Porcupines, tenderness, sex…and men?
This quote struck me hard. I’m not a guy…that’s not rocket science. But I do work with guys. A lot. And I get to see the tender, soft parts of guys more than most women. Some women might not even know there are tender, soft parts to some of their men…but there are. Oh. Yes. …
Taking the Mask Off
There is the very real dilemma and tension of needing to put on a mask and to armor up against fear and vulnerability on the job, and then find ways of reversing that to be emotionally available to his family: The brain is affected by trauma…we know what the names of the brain are …
Too careful translates into wobbly
I rode my bike to the Smith St. office this week for the first time this year. Downtown. I wear a helmet, and yet my mother asks me if I’m safe. I’ve been an adult for a couple of decades now, and still my mother asks me if I’m safe on my bike. Apparently, mothering …
Hump Day Nudge: Someone isn’t listening
We all need to poke fun at ourselves sometimes, to laugh at ourselves in a gentle way that highlights truth in a humorous way…not to humiliate or shame ourselves, but just to invite ourselves to see things from a different angle. Hey girlfriend, if you’ve got a spouse or a male co-worker nearby who needs …
Supporting Your Team
I was at the inaugural event at the new Investor’s Group Stadium this afternoon of One Heart. Mark Hughes exhorted the assembled crowd to remember that all the churches in this city of Winnipeg are on one team, the same team…and that when the churches of Winnipeg support and work together, things become possible in …
The Truth about Guys
I’ve been reading The Power of Why by Amanda Lang lately…an interesting, creative book laced with interesting stories that encourage curiosity, risk taking, adventure and even mistakes as ways of developing the human spirit and furthering human development. One of the stories this book follows is Canadian Tire’s year long exploration to find out why …
Women burning clean anger
It breaks my heart when women are so nice that they don’t tell their partners or their friends or their kids when they are mad. It frustrates me when women: suppress what they want to have happen pretend it didn’t really hurt all that much or stop themselves from expressing a different opinion on the …
Hump Day Nudge…Say Yes!
Last May, I saw this video and blogged about it…LOVED the joy, the silliness, the hope, the giggles it stirred inside…it was a tribute to life! Isaac and Amy released a new video that honours family…their heritage, their courage, and the leap that their grandparents and parents took to embrace love and life and the …