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Self-Growth.com

Someone suggested this site to me and I checked it out. It seems to me that the truly hard work of becoming and remaining self-aware is something that men really don't spend much time thinking about or pursuing. Of all the resources on the site, much of what is geared toward men has to do with E.D. or with how to get women into bed. Sad, disturbing, not a very hopeful sign for our world. In fact, I think that most men consciously avoid self-awareness and connection. The fear and shame stirs when a man is faced with someone (man or woman) who speaks from a place of authentic awareness is not easy to overlook - so most men do their best to avoid it.

I know a lot of great men. And many of them suffer from isolation, depression, anxiety disorders, or chronic numbness (they just don't seem to feel much of anything). Most of them act happy. Most of them say that life is good. Many of them are quite successful in the world - and yet the things that seem to be missing are the conscious connection to self and connection to a purpose larger than the immediate day-to-day demands of living.

So this is what I stepped up for on Self-Growth. To offer more men the possibility of meaningful connection to themselves and to the wider community and world around them through the ManKind Project.

If you are living with self-awareness - SHARE IT - I believe that it is the responsibility of all awake beings right now to rebuild the connections of love, service and community that continue to be seriously damaged by our consumer media driven culture.

If you are looking to confront the emotions that stir below the surface when you catch a glimpse of your deeper self in the mirror - come sit with some other men who are willing to hold that mirror up for you. Call me for more information or visit www.openmen.org - the web site for the Springfield Open Men's Group.