Feb 9th, 2011
110 Hours of Meditation in 10 days: What I Learned
I recently got back from my first 10-day Vipassana course. Vipassana is a meditation technique that is supposed to be what Buddha (Gautama) used to reach his state of enlightenment… Me? I was intrigued as soon as someone called it ‘hardcore meditation’. I had several unconnected people tell me that it was like several years [...]
Dec 18th, 2010
Let me guess, you’re “not good enough”?
Does this refrain, this thought, this way of living sound familiar? I’m not good enough. I’m not good enough to … get that promotion. I didn’t do a good enough job. I’m not a good enough boyfriend. I’m not good enough to get THAT girl. Hell, I’m not good enough to get ANY girl {let [...]
Dec 9th, 2010
How The Free Bottle of Handsoap On My Sink Was Driving Me Nuts
Do you have something minor you need to do staying undone, because it’s minor? Are you trying to get used to it being undone, but still it catches your eyes, pops up in your thoughts only to be swept back under the rug? How will it feel when you FINALLY get the damned thing done? [...]
Nov 9th, 2010
How a Strong and Sensitive Man Relates to a Woman
A partner does not try to change, coerce, control, or manipulate. This is a tall order for most men. A typical response when a woman shares something with a man is a man tries to figure out what action “needs” to be taken {to change something about his partner: her situation, her emotional state, her [...]
Oct 31st, 2010
Sensitive? Who, me?
2 or 3 years ago if you had told me I was ‘highly sensitive’ I would have probably just laughed. Of course I’m not, I’d reply. In fact, I’ve even been called insensitive! If you’d have asked the same question in different ways there would have been a lot more yessing going on…… Do you [...]
Oct 31st, 2010
A Love Note to Ché
I love you – just because I love you just because – you’re loveable I love you just because you’re loveable – and unique You’re loveable and unique, and I will always love you! You are beautiful and strange, and that strangeness is a gift. I love you and you’re a gift to me and [...]
Oct 25th, 2010
How to Be Grounded as a Sensitive Man – It’s OK to Not Be Happy!
I’d like for you to take a moment and think about what the expectations you’ve taken on for yourself. Think about all the “shoulds” and the “supposed tos”. What are you supposed to want? What are you supposed to feel? How should a man behave? What should your body look like? What are you supposed [...]
Oct 22nd, 2010
Emotional Expression as a Sensitive Man
You are Right! Just right, as you are, already. We need to hear that. Everyone needs to hear that, and as a sensitive man, you probably have missed out on hearing it. Worse, you might have been hearing that you’re great, just right or OK, but could never believe it because you knew you were [...]
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