Category: Wisdom for Men

One Man’s Voice: A New Series about the Issues Men Face

This post begins a new series I am calling “One Man’s Voice…in the Noise.” This will be a different format from my typical posts. I will curate information on male topics from around the web and write a brief post that includes links to the original content in case you want to dive deeper. My goal is to sift through all the noise and B.S. to add some sanity about the issues we men face today. As I stated in my last post, Concluding My Case for Better Male Friendships, too many males are struggling these days. Research shows boys and young males are failing in education, in the workplace, and in their families. Whether society, the media, or our government wants to admit it, we have a problem. You may even not want to admit it. Men are lonely. They are hurting. They are confused. But I’m encouraged that

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Reflections on Year 6: Too Many Men Are Still Failing

Since starting this blog, my practice has been to write an annual summary of the recent year’s posts. This year’s theme, “Wisdom for Men” was purposely geared to a more general audience of men, regardless of their religious affiliation or spirituality. But I realized there is still work to do. Despite what you read in the media, too many males are falling behind in school, at work, and in their families. They are struggling with loneliness, isolation, abuse, and addictions. Even after nearly 300 posts, self-publishing a book, and several speaking engagements, men still need deeper, more authentic friendships because the problems of boys and men persist. Males are Struggling   In his recent book, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It, Richard Reeves examines the alarming trends well known to social scientists but not present in the

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