FOUNDER’S INSIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND INTENSIVE
FOUNDER’S INSIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND INTENSIVE
On a beautiful April weekend, nineteen men came together to explore various notions of masculinity.The weekend intensive was entitled The Men of Many Faces. It was designed to widen anddeepen the expression and awareness of our masculine self. If the weekend accomplished its goal,men would become aware of some part of themselves that was seldom or never opened to the eyesand ears of other men.
Some men were afraid to reveal, some men too self-critical and some men were feeling prepared toexplore but not sure where to go. As the talk and experiences flowed through the hours, all the menfound themselves opening up to something inside that had been lurking in the shadow. And whenthe whatever it was found the light of day, men became comfortable, eager, playful, and less burdened.Trust was at it’s zenith as the power of M3’s only rule took hold. NO
By the end of the weekend, something very real and important had been witnessed. Men found loveand acceptance in their hearts and masculinity took on a new face; a face of pride and ownershipcovered in a layer of authentic validation. We discovered new fathers and brothers in the men whodared to go deep inside the magic of friendship.
Ed Adams, FounderMen Mentoring Men
Suzanne Uber said,
Wrote on July 24, 2007 @ 9:56 pm
“The loneliness of men has to be addressed in the lives of boys. Boys need to be encouraged to initiate friendships, maintain them, and experience the conflicts that arise in male friendship from different levels of athletic skill, from teasing, and from competition for the attention of girls.”
from Raising Cain, p. 255
I encourage all of your members who are raising sons and all of those who have ever been a son to read this book. It is one of the best resources I have ever found to address the issues boys deal with in the classroom and in their daily lives.