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To me, this poem is an example of the magic and mystery revealed when engaging in cultural repair.

In a world already straining under climate collapse, social injustice, and collective trauma, how do we justify giving ourselves the attention and rest we might desperately need? How do we carve out space to tend to ourselves when so much outside seems unwell?

Our stories are how we make meaning. They’re a lens through which we understand our lives.

Ultimately, I believe boys need to learn to steer their actions from a heart that is tempered by both the immense beauty and harrowing grief that comes with really being here for a human life. 

The invitation is for us to pour ourselves into our lives as though it were a sacred ceremony. 

My personal pursuit of masculinity has led me down various paths. Some very dark indeed, some full of light, love, and hope for self and others, and a deep respect for this world we live in today.

A heartfelt investigation into Awe - more powerful and available to us than many of us realise.

And the Grandmothers sang to me, "If Love is a River, Listen".

"A society grows great when old men plant trees, the shade of which they will never sit in" (from Afterlife)

Understanding the letting go process by asking some found snake skins and bones - what are you telling me?

Getting Real is a way of becoming the change. A dynamic meditation, a reweaving of connections, we can take anywhere, while doing anything.

The circle of shame, really, is just a fire that burns up the shame altogether.

Allowing things to take their time

When we point at what we love, it is a way of knowing what it is we can or do love of ourselves.

Where are our Elders? The wise, calm, benevolent ones that help us feel safe in the world.

Rather than a unified, coherent individual, humans are more like a ship steered by a whole crew of frequently opposing forces. 

If the heart were truly allowed to lead - what would it do? What would it say? What advice would it give on our individual healing?