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Men's Put up, Shut up and Wake up Weekends - A gathering of Men's
Wisdom
November
9, 2007,
January 25, 2008 and March 28, 2008
Men and Women have asked "what is the Men's
Weekend about?" and some people have made comments like "sounds
like too much testosterone for me"...
Here is what I can
say;
Men's weekend is about men finding their power in
their masculinity. Masculinity that is strong and not violent.
Logical and decisive, without making others wrong.
Masculinity that is powerful and
empathetic. Unmovable where one's word has been given and
inclusive of the feelings of others.
We are always
harvesting something we planted and together we learn how to
powerfully create the future we want by studying how nature does
this in her cycles. We can do the same and be proud to be men in a
society where masculinity is under attack, understandably so, as
society still aligns violence with men. We all have a role in this
violence and at the Men's weekends, Men learn to stand up for what
is right, claiming their silent, unmovable power and say to world,
"we will resolve our differences without violence. Violence no
more." We make that statement using the same resolve that declared
war in the past. We learn together the power to restrict our urges
to anger, to sex, to sloth and claim responsibility for our lives.
We support and protect our families. They know they can count on
us, even in the face of tremendous challenges. We stand firm, we
do not run, when we err, we own the error and apologize and ask
"what would make this right?"
Together we find our
purpose in life and we bring that everywhere we go without fear.
We say who we are with pride. We are Men. It's ok.
This is some of what
we learn by working, recreating and by classroom discussion. We
spend time alone in silence. We can do this on the farm.
The November work
weekend will be spent outdoors, cutting red twig dogwood around
various sites in Vermont.
David Deida says "in
our modern society, we lack a coherent masculine culture wherein
men get together with other men and keep each other aligned to
truth: "Hey friend, wake up." Men need this, otherwise they become
weak and ambiguous: "I don't know what I'm going to do. Maybe I'll
have a beer." Without a strong men's culture, men become unclear,
indecisive and ambiguous about the direction of their lives.
He goes on to say,
"shared masculine energy offers men challenge, an edge of
responsibility and discipline." This
is what we are doing together at the
Men's Weekends... Put up, Shut up and Wake up... We
combine work, recreation, lively
discussion, and observations with silence and great food.
Breaking through in
relationships, purpose and learning what is holding us back.
Waking up to a life of purpose takes the commitment of others who
see us as we really are and they are not afraid of risking our
wrath to help us see what is the truth about ourselves. Men can do
this with men. This is my commitment to all who come to the farm.
To help all discover that "we are always harvesting something that
we are planting"...
Call for Details at 978-257-0610
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