by Michael Parise | Jul 20, 2012
What do you want, right now? Too often we focus on what we didn’t get in the past, what we hope to have in the future, but we don’t think enough about right this moment. By focusing on “now” we can relieve ourselves of a great deal of unnecessary stress. One of the...
by Michael Parise | Jul 17, 2012
Many of us can’t help but play games with ourselves and with each other. I don’t mean recreational sports or the harmless give and take in romance. I’m thinking of the mental and verbal games we use to protect ourselves or to get our own way personal relationships...
by Michael Parise | Jul 16, 2012
As I work with men, I am constantly honored by their trust in me, as well as by their courageous life stories. Every one of them is like a bright facet, shining a new perspective on the vast variety of manhood. I met another courageous man this weekend. Tim worked...
by Michael Parise | Jul 13, 2012
One of the most difficult experiences I find among normal people is being alone with themselves. When I am by myself I often tend to zone out in front of the television or the computer. Sometimes I feel as if I ought to be doing something, even cleaning the house,...
by Michael Parise | Jul 7, 2012
There is often a negative stereotype about cheerleaders being vapid air heads who say nice things in order to quell rebellion and discontent in the ranks. “Go team!” Most people can see through mindless parroting of a company’s party line and just ignore it. A more...