Author: Stephen Cervantes
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What Detachment Looks Like
According to attachment theory you have two types of people, attachers and detachers.
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Why Practice Sadness?
Men hate weakness, sadness, and feeling lost. So when someone says you need to practice sadness. There’s one common response, “No way!”
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Stuck in Anger
A question was asked, “If I am stuck in anger, how do I get unstuck?” There are two overlapping answers. There is a spiritual pathway and an emotional one that work together. This answer highlights components of the emotional pathway.
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Why Be Kind?
After listening to thousands of people tell their stories I have arrived at one simple conclusion.
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Laughter
Being positive brings smiles and laughter. I love laughing. That includes jokes, cutting-up, being silly, and just playing together. It means finding moments of joy in life.
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When She Doesn’t Seem to Care
Who will you be when your needs are not met? How will you handle life’s disappointments?
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Forgive Them
My friend’s daughter was visiting from college. They were having lunch. During the meal she made this request. “Dad, one day I want you to apologize to me.”
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Talking Helps
There was a meeting. At that meeting a gentleman started talking about his emotions. He said, “I talk for my mental health.”
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Healthy Men Do
God’s men are growth oriented. They strive for self awareness, own their blind spots, and pray for wisdom. They spend a lifetime working on spiritual and emotional growth.
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Indicators of Change
A wife will report. My husband says he’s changing. But how do I know if he really is working on growth and change?
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Talk to Her
A wife calmly pleads with her husband, “Talk to me. Please talk to me.”
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Do You Go to Church?
Then she shifted to asking this direct question, “You don’t go to church do you?”