Paid Gig

I’m still on semi-blogging break, but I wanted to let you in on a few announcements.

First, I got a job writing a weekly column for The Good Men Project! The column is on raising compassionate boys. My first article goes up on Wednesday 7/16 at 9:30 am EST. Come on by and say hello.

Second, I’m curating Stories That Must Not Die for the next two weeks. If you have a story that needs to be told, even if you need to tell it anonymously, please email me at everydaygurus@gmail.com and you can guest-blog at STMND. By the time you read this, I will have a post up there. Come on by and say hello.

Lastly, thank you for coming by here and saying hello during the blog break. May you know peace and joy.

{{{Hugs}}} Kozo

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Blogging Break

The boys are out of school, so we are doing something that many kids don’t get to do nowadays–playing. For the first three weeks of summer, we are going to swim, bike, watch movies, and eat Popsicles, so I won’t be blogging too much.

In addition, after the shootings in Isla Vista, SPU, and Vegas, I’ve also dedicated a large part of my life to spreading compassion for boys. I’m completing an audio series called Raising Compassionate Boys. I believe that compassion is the missing piece that no one is talking about. Everyone is talking about gun control, but we forget that Elliot Rodger killed half of his victims with a knife. If we instill compassion in our boys, there would be less shootings, rapes, bullying, viral humiliation, suicide, and suffering.

I’m also starting a Compassion for Men’s Group. We meet every second Monday in Cupertino, CA. If anyone is interested, email me at everydaygurus@gmail.com

Lastly, I’ve been writing for The Good Men Project. It is a great website that is redefining what it means to be a man in the 21st century. Here are a few of the articles I’ve written lately:

• The Good Men Project: How to Use the Force in Soccer and 5 Other Crazy Things I Teach My Sons: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/use-force-soccer-crazy-things-teach-sons-js/
• The Good Men Project: Five Reasons Why I’ve Quit Being Cool: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/five-reasons-ive-quit-cool-js/
• The Good Men Project: Elliot Rodger, Tiger Woods, and Acts of Self-Hatred: http://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/elliot-rodger-tiger-woods-acts-self-hatred-hesaid/
• The Good Men Project: Dear 15 Year Old Self: Shower Naked in The Locker Room Now: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/dear-15-year-old-self-shower-naked-in-the-boys-locker-room-now-js/
• The Good Men Project: Every Boy Needs a Bull Elephant, and You’re the Elephant: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/every-boy-needs-bull-elephant-youre-elephant-js/
• The Good Men Project: Yes, You Can Teach Compassion to Your Son (and Yourself!): http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/5-ways-teach-compassion-sons-hesaid/

Hope everyone has a peaceful and joyful summer. See you after the July 4th weekend. {{{Hugs}}} Kozo

 

Star Wars Day Post

May the Fourth be with you.

Today, May the Fourth, is Star Wars day. It is no coincidence, that The Good Men Project published an article I wrote on “Teaching My Son to Use the Force” yesterday.

Come by and check it out. Let me know what you think.

{{{Hugs}}} Kozo