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Spring Glen Mindful Men's Meetup Notes

January 30, 2025 Notes - Opening Meeting

Gentlemen, thank you so much for bringing your full selves to our opening meeting! I am looking forward to being with y’all again. Here are the notes from our meeting.

Areas we want to explore together:

Masculinity

Grief

Self compassion

“Family” structure

Community invovlement

Social structure

Broadening awareness and impact

Societal box

Fulfillment - Finding meaning

Failure

Creative expression

Balancing silence and using your voice

Privilege and its confinements

Vulnerability and emotions

Money

What is strength?

Consent

Shame

Speed and slowness

Burnout

Spirituality

Beauty

Nature connection

Guidelines for being together:

Respect everyone’s boundaries and limits

Practice consent

Speak from the “I”

Take the learning but leave the stories.

Practice self-care

Ask for what you need

Don’t assume everyone has the same norms

Honor difference - there is no one right way

Assume best intent and attend to impact

Practice self responsibility

Double check misunderstandings

Practice patience

When you speak - converse, don’t pitch.

What we want to explore together:

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Guidelines for being together:

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