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Grey Days

Winter comes with its own reflective mood. The term ‘wintering’ has long been used referring simply to how animals survive the cold season. But as it always does, a metaphor developed for the human experience, meaning an intentional time of rest and rumination for us two-legged mammals. As one source says, “The concept of ‘wintering’

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Men in Groups

We go nuts over Christmas in our house. Sorry that was a dad joke. I’ve done this for more than 20 years now and this week I am excited because we are starting our Men’s Saturday Morning Winter Book Club – 2026 . During the months of January–February-March we get together on Saturday mornings from

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The Primacy of Reading

I know a lot of people who read very little. They can read. But they choose not to. Because they don’t really want to. Because they don’t like it. And to be fair, reading is up against some pretty stiff competition … there’s sports, going out, fishing, television, traveling, spending time with family and friends

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