In attending various general public social groups, clubs, organizations, gatherings with friends, and other events over the holidays, I was struck by the continuing decline in attendance of so many!

I recently had the privilege of attending my 45th high school reunion and the 40th anniversary of a Chicago social fraternity’s weeklong retreat (having been a member for a decade).

With the recent tragic shooting of Congressional Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the many bystanders, there has been a deluge of assertions, blame and political rhetoric... very sadly in my eyes, the ‘political games’ are off and running, once again!?! 

In looking at what a man might want to consider ADDING to his life, IF men have not had a 'healthy normal upbringing' (and, again, who hasn't had some degree of 'dysfunctional family', neighborhood or cultural dynamics in their past) they may have then missed some important 'stages of development', viewpoints, or ’perspectives’.

If men end up having 'issues' from previous events and experiences (and who doesn't have some these days!?!) the results may impede their understanding and integration of men's material being processed to assist a man in developing and becoming ‘all that a man can be’.