Mindful Gentlemen

03/06/2025

Next time you find yourself raging about the laundry or dinner or some small, seemingly insignificant comment your partner made, remember this:

But we also feel a little ridiculous, maybe even a little ashamed, because why the hell are we fighting about dirty dishes? Or weekend plans? Or who

03/04/2025

"I thought romantic love was something I had to earn, to go out and find and bring back to my life, not something I could simply invite in, have, and share...And that belief had been shaping everything."

I envied the men who seemed to have it all figured out. The ones who had parents who modeled what love looked like. The ones who naturally knew how to

02/20/2025

"My husband and I have gone through so much together over these last 34 years. A whole life worth of stuff. And yet I still find myself on occasion in these states of feeling like he did not do enough for me. Or that I chose the wrong person for me..."

I also forget that this feeling is much older than my relationship with my husband. I have a memory of traveling on a night train with my father. I was

02/19/2025

“The advice from a mindful point of view is obvious, but when we’re in that state of mind what’s obvious is forgotten.” ~ Waylon H. Lewis

So, know that you're not alone. Know that a lot of people who work their butts off and are ethical and good people are also freaked out about the state of the U.S. and our world.

02/18/2025

Four ways:

You’re falling in love with her (yes, that’s what’s happening) and you sense a change.

02/17/2025

"Relationships, much like humans, are so complex. They have intricacies and layers that no one from the outside could ever get a proper look into. It’s why I firmly believe in the adage that no one knows what really goes on between two people."

A love quote will tell you that there is no such thing as the wrong time, only the opportunity to choose someone every day. A relationship meme might tell you that you do not

02/12/2025

In case you missed it...

Last night's Super Bowl Halftime Show was many things—bold, entertaining, and full of layers—but above all, it was a

02/11/2025

"⁠I would like to care more about you than about my feelings for you.⁠

I would like to go to sleep each night by thanking you for being with me,

And wake each morning pleasantly surprised to find you are in my life,

I would like to feel admiration for the littlest things you do, and how

Forever is not important to me—but this is." ~ Waylon H. Lewis, Things I would like to do with You.

Valentine's discount is here:

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02/08/2025

Don't ignore what's happening. Find a way to show up and get involved before it's too late. They want you to give up, ignore, be overwhelmed. Don't be.

But, too, take care of your sweet self:

Trump & Elon & Meditation & Protest. There's two contradictory things we have to do in this first year of Trump & Elon, lest we lose our sane economy, our real democracy, our health, o...

01/28/2025

Things are overwhelming, now. Things are scary. And yet many of our friends continue to lie to themselves, and others, and argue for hate and prejudice and lies in comment sections online. ⁠
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Elephant isn’t having it.
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It’s time to gather. ⁠
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Community is a powerful force for good in this world. For years, during trying times, or happy moments, we’ve offered Community Gatherings, hosting the likes of Senator Cory Booker and Jane Elliott—but most importantly hosting you, and me, and you, and you, and you.⁠ ⁠
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We’ve hosted many thousands of Mindful Lifers just like you. It’s time we show up for one another, now, again.⁠
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And so: we invite you to join our community writing event. Together, we’ll be inspired to put words to the swirling of emotions inside your heart and your brain after a tumultuous start to 2025—and do it with Elephant’s community of like-minded troublemakers. ⁠
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RSVP to join us for a community writing event with Waylon H. Lewis, this Sunday, February 2nd at 10 a.m. MST: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/communitywritingjan2025⁠

We’re not here to put words in your mouth, but to give you an outlet and an opportunity to put words to whatever you’re going through. To write your heart out.

Register now for Elephant’s Free “Find your Voice” Community Writing Event—with Waylon Lewis. on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on February 2, 2025, 10:00 AM MST.

01/28/2025

A Buddhist poem that sums up life's pain/happy contradiction—it helped guide me years ago:

When I was young, I was insecure. So insecure, it was hard to have a conversation, sometimes. I was sweet, too, and sensitive, and proud, and speedy—and wild. Over the years, my insecurity—the cra...

01/27/2025

Let us learn from our past evils, that we not repeat them.

Such an attitude calls to mind the theme of “The Good German” who, when confronted with the reality of the Holocaust, expressed that they had “no idea” such awful things were taking place.

01/27/2025

"The term 'The Good German' has become a phrase to describe anyone who deliberately turns a blind eye to atrocities, especially those that are in plain sight."

Read Let’s not Become “The Good German.”
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01/23/2025

"Far too many Americans are breaking their backs while voting for candidates who are happily striping away their freedoms. Trump has a well-documented history of union-busting and anti-worker policies."

A divided working class is easier to manipulate and exploit, and it’s the ruling class that benefits when workers are too fractured to act collectively.

01/20/2025

We must never be afraid to step into the discomfort to find the truth:

I heard a term recently that really stuck with me. It was an expression spoken by a then-38-year-old Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a keynote speech to the American Psychological Association in 1967.

01/10/2025

Waylon shares a message with our dear Elephant community about the devastating fires ravaging California right now…and what it means for us. We have to do more than think about taking action. We have to actually do it.
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12/20/2024

This little big guy is my spirit animal