Comments on: Trust Your Inner Authortity

By: Spirituality « Good Men Project

Spirituality « Good Men Project — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:02:36 +0000

[...] As one of my teachers once said, don’t trust someone else’s view on life, including me. Instead, trust your own experience. [...]

By: Why Many Men Are Still Boys and What Can Be Done | Radical Personal Development for Smart, Evolving Men

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:32:40 +0000

[...] out there had a mentor? What if all men were connected to their purpose, their heart and their own inner authority? What if men went through an intense rite of passage somewhere in their late teens or early 20’s [...]

By: Jeffrey Platts

Jeffrey Platts — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:14:03 +0000

An awesome and powerful reminder. And I have to admit you got me on this part.

A lot of men involved in men’s work will make statements like, “We’ll David Deida said….” My question to them is “Since when did David Deida become the authority on you?”

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:32:26 +0000

As pointed out in the post, “experience” is so crucial. Feedback’s more relevant, more weighty when we have less experience. But as we get out there and experience things, it’s not that we need LESS feedback, it’s that we need to rely on it less. I think sometimes we forget how much we’ve experienced.

By: jayson

jayson — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:23:50 +0000

you are most welcome. thanks for having the balls to step into you more fully.

By: jayson

jayson — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:23:12 +0000

So inspiring to hear bro. Thank you for trusting the king in you.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:14:44 +0000

I want to thank you for helping me come to this realization on my own during the first weekend we were together. Priceless. It feels so freeing, so open.

By: Fabio

Fabio — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:34:59 +0000

This note hits home. I notice how much emphasis I still often put on outward approval from mentors, professors or authority figures giving me the “ok” and handing me the truth.
However I am starting to catch it more and more often.

I love this concept of developing my own inner king, because I am learning how to trust my bodily feelings and sensations, really feel into my inner wisdom. I have been using this with life-changing decision and with something as simple as deciding what it is that I want to eat in the moment. “I am cooking some pasta, but after truly checking in with my body I realize that all I want is a peach.”

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:42:33 +0000

Hey everyone, what’s your take on all of this? Let’s start yapping about it. What’s hitting you, what’s not? This is some good stuff. My guess is we’re all taking it back to our individual drawing boards, and that’s fine. Curious about what you’re doing with it though.