adversity — The Good Men Project

A Family Law Attorney on Gratitude

November 21, 2012 By Ken Alan Leave a Comment

Adversity fosters gratitude.

Filed Under: Gratitude, The Good Life Tagged With: adversity, Challenges, character, deadbeat dads, Divorce, Families, Family Law, family law attorney, father's rights, fatherhood, fathers, Goldberg Jones, gratitude, lawyers, stereotypes of fathers, The Good Life

Tell Your Story: What Have You Overcome?

September 25, 2012 By The Good Life @ GMP Leave a Comment

Strength in Story is looking for men’s stories of adversity and recovery.

Filed Under: Calls for Submissions, On Rape and Sexual Violence, The Good Life Tagged With: adversity, Call for submissions, recovery, sobriety, Survivors, video

Life Lessons from Football

September 23, 2012 By Tim Brown 4 Comments

Everyone has a plan until they get hit, and other lessons.

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions, Sports Tagged With: adversity, advice, character, circumstance, desire, determination, fate, football, life lessons, setbacks, sports, success

Into Each Life … A Little Rain

June 1, 2012 By 1in6 Leave a Comment

Overcoming adversity and picking up lost dreams are an important part of healing.

Filed Under: On Rape and Sexual Violence Tagged With: 1in6, adversity, bachelors, college, competence, dreams, failure, graduation, healing, Journey, manhood, masters, men, overcoming, powerlessness, school, sexual abuse, student, Therapy, triumph

Rafa’s Face

July 6, 2011 By Kevin Lincoln 1 Comment

Kevin Lincoln’s entry into tennis fandom culminated with Novak Djokovic’s world-beating victory over Rafael Nadal in the Wimbledon final.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Sports Tagged With: adversity, Brain Phillips, conflict, David Foster Wallace, John Jeremiah Sullivan, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, tennis, Wimbledon

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50 Years Ago Today: ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

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An AIDS activist, a Christian missionary, a wilderness first responder, and a revolutionary rock star… Premium Members talk to four men who’ve made it their lives’ work to help other people, and how any of us can be prepared to take action in a crisis.

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A Hug for a Haircut

Every Wednesday in Hartford’s Bushnell Park, a barber sets up shop to give free haircuts to anyone who wants one—the homeless to longtime clients all pay the same fee: one hug.