Matthew Piepenburg, a contributor here at GMPM, is the founder of EmersonCircle.com and author of What Matters, “a collection of insights from over 3,000 years of daring thinking in world religion, literature, philosophy, and poetry.”
Matthew was featured on this week’s Fox 25‘s Good Men segment where he talks about what his article “Confessions of a Liar”:
I think what I was trying to get to was accountability. I think that men in general—I mean all of us, but men specifically—tend to play a lot of roles in life. And I kind of wanted to write an article that talked about being completely authentic. I think that authenticity and humility usually come from making lots of mistakes, playing roles. And I certainly was doing that most of my adult life.
Watch the rest of the interview below:
Dear The Dud, I would like to invite you to consider another perspective on Mr. Piepenburg’s piece on Fox. For starters, please read his original piece in “The Good Men Project” (https://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/confessions-of-a-liar/). He speaks quite honestly about the personal and painful toll of some of the choices he has made in his life, and he speaks courageously and eloquently about his choice to share with others the effects of those choices. Unfortunately, I am afraid that you cynically and judgmentally assume that his revelations are driven by selfish ambitions of personal gain, and this is precisely the opposite of what… Read more »
Very well said Mr. Washburne.
Very well said, indeed. I was just about to read the original link. Then I came across The Dud’s comments (before scrolling further) and thought ‘uh oh, non-believer alert!’ Which is perfectly acceptable if you want to come from that perspective.
Your comment was the perfect counter-balance, thank you.
Listening to Mpiepenburg talk, I had an uneasy sense of yet another pose. I do applaud the sentiments; being `authentic’ is like being in favor of Mom and apple pie. But does he have to talk about it in front of a national audience ? Is his `conversion’ from a self-styled, jet-setting Charlie Sheen to the loving, kinder, humbler, more-in-touch Dad and husband something he should even be going to conferences about ? And would he be there if he didn’t make mega bucks and have a cool life style already ??? Sometimes I think it ‘s like the sinner… Read more »