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Call to Write: Mourning the Loss of a Father
Hey brothers. A follower of Wolf and Iron recently reached out to me to see if I had any articles on dealing with the loss of a father. I didn’t, and felt that while I would like to write an article on the subject (as I have thoughts on this subject like many ...
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TRThursday: The Glory of Work and the Joy of Living
“The man who learns to love hard work will enjoy all of life.” – Unknown
This #TRThursday we will look at a passage from the Colonel’s autobiography where he reflects on his Badlands-Cowboy days. He writes the following in 1913, 55 years old, 4 years after leaving the office of the ...
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Apr 23, 2015
TRThursday: Teddy’s Single-Stick Fighting in the White House
“No game was ever yet worth a rap, For a rational man to play, Into which no accident, no mishap, Could possibly find its way.” – Adam Lindsay Gordon, Australian Poet, 1833-1870
Shortly after taking the office of U.S. President, Roosevelt was nearly killed in a carriage ...
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TRThursday: Get Action! Do things! Be Sane!
Sometimes I read the things Theodore yelled at people and think, “I wish I had the guts to say that!” I may never get used to the kind of confidence he had in himself and his beliefs. The sort of conviction that moves him to say what ought to be said in the ...
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A Man’s Guide to Quitting Sugar: Part 4 – How to Quit
It's amazing what is revealed to ourselves when we are hungry! If you are wondering how to quit sugar, take comfort in knowing that quitting is about more than just will-power; it's about drinking water, creating a meal guide, and getting another man's help.
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TRThursday: Bill Sewall – Roosevelt’s Manly Mentor
“I could see not a single thing that wasn’t fine in Theodore, no qualities that I didn’t like. Some folks said that he was headstrong and aggressive, but I never found him so except when necessary; and I’ve always thought being headstrong and aggressive, on occasion, was a pretty good thing.” – Bill Sewall, The ...
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Apr 7, 2015
A Man’s Guide to Quitting Sugar: Part 2 – The Problem with Sugar
Let’s get one thing straight: Sugar is not evil! The problem with sugar, however, is that it directly affects a man's testosterone, mood, and ability to gain muscle. Man needs to guide himself toward quitting sugar if he wants to be his best self.
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Famous Quotes: Fierce or Flippant – C.S. Lewis
When C.S. Lewis made the below quote, he was referring to the attitude of atheist at Cambridge vs. Oxford. In his day, there were such a large contingent of atheist at Oxford that they had become soft-thinkers rather than vocal or intellectual proponents of their beliefs. Cambridge, on the other hand, had a ...
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TRThursday: Worth More than a College Education…
While much time is spent on Theodore Roosevelt the out-of-doors-man and President, his fervent beliefs as a Christian are often overlooked. Much of what guided his views of manhood came from what he believed God-fearing Christian men were both called to be and, with the help of God, able to become.
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Why Every Man Should Eschew Political Correctness
“Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German Writer and Statesman, 1749 – 1832
As a kid I do not remember ever hearing the phrase “politically correct”. Perhaps it was because I was raised in a small town, ...
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Feb 19, 2015
TRThursday: The Power to Strive and Fight and Conquer!
The word ‘Manly’ was one of Roosevelt’s favorite terms. In his day the term was associated less with machismo and more with true manliness. Yet even by the late 1800’s, Roosevelt began to see a softness forming in the American Spirit. The move from the hard-working, rural lifestyle to the comfort of the ...
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“Go To It!” – The Call Men Long to Hear
White Fang knew what he was good at. His master knew as well. Maybe we men get the call to ‘Go to it’ before we know what we are good at, but I have a feeling that we don’t; we long to hear it, and it comes at our time.
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