It is April 2005 – the first time I became aware of the remarkable Celia Lashlie. I reckon most of the other 959 delegates at the Working with Boys, Building Fine Men conference were encountering her for the first time too. This unassuming lady walked to the middle of the stage, in Jeff’s Shed (Melbourne’s affectionate name for its Convention Centre) and spoke for at least an hour. No notes. Not a single PowerPoint slide. It was just her.
Read MoreThe star of this story signs off her messages to the world with the words… Be inspired. Be Inspiring. The words stand in comfortable alignment with the way she lives her life.
Read More“So… do you want me to come in with you?” I ask.
The young bloke (aka YB), our #2 child, and #1 son, and I sit this morning in the car park of his new senior high school. He is starting in Year 10 today.
Read MoreThe planet’s human population is 50.3% male. Applying that ratio to this World Population Clock, there were 3 466 676 503 fellas on Earth at the time I started drafting this. Our recent posts have canvassed the insights of a small fraction of that cohort – some boys and their dads from Ballarat offered what qualities they see in the good men they know. I promised to share some thoughts at the end of that series.
Read MoreWhat are the building blocks to adulthood? Can we spot when a young person is stepping up to the next stage of their life?
Some Ballarat dads penned some beautiful insights about their boys recently.
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