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The Paradox of Needing and Knowing

I’ve heard that paradox is the language of spirituality and this paradox has been rattling around in my brain lately.

2 min readMar 29, 2024

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The Paradox of Needing and Knowing

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Mike Patterson
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A NEW Way to Think About Getting Engaged - The Power of 3's

Its taken me quite a while to get engaged and I wanted to do it my way, so I enlisted the power of 3's.

5 min readFeb 20, 2024

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A NEW Way to Think About Getting Engaged - The Power of 3's

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Life Isn’t About Being Happy

It’s about being yourself.

4 min readNov 28, 2023

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Life Isn’t About Being Happy

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Men, Are You Haunted by The Hungry Ghost?

A centuries old archetype can teach us a lot about our current state as men in the world today.

5 min readSep 9, 2023

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Men, Are You Haunted by The Hungry Ghost?

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The ONE Vital Component of Love We Routinely Forget

There are SO many articles out there about love and finding love…and they’re all missing the point!

4 min readJun 20, 2023

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The ONE Vital Component of Love We Routinely Forget

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Men, the Answer Is Right in Front of Your Face and its Been Around for Centuries

As men, we need a map to navigate our lives - the irony is this one has been around for centuries.

5 min readMay 16, 2023

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Men, the Answer Is Right in Front of Your Face and its Been Around for Centuries

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Not All Masculinity Is Toxic

There’s been too much talk about toxic masculinity lately. Let’s balance out the narrative and talk about the good many fathers have done.

4 min readApr 19, 2023

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Not All Masculinity Is Toxic

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Change Becomes You

The Two Things Every Man MUST Have in His Life

I’ve been reading quite a bit lately about the crisis we men find ourselves in today. Not that there’s a lot of sympathy for the state of…

4 min readFeb 24, 2023

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The Two Things Every Man MUST Have in His Life

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Mike Patterson

The Hero’s Journey Stage 12 — Return with the Elixir

You’ve come to the end of your journey to realize something that’s eluded you all along…it’s not about you.

4 min readJan 19, 2023

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The Hero’s Journey Stage 12 — Return with the Elixir

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Mike Patterson

A Winter Solstice Blessing

A flavor of winter is solitude, quiet and aloneness.

2 min readDec 23, 2022

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A Winter Solstice Blessing

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Mike Patterson

Mike Patterson

Part writer, part philosopher, part businessperson, mostly clueless. Lover of surfing, meditation, yoga, cooking, and other journeys of the heart.

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