
Doing the Shuffle: One Man’s Journey to Atlas
Craig RempelGuest Writer We were passing Ikea on our way home when a call came in from an unknown number. I thought about not answering,

Craig RempelGuest Writer We were passing Ikea on our way home when a call came in from an unknown number. I thought about not answering,

Matt CoddingtonMDI Contributor The boxer kept getting punched, and knocked down, but he also kept getting up. He didn’t give up: he refused to, even

Bill HanstockGuest Contributor It’s that time of year again: when you set up a new calendar for a new year and once again come to

Michael BurnsMDI Contributor I was sharing some personal updates with friend Jim Ellis today. I, at the time, was bedside in the Kaiser infusion center

Joseph RansethFeatured Author Three pieces of prose about friendship from the book Let’s Stay Here written by author and MDI contributor Joseph Ranseth. Book can

Chris KenneyGuest Writer It’s crazy to think, but I feel like a silly little olive tree represents so much in some strange way. Ever since

Each time a new man stands within our circles, there can exist another teammate, another potential brother, a brother in arms. And as many MDI

The Mission of MDI – To cause greatness by mentoring men to live with excellence and as mature masculine leaders, create successful families, careers and communities.

Matthew “Biz” BiswasMDI Contributor In early January of 2024, I made a list of things to accomplish. That list included: Surprise, I didn’t achieve them

Matt CoddingtonMDI Contributor We as men are in a time of uncertainty. Men who have come before us throughout history found themselves in the same

Seth Andrew GoodfellowMDI Contributor At some point in our lives, many of us experience a tension that comes when we know that we are making

Michael BurnsMDI Contributor I started observing and listening to men share our inner and outer worlds in 1986, after I did the Sterling Men’s Weekend

Michael Burns, MDI member and veteran of the menswork movement, has spent six years as a mentor for the Boys To Men mentoring program, a

Each time a new man stands within our circles, there can exist another teammate, another potential brother, a brother in arms. And as many MDI

EDITOR’S NOTE: Matt Coddington, Division Coordinator of the San Diego Men’s Division, relates personal sentiments after traveling to the Bay Area to participate in a