We meet again at the fire side by the lake.  This time there is a crowd gathered and a whole drumming section- awsome.  This represents the last in the fireside chats and possibly the best.  Take a listen if you dare.  Join in...  if you dare.

Again we find ourselves sitting around the campfire, listening, drumming, talking with fellow men about relationship issues.  G ahead and listen to part two, but itr's part three that gets down and juicy.  no barriers.  Thed shit hits the fan.  

This is just the kind of conversation you might hear at a real mens gathering.  Where we talk about women and marriages and all the trouble and joy associated with them.  

I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing John Gross.  John was an NBC Cameraman and interviewer for the Sports Department for several local network channels and he worked with and for NFL films for 25 years.  He has had some amazing stories told to him and many that he witnessed himself.  With pleasure I share the interview I had with him.  

There is some sort of ancient communal urge to sit by a fire with others of your tribe and embibe in ceremony and ritual.  Such was the case when my friend Steve stopped by last Saturday evening.  We packed up our gear and went down to the lakeside where we have a fire ring.   A wonderful fire was launched and well tended.  We smoked a gorgeous Dominican cigar or two and emersed ourselves in conversation that was at once earthy, poetic, meditative and masculine.  You would have loved it.  You can still be with us by listening to this podcast--  the 24th in this journey called the HEART of being human.

AGAIN!!!  Let's talk sex.  Billy Gardell talks about having a wife App on his smart phone that translates his macho ramblings to his wife into sweet whispers of affection.  Yea... I want one.  the talk today deals with communication channels and trying to...   that's TRYING TO keep them open.  And if not fully open- then just maybe uncluttered enough so something gets through.

Imagine someone tosses into your lap this pissed off, hissing, prickly, spiny, squirming little porcunine.  Your natural inclination is to quickly toss it right back or dump it post haste... Yes???  Now imagine that the so called porcupine is actually a load of nasty mean energy that your spouse - mate - boss - neighbor or child just tossed at you.  You can, of course, just toss it right back,,,  or you can hold it, appreciate it.  Try to imagine why they would be carrying this with them for so long in order to dump it on you.  This is the Porccupine Close.  Don't just toss it back - hold it and sense the energy of the tosser.  This way, they will feel heard and fell listened to.

It doesn't take much to conjure up a topic for me to discuss with you.  This is my obsession and I love to...  love...  talk about love...  learn about love...  be loved.

This LIFE thing is really much easier than all the hype you hear and read.  We just make things so complicated.  The process of being...  is not complicated.  If you wish, you simply REFRAME your "reality" and then-  do things differently.  Let's try.  C'mon.

What is the real Lou...  Will the real Lou please stand up?  This podcast explores the difference between the truth about who we are vs the image we portray to the outside world.  Some people may have no outer image.  They are truely Gile-less.  What you see is them - wholely.  I know that personally I deal with this duality constantly.  It is a constant struggle for me to come back to center.  To think GOD.  With opoen and revealing dialogue and a willingness to be more real and vulnerable with my partner the real stuff more readily shines through.  What is the truth?  What are the lies?  True Lies.