- "Having it all" is fast becoming a myth.
- You feel disconnected from your parents' generation.
- As inflation and cost of living rise, you feel compelled to affect positive change in the world.
- You wish for mentors but find few in established businesses to guide you.
- You believe that there could just be a new way of doing things.
These thoughts and feelings were not expressed at the "Class of '68" high school reunion; these points emerged from an interview of young adults by Martha Irvine, a national writer specializing in coverage of people in their 20s and younger in a Boston Globe article last year.
I can't disagree. I felt the same way. But I found that young adults, who question their Baby Boomer parents' lifestyle, experience a luxury uncommon to a majority of young Americans. Every day I find new websites dedicated to supporting, encouraging and mentoring young people, especially young men.
Consider Pip Cornell, Peace Skills Educator. His goal is "to educate, inspire and seed concepts of sustainable masculinity in order to create a safe and equitable world."
Or Earl Hipp, whose website, Man-Making, collaborates with men to help boys on their journey to manhood. His blog, Journey to Manhood, highlights the numerous ways in which "elders" coach, lead and inspire young men on this powerful quest called manhood.
Or visit Every Day Giving, a website created by my friend, Roger Carr, a thirty-something, self-described "mentor to the rich at heart." He and I met through another change agent, David Perdew, who established World Wanting Peace in order to contribute to the global dialogue on issues pertaining to peace.
I guess I've made my point. Givers, mentors, peace-seekers surround us. All we have to do is open our eyes, young and old alike.
Purpose can be found when we search for meaning in our everyday lives. Visit my new site, Search For Meaning, for deeper understanding of mans purpose.
