At the cusp of a new year, four men share their month-long journey toward upgraded lives
This project began a few years back when Family First ran an article featuring five women who committed to giving something up for a month. With courage and enthusiasm, they tracked the progression of their commitment, describing how it helped them gain an outside perspective on the vicissitudes of life, to value the everyday things we take for granted, to get that rare glimpse at the ordinary and find the blessings within.
“If it worked for the women,” said some at Mishpacha headquarters, “why not try it on the men?”
Ha. Men and commitment. That works about as well as ice hockey in the Sahara Desert. Nonetheless, I started making phone calls, asking various men, in the sweetest voice I could muster, if they would be willing to take on a monthlong commitment. Here are some of the responses:
“No.”
“No, of course not.”
“Commitment? That’s a little weird, man.”
“No, but once you’re on the phone, listen up. Three off-market multi-families in Kearney, Nebraska. I’m going cash, will finance later. Need another fifty. You in?”
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