We may think we want to be strong, but there may be some conscious or unconscious stop signs within our brains. Let’s have compassion for ourselves, but let’s uncover what gets in the way of our realizing the strength we already have. And let’s start by discussing what real strength is. Tune in for a great discussion that could help strengthen you. We are The Stream, an online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us at beth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. Also, please follow our Facebook public page or subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacific time. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to ⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠.

On this episode, you'll meet Pari of the Women in America podcast, a delightful young woman with a lot to say. She'll talks with host Beth Green about how to counter the excuses for misogyny. A lot of men in US society are reported to feel disempowered, depressed and discouraged. And often women are blamed. "If women were not going to medical school, rising in the workforce, working outside the home, men would be just fine." A lie. In this show, we talk about how women's power is men's power and what is really disempowering us all. If you've been hit with statements about women being the problem, tune in and arm yourself with ways of countering the movement to suppress women again. Man, woman or other, join us. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of all sortsto help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson⁠⁠and ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠⁠.Click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us atbeth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacifictime. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠.

If we are to build the world we want, we need to get clear about what that is. Last week, we talked about how hard it is to even know what we want, given all the pressures and conditioning we experience. This week, let's get more specific. Do you want a more loving world and a more equitable society and are you willing to pay the price involved in going for it? Or do you want to keep the world we already have but make some minor adjustments? Do you want a more peaceful environment, but with no appreciable changes? Or do you want to overturn the whole mess and try to start again regardless of the consequences? And what about your life? Are you going for radical change in yourself and your relationships, or do you just want to continue as is but feel better about it? Tune in, listen, comment and let's get honest about what we want and what we're doing about it. We areThe Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson,⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠⁠. Click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us atbeth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacifictime. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠.

On this show, we look at our real needs, and call on our creativity to help us meet those needs. When we do this, we take a big step toward building the world we want, right in our own homes. Let’s talk about our needs and the delusions and ambitions that get in the way of doing this seemingly simple thing. Let’s give ourselves a happier season and a happier life. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness, and creativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠⁠. Click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us at beth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacific time. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠.

The manosphere: promoting violence and the suppression of women. Why? We are told that men are in crisis, and they are, but is it right to blame the empowerment of women for their alienation and despair? Would it be wiser to look to the economic system, wealth inequality, and a lack of hope for a better life for us all? Shouldn’t we be challenging the mistaken adherence to traditional gender roles, starting with the belief that men SHOULD be dominant and that guys are losers if they’re not? Shouldn’t we expose the denial that our world is still dominated by male power and images of it? Building the World We Want applauds men of all ages who are fighting their despair and conditioning. We applaud those who have the courage to co-create a new, more supportive society for everyone and the guts to transform their own old ways of relating to women and one another. In a world of rising misogyny, some are building the world we want. We welcome James Maynard and Todd Benton to talk about what they are doing in their own lives and in their own homes. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of allsorts to help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at ⁠https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson⁠ and ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV⁠. Click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us at beth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacific time. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to: ⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠.

For those of us who are deeply disturbed about the ways things are, there are two choices. We can focus on resisting what is or we can focus on building what could be. We appreciate resistance, but we choose to build. For that, we need courage, awareness and creativity. The world we want: a world that is supportive, equitable and meets the real needs of people and the earth. We are The Stream, a non-profit organization and online community dedicated to building the world we want through cultivating courage, awareness and creativity. We offer programs of all sorts to help us to co-create that world NOW. If you resonate with our vision, please join us by watching our programs, sharing them, offering comments and subscribing or following us on our social media outlets at https://www.facebook.com/grannyrockson and https://www.youtube.com/@BethGreenTV. We also would love to hear from you about experiences and successes you have had in building a mutually supportive world. Contact us at beth@thestream.info. Don’t forget to give this show a like, love or thumbs up, and share it with others. Also, please follow our Facebook public page or subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the Notifications symbol so you will be alerted when we go live again or release a new video. And come back next week for Building the World We Want, livestreamed on Facebook and YouTube every Wednesday at 6:30 pm Pacific time. For tons of free content from Beth -- music, books, videos, blogs and more -- go to ⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠.

When you are living in uncertain times, it can feel very scary. It seems like you can’t count on anything. But when you live in certain times, it might feel depressing. You might feel doomed to an unhappy fate. What are you living through? Are they really that different? Tune in for a great conversation. While you're here, take a look at our New Declaration of Independence, which lays out a positive vision to mobilize around. Sign and spread the Declaration. Let’s mobilize. Here's the link: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/newdeclaration⁠⁠. Also, check out what you can do to co-create a better future. Go to ⁠⁠https://thestream.info/nextsteps⁠⁠. Participate in our online conversation on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠. Write to Beth with any of your ideas as well at ⁠⁠⁠beth@thestream.info⁠⁠⁠. For tons of free content, go to ⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠.

So much is going on in our nation, our heads are spinning. But it does finally seem like the ego is finally getting challenged and there’s hope for our nation. What do YOU think? Let’s talk. While you're here, take a look at our New Declaration of Independence, which lays out a positive vision to mobilizearound. Sign and spread the Declaration. Let’s mobilize. Here's the link: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/newdeclaration⁠⁠. Also, check out what you can do to co-create a better future. Go to ⁠⁠https://thestream.info/nextsteps⁠⁠. Participate in our online conversation on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠. Write to Beth with any of your ideas as well at ⁠⁠⁠beth@thestream.info⁠⁠⁠. For tons of free content, go to ⁠⁠⁠https://HealingArtsNetwork.org⁠⁠⁠.