The Magic Bamboo Trees
Found this fact out abt the Chinese Bamboo Tree during a talk by a firefighter in BC who’d been badly burned (80% of his body) in the line of duty, & took many yrs to heal – both physically & emotionally. A remarkable comeback. This tree is uniquely diff from most in the way […]
Redefining What It Means To Be Masculine
Couldn’t have been more excited yesterday to see this ad by Nike, flipping the “roles” & “expectations” of women in our society on their heads, all by reclaiming what the word “Crazy” means. While the use of Crazy by a big brand helps us validate the idea that words can be used in different […]
Strong People Help Others Even While They Are Struggling
A wise gentleman who I look at as one of my mentors, former NBA referee, & #SameHere Alliance Member, Bob Delaney, sent me this image yesterday via email. It hit me in such a profound way bc of the following: I get a lot of ppl writing in & saying: Eric, I’d love to […]
Long Beach State University 2/19
Last night we visited LBSU w former MLBer, & LBSU alum, Mike Marjama. A very special night! I like to pick up diff things at each of the #SameHere Sit-Downs, & share my key takeaways. Mike was an opening day starter, LAST season for the Seattle Mariners. Therefore he achieved being one of […]
Transition Of Any Form Can Be Hard
At first glance this pic itself likely won’t mean anything to anyone scrolling. Looks like a house in any other suburban neighborhood in the US or around the world. However this house belonged to the family of my best friend growing up – An across the street neighbor who moved into my parents’ town […]
Where We All Belong
Been wanting to write abt this movie for a while…”Revenge Of The Nerds”…an absolute classic comedy – & after the slide we posted the other day, on all the things that affect us in life, I found my window to draw the correlation. When I first started talking abt the idea of #5in5 & […]
Perception Vs. Reality: What Actually Affects Mental Health
Big props to my friends @gogrfx & @creativeelc for taking these crazy ideas that swirl in my head & helping to put them into pretty infographics. The left shows how most of our society views the topic of mental health: mental illness, manifested by genetics alone. It’s what I thought till I learned first-hand […]
Being An Advocate Vs. Being Advantageous
Who doesn’t love the advocacy work Lady Gaga is doing for mental health? She’s a true hero. It’s been bandied about through all forms of media the past few days, & for some it may be repeat, but here’s what she shared at the GRAMMYs if you missed it: “If you see somebody that’s […]
Bluffton University #Samehere Sit-Down
An in & out to Bluffton University in 24 hours w boxer, Eric Kelly & hip hop artist, Archie Green. The first non D1 NCAA school we’ve visited…& big credit goes to a leader in their athletic dept, James Grandey. He’s a leader bc – despite seeing schools like Cornell, Michigan, USC, Indiana & […]
Long Beach State is Into #SameHere
Now this is awesome! LBSU taking it upon themselves to post about the upcoming 2/18 #SameHere visit with Mike Marjama from MLB & Chamique Holdsclaw from the WNBA, both incredible advocates. This is the verbiage that LBSU and their leader in organizing this event, Stephanie Baugh, just used to promote the event…so proud of […]