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No One Will Do It for You: Purpose, Painting and Men’s Business

as told by Men's Group · Palm Island, Queensland, Australia

No One Will Do It for You: Purpose, Painting and Men’s Business ===

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Michael, there's two mic. Yeah. One is two or And one is my grandad. One. One. Follow this one, eh, call like me. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. This one. Come on for funeral. Yeah. This, ah, James. James. I've met that brother. I've many other brothers would load another, I dunno, which, but that's why we trying to think that with Stanley, he said, trying to get this thing.

I would running it gonna create opportunity jobs, you know, more job than, yeah. More, more jobs and people to get back on country. That's, that's a bad get 'em back to country and, and when, when, when, when they have a meeting. Get involved, come along to the meeting. Yeah. Get involved. Don't just sit back. Yeah.

Voice your opinion, eh way we really need them. Sort of like that. You might have some good ideas there that, that never been tried before. Mm. Only tell where you can get that by getting involved. But this is the sort of action that you [00:01:00] put in to make that change. To change your attitude. Yeah, to change your behavior.

Doing these type of thing can can have that effect on you. You know? This is so that you don't end up back in front of the magistrate or back in in jail. These are things you put into action to make that change in your life. You know, and just, and, and going about your everyday living by, by you, you'll find that purpose to get up in the morning.

Then, you know, by getting involved, you'll have that purpose. Yeah. Because no one, no one, no one's gonna give you that per, no one's gonna do it for you. You have to do it for yourself. I mean, motivating yourself to do it, you know?

And doing a simple thing, like even, even if you have your own hobby, if you like doing something, have a hobby. Go out, get up in the morning, and go and [00:02:00] do that. Simple, simple things, you know, grab a lawnmower, grab a whipper slip, or do something just to motivate yourself today to get something, to do, something, to make you feel good about yourself, about keeping your mind active.

It's about keeping your mind active. Keep your mind out and your body. Mind and body, you'll keep that active, you know? But that is something we can do, we can work on as an individual, and don't rely on other people to do it for you. You know? Go ahead, grab a spear. Go out. Hunt. Oh, yesterday wouldn't be in a good day for going out there with beer.

You daddy there yesterday, probably today too. But motivate yourself. Put it into action to make those changes. Getting involved in community things like, um, um, the men's group or, or any function they have [00:03:00] down there can't offer you help. You know, keep yourself busy. Find a purpose to get up in the morning, to get out of bed in the morning to make you feel good about yourself.

You know, you know, I got like them. Yeah, I do that then now, Peyton. Yeah. Well I've done, um, uh, across and I paint. Yeah. Yeah. That look different. I super, I super thingy he carpet. Yeah. Put name and then you painted it. Yeah. And then, then, uh, out about, and I put like, like he team, like Broncos or all that, you know.

Yeah. Bronco, skip down. Yeah, the same color. The same color, and I've done it real good, you know? Yeah. Three things. And I, I'll do things like that to bring things back in the community, you know? Yeah. That's like make and by doing that sort of thing, make you feel good about yourself. Yeah. Yeah. You know?

Yeah. There's challenge there [00:04:00] that you might have that none of us have here. Yeah. Yeah. You know, and it's up to us to, to bring out that talent. Yeah. And start, start putting it in the crack. But the main discussion today was about purpose. Find that purpose to get out of bed in the morning and in the long run, it'll help you.

It'll change your attitude, change your behavior. You know, that's what, that's what happens at, and sometimes we just don't realize it until someone pointed out to us by doing something. That makes you feel good about yourself, will benefit you in the long run. You're not saying you don't end up back in court and back in jail and your kids will benefit, the community will benefit, you know, and that's just by finding that purpose for yourself on a daily [00:05:00] basis.

Okay. Yep. What we gonna, where we, we gonna sign off? Oh shit. We're gonna, we gonna put our hand in.

Men's Group

Men's Group

Palm Island, Queensland, Australia

Men's Group is a transformative collective born from the shared experiences of overcoming addiction and seeking genuine purpose beyond substances. Originating from personal struggles with alcohol, they inspire others to define their own daily motivations and break free from dependency. Unlike the mindless routines dictated by addiction, they emphasize intentional living and self-determined goals. Through candid dialogue, Men's Group empowers individuals to reevaluate their priorities, fostering a profound sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. Their unique contribution lies in guiding others to craft authentic purposes and enrich their everyday lives with intentionality and resilience.

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