Social Shed

Have you made plans for Christmas Day? 🎄

If you haven't then, keep an eye out on this page for something we have planned.

14 days till Christmas! 🎄🎄

Sometimes the best place to start is with your local community centres. They often have regular groups, classes or sessions on and are also the best source of knowledge when you are looking to create a community event.

I was going crazy in the house today, so I put together my bike and went for a ride.

There is nothing like getting the blood flowing with a workout to get you in the right frame of mind.

I also came up with a wicked event idea that I will post about later.

Authenticity noun
1.
the quality of being authentic; genuineness.

Such a simple thing and yet very rarely seen.

Do we live an authentic life? I am going to say a lot of us don't.

My wife was watching Netflix and a series about the future and social media and how to live life which included, leasing a house, eating, getting work, making friends, finding a partner you had to have a certain status on social media around a 4.8/5. So these characters life's were spent pursing the 4.8 by making their life as interesting and disingenuous as possible.

The series disturbed me as I realised that this wasn't far off how we are today.

How we get a kick out of the amount of likes and followers we have and how we value recognition of others.

Better still if we know someone or get attention from one social media power house it can make our day, we probably will screen shot the moment. But are we selling our souls and losing the thing that makes us who we are?

We love the buffed guy, the slim girl, the successful entrepreneur, the beautiful people, the flashy ones and the glamorous traveller but we don't see large social media followings of everyday Joe and Jane who may be the only authentic thing on social media.

Stranger still some of the most interesting people I have met and know refuse to go on social media as it isn't authentic and they feel it is a train wreck.

Why are we on social media? Do we really show our true self? Or do we only put up the good things or things we think might get a like or push our social status?

Some social media heavy weights are making a big impact and they represent as close to authentic life as they can and the take up on that has been mind blowing. I think we are craving truth, warts, wrinkles, bloat, messy hair and all.

I think we need to start being kind and good.

I am going to try and make my account as authentic as I can.

I think that the story line feature on Instagram actually makes me see my favourite Instagramers as human as it's hard to exclude real life as one second in time can, like a photo.

Happy Saturday, stay authentic.

https://m.facebook.com/BigbuddyNZ/

I was lucky to grow up with a father in my life, but I also knew many that weren't.

Big Buddy is a group that has a simple mission to pair fatherless boys with a Big Buddy who they can spend time with and learn things from, like successful people who have mentors to guide them in life.

I think we all need mentors in our life.

Big Buddy and Social Shed have similar values and hopefully one day I can be a Big Buddy and mentor others.

BigBuddy We connect good men with boys who don’t have a dad in their life, offering friendship, mentoring, and a positive male role model.

If a trip away into the wild, camping under the stars, around an open fire with good company, sounds like a hell yes! Then watch this space!🔥📷by

Ok Friends,

I need your help!

Can you help me?

This is a new thing I have started where I am looking to create a social hub for guys. A place where we can meet on a regular basis and hold events.

It became evident to me through my own experiences and others of how isolated guys become over the years and we stop getting out or doing the things that interest us.

The scary stuff is how once guys stop seeing friends, we can become isolated which can lead to low self esteem, depression and for far too many, su***de.

So for the guys and everyone you care for share this, tag a friend and let's make a community where we can get together have a beer, meet leaders, trips away, BBQ nights and more.

Cheers James Shewring

Chur burger 🍔 kind of life!

finding a reason to be social as well as enjoy a beer 🍻

And now coffee to face Monday �