{"id":177,"date":"2023-07-24T17:40:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courageousmenllc.com\/?page_id=177"},"modified":"2023-10-18T14:59:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:59:29","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courageousmenllc.com\/?page_id=177","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 17-10-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h2>About Gene<\/h2>\n<p>I imagined myself making a website with a somewhat serious, professional-looking photo of myself. But when I saw this photo, my heart pushed me to choose a photo that more closely exemplifies the kind of man I am.<\/p>\n<p>I am blessed more than I deserve. I have one hell of a wife. Ambitious. Creative. Oriented towards goodness. Loyal. Beautiful. A better wife than I could have ever hoped for.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter is absolutely precious. She wins every staring contest. And I can&#8217;t help but constantly be laughing and smiling with her as she mischievously gets into my things and chucks water all over the floor. I gave up my smartphone so I could spend more time being present with her.<\/p>\n<p>I am a minimalist. I don&#8217;t like having more than I need, and sometimes stick with inconvenience just to remind myself that convenience is not the path to joy, like holding onto a semi-broken dishwasher where we have to throw the pod in mid-cycle. Instead, I try to practice peace of mind in the midst of inconvenience.<\/p>\n<p>What I chase instead is God and everything good about this life. I see my roles as a husband and father as opportunities to grow my love, heart, and patience. To try to love my family with the humblest, unconditional love I can muster. And I try to learn from all of the times I catch myself being unloving or holding tight to my ego.<\/p>\n<p>My life&#8217;s calling is to love and to guide. To shepherd men to a deeper, more profound level of love. I love and support women as well, but my heart has a particular desire to transform the view and reputation of men. I used to have some level of embarrassment of men and being a man. But I&#8217;ve come to believe that the immature decisions of many men do not paint a picture of who men truly are. 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