Hug Nation
Hug Nation
John Halcyon Styn
The world would rather hug you than hurt you! Lessons from the Belief Buffet
Graduating from SEXY BEAST to FATHERLY ELDER
Turning 50 has been the most powerful birthday of my life. One of the huge shifts has been a freedom from my own toxic masculinity.
Jun 22, 2021
50 Years of Perspective
How has my perspective of time, history, and how to use our life energy changed as I approach FIFTY YEARS on the planet???
Jun 1, 2021
Your Smile is a Flower
As masks come OFF, it is important that our smiles come ON. You have the ability to give MASSIVE gifts to the world with every interaction. Here’s how!
May 22, 2021
Personal Growth Discouragement, The Crowd You Keep, and Vaccines
It has been a while! I’m not sure if anyone listens to these. Or reads this text. So I will just upload this recent broadcast and see what happens! Any feedback wold be very welcome! My apologies if the vaccine thoughts ruffle any feathers. Links:  9:00 am LOVE MORNING Daily at 9:00 am PT (www.facebook.com/johnstyn) […]
Apr 27, 2021
4 Tools for the New Year
We need whatever help we can get to make 2021 as good as possible. Resolutions ain’t gonna cut it.  So here are 4 tools I’m using to make sure the new year is AMAZING. Do a “Year End Review.” Craft your personal “I AM” Statements.  Commit to a Morning Routine.  Write a Letter to yourself […]
Dec 31, 2020
“Transmuting Tears”
I had a powerful experience being the butt of a joke about me crying. Plus “SAVE BRC!” http://donate.burningman.org ALSO ANSWERING: “Do you think it is more constructive to bring The Burning Man ethos into the “default world” by applying it to a conventional career, or do you think it is more impactful to try to […]
Oct 9, 2020
Rearranging Titanic Chairs
What if we can’t change the trajectory of America? What if we can?
Oct 1, 2020
Road Trippin’ in the Time of Covid: Nature, Crowds, & Masks
2 weeks of travel. 8 states. 1 Vortex. 5 national Parks, & LOTS to think about These were the books mentioned: ”Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” – by Yuval Noah Harari “The Overstory” by Richard Powers Get my short films free when you sign up for my list: http://list.hugnation.com
Aug 21, 2020
Benefits of (a brief) Social Media Break
I’ve been offline for 3 days and oh my…. Awareness of my addiction. I can observe the number of times I have the instinct to scroll. AND how often I have an experience and automatically start to frame it in my mind as a post to share. Ability to spend time with larger projects. Usually […]
May 12, 2020
Lessons From a Botched Good Deed
I tried to help a Houseless friend. My lack of boundaries ruined everything.
May 6, 2020