John Stepper
@johnstepper.bsky.social
Founder of workingoutloud.com. Current project: "The Best of Men", a not-for-profit program where men explore questions of identity and purpose while cultivating connections and self-efficacy.
At film forum in NYC…
May 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
At film forum in NYC…
The wisdom of tea: “The difference between a flower and a weed is a judgment.”
May 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The wisdom of tea: “The difference between a flower and a weed is a judgment.”
“Building Empathy in a Fractured World”. Seems like a good time to read this….
April 27, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“Building Empathy in a Fractured World”. Seems like a good time to read this….
Thich Nhat Hanh Way in upper Manhattan. 😎 🙏
April 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thich Nhat Hanh Way in upper Manhattan. 😎 🙏
You know your kids are in a good school when a senior administrator walks around offering you “pocket poems.”
I picked two good ones. 🤓 🥰
I picked two good ones. 🤓 🥰
April 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
You know your kids are in a good school when a senior administrator walks around offering you “pocket poems.”
I picked two good ones. 🤓 🥰
I picked two good ones. 🤓 🥰
I ❤️ my local NY public library (100th St between Columbus & Amsterdam). Wonderful service. Super clean and warm. Stewarded by caring and kind staff here. 🤓 📚 🥰
April 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I ❤️ my local NY public library (100th St between Columbus & Amsterdam). Wonderful service. Super clean and warm. Stewarded by caring and kind staff here. 🤓 📚 🥰
I mention I missed someone today and was sent this Sesame Street video with Andrew Garfield. How lovely. 🥲
youtu.be/EVlXbiP4x2E?...
youtu.be/EVlXbiP4x2E?...
Andrew Garfield and Elmo Explain Grief | Sesame Workshop
YouTube video by Sesame Workshop
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I mention I missed someone today and was sent this Sesame Street video with Andrew Garfield. How lovely. 🥲
youtu.be/EVlXbiP4x2E?...
youtu.be/EVlXbiP4x2E?...
With so many posts about libraries in my feed I thought I would share the latest book I borrowed…about a library.
“What you are looking for is in the library” So true… 📚 🇯🇵🤓.
“What you are looking for is in the library” So true… 📚 🇯🇵🤓.
March 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
With so many posts about libraries in my feed I thought I would share the latest book I borrowed…about a library.
“What you are looking for is in the library” So true… 📚 🇯🇵🤓.
“What you are looking for is in the library” So true… 📚 🇯🇵🤓.
TIL that “sitting in the catbird seat” has nothing to do with a cat. (I used the expression with my daughter, who looked at me like I’m a living anachronism, and realized I didn’t know where the expression came from.)
What other wondrous surprises await me? 🤓
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catbird...
What other wondrous surprises await me? 🤓
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catbird...
Catbird seat - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
TIL that “sitting in the catbird seat” has nothing to do with a cat. (I used the expression with my daughter, who looked at me like I’m a living anachronism, and realized I didn’t know where the expression came from.)
What other wondrous surprises await me? 🤓
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catbird...
What other wondrous surprises await me? 🤓
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catbird...
One of the first Gmail ads I might be interested in. Oh, Canada! 🇨🇦 👏 🥰
March 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One of the first Gmail ads I might be interested in. Oh, Canada! 🇨🇦 👏 🥰
Reposted by John Stepper
'Spring has returned: the Earth is like a child that knows poems by heart'
— Rainer Maria Rilke
— Rainer Maria Rilke
March 20, 2025 at 11:24 AM
'Spring has returned: the Earth is like a child that knows poems by heart'
— Rainer Maria Rilke
— Rainer Maria Rilke
Cultural differences summed up as we pack snacks for the plane ✈️
PBJ for me. 🥜 🇺🇸
Rice balls for my wife. 🍙 🇯🇵
🥰
PBJ for me. 🥜 🇺🇸
Rice balls for my wife. 🍙 🇯🇵
🥰
March 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Cultural differences summed up as we pack snacks for the plane ✈️
PBJ for me. 🥜 🇺🇸
Rice balls for my wife. 🍙 🇯🇵
🥰
PBJ for me. 🥜 🇺🇸
Rice balls for my wife. 🍙 🇯🇵
🥰
Reposted by John Stepper
Well, now I’m just sobbing. Thank you Laura Gilpin. You are missed.
March 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Well, now I’m just sobbing. Thank you Laura Gilpin. You are missed.
On 🎯.
March 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
On 🎯.
Bless the good people who put dinosaur tracks in wet cement on 95th Street, leading from their front door. 🥰 🦖
Makes me smile every time I walk by. 😊
Makes me smile every time I walk by. 😊
March 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Bless the good people who put dinosaur tracks in wet cement on 95th Street, leading from their front door. 🥰 🦖
Makes me smile every time I walk by. 😊
Makes me smile every time I walk by. 😊
“‘Cathy, I’m lost,’ I said, though I knew she was sleeping. ‘I’m empty and aching and I don’t know why.’”
This lyric is 57 years old, and yet it captures the poignant despair of so many men today.
HT @forgottenpoets.bsky.social for attuning me to poetry in life. 🙏
music.apple.com/us/album/ame...
This lyric is 57 years old, and yet it captures the poignant despair of so many men today.
HT @forgottenpoets.bsky.social for attuning me to poetry in life. 🙏
music.apple.com/us/album/ame...
America by Simon & Garfunkel on Apple Music
Song · 1968 · Duration 3:35
music.apple.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
“‘Cathy, I’m lost,’ I said, though I knew she was sleeping. ‘I’m empty and aching and I don’t know why.’”
This lyric is 57 years old, and yet it captures the poignant despair of so many men today.
HT @forgottenpoets.bsky.social for attuning me to poetry in life. 🙏
music.apple.com/us/album/ame...
This lyric is 57 years old, and yet it captures the poignant despair of so many men today.
HT @forgottenpoets.bsky.social for attuning me to poetry in life. 🙏
music.apple.com/us/album/ame...
😊 👞 👠 🙏
March 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
😊 👞 👠 🙏
Just started this and it’s fantastic. Insightful, useful, and very funny.
February 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Just started this and it’s fantastic. Insightful, useful, and very funny.
Chilling. I’ve heard this from friends who work in universities, NGOs, and non-profits.
We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
February 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Chilling. I’ve heard this from friends who work in universities, NGOs, and non-profits.
Reposted by John Stepper
We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
February 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We got a message from the university to remove any use of the "DEI", "diversity", "equity", or "inclusion" from all public-facing documents. They said that even "biodiversity" is being flagged by the federal government. We live in the dumbest timeline.
Reposted by John Stepper
Reposted by John Stepper
We may succeed (by some measures) on our own, but “all flourishing is mutual.”
HT to the NY Public Library for this book. A nice weekend read. 🤓
HT to the NY Public Library for this book. A nice weekend read. 🤓
February 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
We may succeed (by some measures) on our own, but “all flourishing is mutual.”
HT to the NY Public Library for this book. A nice weekend read. 🤓
HT to the NY Public Library for this book. A nice weekend read. 🤓
Reposted by John Stepper
This I love. And resemble more each day.
January 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This I love. And resemble more each day.