Sometimes the hardest thing is opening your eyes. When you start to look around and see things differently, it can cause some tension. Both internally and externally, there is friction. Internally, we’re wrestling with how to shift our life and actions to align with what we’re starting to see. Externally, we’ve changed and that causes relationships to change. Some for the better, but some get harder. The doubt creeps in. Does this stuff matter? Am I really making a difference

We all, at some level, are on the same quest. We share a common fate and goal. We have a limited number of days and we want to live each one well. The clock is always ticking. We’re constantly moving toward the end of our lives. That sounds pretty depressing. Until you learn to accept it and start looking around. You start to realize everything is very precious. It’s rare. It’s special. One of a kind. Then this idea is beautiful. Life is valuable because it is precious, speci

Race Log: 50 Mile Walk – 14 hours, 38 minutes – August 5, 2017 So, if you haven’t heard or didn’t see on the social media channels, I walked 50 miles on Sunday. There were two reasons. One, Joe Homan and his team at Fab Beyond 50 had asked me to be a part of Joe completing the 50 mile walk the day before his 50th birthday. Two, I have a goal of a 100 mile race in August of next year and this was the perfect way to prepare for it. Joe and I walked 50 miles from Green Lane Park

A system is defined as, “A set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole.” The point is that we have all these interconnected pieces and aspects of our lives that make up our bodies, minds and existence. For a simple example, look at our muscles and skeletons. I have a skeletal system that gives structure to my body. I then have a muscular system that gives movement and stability to that structure. They work together to the whole of human movement. Therefore, when

What Is Minimalism? Minimalism is an attempt to live with less. The general principle is that everyday life is filled with clutter and minimalism is a refutation of the clutter. There is no set number of things you’re allowed to own. There is no code or no bylaws you are forced to follow. It is simply a decision to remove the frivolous things in life to focus on the stuff that matters. Why Minimalism? Ultimately, minimalism is a means to an end. It is not the goal. You don’t

Today is a gift. We didn’t earn the right to today. Nothing we did warrants us this trip around the sun. We simply receive. We didn’t choose or decide to be born. We didn’t arrange for the breath we just took. We simply receive. We didn’t align the sun and the clouds and the horizon for a sunset. We didn’t carve out the mountains, hills and valleys. We simply receive. It’s easy to think we control most of our lives. It’s easy to feel like we’re responsible. But the truth is t

I think everyone was born with a handful of crayons. Each person came into the world with a different assortment of colors. I may have been born with red, violet and electric blue crayons. Maybe your crayons are pink, indigo and chartreuse. Sure, I can make some pictures with red, violet and electric blue. But I can only do so much by myself. If I need pink, indigo, or chartreuse in my pictures, I need the crayons you have. Going solo can be done. Its just not the best way. T