How Much Do You Really Want To Do It?
My whole life I have wanted to call myself a writer.
Beauville
Slow and steady, we made our way up the first climb out of urban hell, through rolling hills dotted with cattle and sunflowers.
Hazy Days
Perhaps it’s fitting that we left Bend through a haze of smoke. My new favorite word is “coddiwomple,” which means “to travel with purpose toward an unknown destination.” Our destination is undetermined, and the journey is still blurry. We have a general route outlined; we kick around various ideas for ways to make money; we…
Wants Versus Needs
Let me begin by acknowledging a failure. This cup of coffee I am currently sipping falls in my need category. I want to kick the habit so I no longer need it; maybe I need to reduce my intake so I no longer want it. While my 12-ounce Americano may be trivial, the distinction between…
Nourishing Traditions: Eating Old-School
The well-intentioned objective of Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, Ph.D., is to reintroduce readers to a Real Food nutritional approach by promoting and educating us on the importance of going back to our ancestral roots of eating.
Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It
Daniel Klein collected short quotes in a notebook during his twenties and thirties and reflects on these “pithies”, as he labeled them, in his most recent book Every Time I Find the Meaning of Life, They Change It.
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness
In 1985, at the age of sixty, William Styron fell victim to a serious bout with depression. It wasn’t until five years later that he’d publish his memoir Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness.
The Road To Character
Only the one who descends into the underworld rescues the beloved. — Kierkegaard. In his book, The Road to Character, New York Times columnist and author, David Brooks, investigates our culture’s loss of essential virtues that build character; character increasingly necessary to live content and purposeful lives. Brooks has previously written and discussed his thoughts…
In The War of Art, Resistance is the Enemy
Resistance is what keeps us from doing what we’re called to do. The more resistance you feel toward something the greater likelihood you should be doing that very thing. Endeavors most susceptible to resistance are often artistic and athletic pursuits.