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The Art of Stillness, Adventures in Going Nowhere

In The Art of Stillness, Adventures in Going Nowhere, author Pico Iyer writes of his personal exploration into finding stillness in a world that seems to move exponentially faster with each day.

What Can Physical Training Teach Us About Mental Resiliency

What if we approached all aspects of our lives as we do our physical and endurance training?

Vitality

Vitality is being alive even after a hard's day work, or a big week of training.

Moonlight Mantras – Pacing Leadville 100

Maybe it was the lack of oxygen, maybe the dwindling light, maybe the sounds of heaving on the trail beside me, but I was starting to get a little scared.

Balance The Inner And Outer To Avoid Being Crushed

You must meet the outer world with your inner world or existence will crush you.

It’s Not Suffering If You Have A Burrito

I don’t know what to call what I’ve been doing this last year. If I call it traveling, that seems to insinuate I’m on vacation, and most of the time that is not what it feels like, nor was that the intention.