The Hidden Treasures of Solitude
“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.”
What Emily Dickinson can teach us about the hidden treasures of solitude…
Category: Blogging
Buddhism, Seneca, and Tyler Durden
People are always asking me if I know Tyler Durden…* Last week I wrote about my two week hike through Swedish wilderness. Turns out, two weeks of carrying a heavy pack through a sunlight-drenched silent congregation of pine trees is a good way to do a few things: It’s a good way to sweat (I […]
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The 3 And A Half Things I Learned From Not Being Eaten By A Bear In Sweden*
Another crack of thunder. This one loud enough that the windows rattle. I can hear rain hammering on the roof, pouring from the gutter into the rain butt which tomorrow I’ll use to wash. From the warmth of my sleeping bag I remember seeing when we arrived that the cabin was supported at each corner […]
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Read This Before Quitting Your Day Job (or: 7 Things I’ve Learned Making Art For A Living)
For over 10 years I’ve made my living by: creating things, offering them to the world, and gratefully receiving any support given in return. It’s been amazing, it’s been hard, and it’s been pretty much everywhere in between. I operate quite a bit differently now than I did when starting out. I’ve had some successes, […]
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The Greatest Fight In All The World / A Post About Meaning…
[Note: The story that follows is, in part, about a boxing match. Now I don’t know how you feel about boxing. You may love it, or you may feel that it is the height of senseless brutality. I can see both viewpoints. But this article is not *only* about boxing so, however you feel, read […]
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I’m Back. OMFG.
You may be wondering ‘why the picture of a kitten?’ Well, that’s so bad guys can’t see me bleed. Ha! Wait. No. That’s wrong isn’t it? Fuck. Well hello there! How have you been? You may have noticed that I am blogging again. For 3 glorious (and very important) reasons that I’ll get into shortly. (This […]
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How I Broke Myself and Where I Found Help (A Meditation on Injury and Recovery)
This post is an experiment. In the past I’ve tended to stay away from things I’ve deemed too personal, preferring to share The Good in public and deal with The Hard in private. In this case, even tho I felt there may be value for others in the sharing of this experience I found myself […]
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