the trail was the way, and it said to us: “come, and I will provide.” “come, and I will give you my walls, the mountains to be our fortress protecting us from the distractions and this will be our classroom.” “come, and I will teach you about people. incredible, beautiful people. whose faces and hearts … Read more
Dearest Friend, I hope you’re well today. I have a special update for you among other things… So…firstly, I’m excited to announce that I’ve decided to launch the book on 10/17/18. It’s called The Trail Provides: A Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hiking Memoir, and it’ll be filled with stories, pictures, and lessons learned along the way. If you … Read more
Here’s a list of the best books I’ve read. These books have played a large part in my personal development, inner journey, and path to self-actualization. I’ve curated this running list of the most influential books I’ve read on this journey. Each of these books gave me answers to life without me even knowing I … Read more
When I set out to write my first book, I started reading a lot—more so than ever before. As I read, I began to resonate deeply with authors like Hesse, McCarthy and Murakami. They knew how to pull at my heartstrings, and I felt that their words held so much wisdom, even I knew if … Read more
…And Make Them Happen Instead. For the past year, I dreamt of being a writer. I wrote hundreds of pages in a journal with my deepest feelings, thoughts and ideas and afterwards, I put away the journal and I dreamt. I dreamt that one day I’d become a writer, and I waited and waited for someone like you to discover … Read more
WHY WE CONNECT TO MYTH Mythology separates humans from the apes. The stories we create bring order to society and contribute to evolution and progress. Long before mankind built tools for transcribing information, we transferred knowledge through memory, and the use of story allowed for easy recollection. But now that we’ve created tools like Google … Read more
As I began my journey to be an writer, I immediately ran into a huge roadblock. Where should I start? Luckily, I found my answer while reading Stephen King’s memoir, On Writing. King has published over sixty novels, so when he says that “If you don’t have the time to read, you don’t have the … Read more
“It starts with this. Put your desk in the corner and every time you sit down there to write remind yourself why it isn’t in the middle of the room. Life is not a support system for art. It’s the other way around.” – Stephen King I think we all have an inherent desire to … Read more