Risk and how we approach it.

How photography took me from an obsession with capturing the past to living authentically in the present.

Finding magic in the little stuff.

On life lived in awareness of mortality.

How I learned to thrive when I thought I was a fraud.

My post-college journey to live by passion.

Mind-numbing beauty lives in the most mundane of environs, if we train ourselves to look for it.

How I use running to holistically maintain physical and mental health.

How time alone in nature can help you find yourself.

On letters and a mother’s love.

A reflection on climbing, life, and finding meaning.

My journey to find comfort in discomfort, learning that you can be alone without being lonely.

Being a morning person sucks. Scratch that. Being a morning person is hard, but rewarding.

Seasonal depression’s annual kick up the ass.

Finding meaning in the aftermath of pain.

It’s dangerous, yeah. But that inherent risk also forces us to face our mortality and live a little more authentically.

The power of quests as a framework for creating meaning in your life.

Loneliness doesn’t have to be something you need to fix.