Sometimes you need to reach beyond ‘the facts’ to find peace — My friend is a true artist. A feeler with strong intuition, she lives in deep connection with the desert she calls home. Her walks through the desert are her daily source of renewal. The smell of creosote in rare desert rains moves her more than anyone is moved by a…

I was climbing a mountain a desert island in Phoenix. It had just rained three days straight and the unprecedented rain left everything an… — I was climbing a mountain a desert island in Phoenix. It had just rained three days straight and the unprecedented rain left everything an unprecedented clear. Everyone was rushing about below from me all the way to the Superstitions. Cars surging up and down the highway. Seas of empty homes cause everybody’s got to be somewhere else. They’re all…

The other day, I figured out how to put the way I go about life into a single sentence. It then occurred to me that life was far too… — The other day, I figured out how to put the way I go about life into a single sentence. It then occurred to me that life was far too expansive. One couldn’t possibly do such a thing! …

I love podcasts — not quite as much as books — but they accompany daily tasks from driving, to cooking, to working out in the most… — I love podcasts — not quite as much as books — but they accompany daily tasks from driving, to cooking, to working out in the most engaging, fruitful of ways. As but one human, I’ve only listened to a tiny fraction of all the podcasts ever recorded. However, I’ve scoured…

This afternoon, I’m getting paid to sit under an umbrella next to a pool, read books, and write these words in Flagstaff, Arizona. — This afternoon, I’m getting paid to sit under an umbrella next to a pool, read books, and write these words in Flagstaff, Arizona. It’s a spectacular summer day. Upper seventies. A slight breeze. Overplayed but otherwise decent music sounds from the speakers that surround. A couple of kids are shooting…

For the past five years, I’ve been doing my damnedest to avoid paying rent. — For the past five years, I’ve been doing my damnedest to avoid paying rent. Given, I’m quite nomadic and largely avoid leases for the purpose of geographical freedom, but you might be surprised just how much time rent can cost you in a year. I don’t particularly love articles full…