Today is one-of-a-kind. What will you choose to do with that? — I have just completed an annual vacation that was interrupted by the pandemic for two years. Every summer since 1996, I have spent 1–2 weeks at a massive medieval reenactment event called the Pennsic War. …

Pathwalking is for everyone because it is an open practice with almost infinite options. — When I accepted the challenge to myself to write weekly, Pathwalking was born at the start of 2012. Over the years since then, it’s evolved into a much larger, richer, and deeper life philosophy. I like to think of Pathwalking as taking the best parts of other Universal life ideas…

Yes, there will always be something new to learn. — As you are reading this, I am attending a medieval reenactment event. During said event, I am dressed in medieval garb for 7+ days, living out of a canvass pavilion, and going largely offline during this time. (Still need to reach people around the large campsite via text and like…

Because change is inevitable — and positivity coexists with negativity. — We live in a world of opposites and extremes. But the important thing about this is that we exist within the opposites and extremes. Very few people exist at any given extreme. Near, perhaps — but seldom at. This is why comparing extremes and opposites via a coin misunderstands the…

Because we are all ultimately interconnected. — Life is made of numerous paradoxes. Opposites. Extremes that we often focus a great deal of attention on — but we truly live between. Most are obvious and apparent. Black and white. Good and evil. Up and down. Positive and negative. Short and tall. Open and closed — and similar…

Because without the struggle we lack the impetus for growth and change. — One of the hardest aspects of working to improve our lives is stepping out of our existing comfort zones. Why is it called a comfort zone? Because it’s comfortable. Though that’s not wholly accurate. More than being comfortable, our comfort zone is about familiarity. It’s what we know, are used…

The line between fact and fiction can be amazingly fluid. — Have you ever had an experience so bizarre, that you found yourself looking around for a camera and a crew? Like, for reals, someone is filming this shit, right? Sometimes, as a storyteller, it feels like the line between fact and fiction can get super blurry. …

You alone know if it’s really worth the effort — or not. — What is “it”? That depends, I suppose. Various things that we can experience will qualify as “it.” Might be something big and scary or small and mundane. “It” might be getting up early to go for a walk. Or it might be applying for that dream job you’ve always wanted…

Learning that the fear of suffering is frequently worse than the suffering is huge. — Probably my favorite book of all time is Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. It’s one of a very small handful of books I’ve reread multiple times — or relistened to (the audiobook is read brilliantly by Jeremy Irons). Though it’s a work of fiction, there are numerous lessons about life, the…