The Staircase I Will Never Climb
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The Temple That Should Have Fixed Me I climbed a wooden double-helix temple in Japan and felt absolutely nothing. That…
The Gift I Didn’t Know How to Receive
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The Pattern I have carried my own bags across eleven countries. Fixed my own Wi‑Fi issues in languages I…
How the Terracotta Warriors Taught Me About Rediscovery and Healing
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The bicycle was older than it had any right to be, and the man renting it to me from…
A Love Letter to Wasted Time
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. My neighbor Ray is the kind of man who invoices his dreams. Not literally, though I wouldn't put it…
Get a Grip: Why I Started Lifting Heavy Things
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. This is for informational purposes only. For medical advice or a diagnosis, consult a professional.The Box That Broke MeI…
The Power of Forgiveness: Starting With the Person in the Mirror
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. There's a voicemail on my phone from three years ago that I've kept like some digital self-harm device. It's…
My Impossible Journey Crossing The Adam’s Bridge Sri Lanka
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. Where the Land Runs Out of Words The sand was burning through my sandals when I reached Thalaimannar, that…
The Lost-and-Found of My Twenties (According to Drake)
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The Reunion That Broke Me The DJ was playing that Drake song about God having plans when I walked…
Meeting Your Younger Self in the Laundry Room
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. The Song That Made Me Drop Everything “You got a fast car—I want a ticket to anywhere.”Tracy Chapman's "Fast…
The Day My Heart Jumped Out Under A Bridge
Reading Time: 8 mins # This post may contain affiliate links. I was 216 meters above the Bloukrans River in South Africa, strapped into a harness that looked as if…