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Road Trip: A Mindful Meditation life meaning life purpose meditation mindfulness road trip Jan 30, 2026

I’ve been gone for a while. I regularly travel the Great American Southwest, and this year has so far been no exception: 4,000 miles through California, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.

I spent time ...

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3,000 Steps anxiety burnout enlightenment meditation peace Jan 16, 2026

Sometimes the most important messages come with the fewest words.

☩ ☩ ☩ An Existential Excavation ☩ ☩ ☩

Something miraculous just happened to me.

Like a song in a dream, it must be captured quickly, lest...

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Journitation: A Deep-Dive into the Health and Happiness Benefits of Journaling and Meditation journaling meditation mental health mindfulness purpose Jun 16, 2025

Journitation is a portmanteau I created to highlight the importance of combining journaling and meditation. I believe that the whole of this practice is greater than the sum of its parts.

Journaling

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Restless driving inspiration meditation mindful music restless Jul 01, 2024

It’s hot and it’s dry and the wind is blowing, hard. On summer days like this, the Great American Southwest feels like God’s own hairdryer. No place feels quite right and nobody really suits me and th...

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Be Quiet creators discipline inspiration meditation practice Dec 14, 2023

The quieter you become, the more you can hear. - Ram Dass

Here I sit in a coffee shop, attempting to write. This has to be one of the loudest environments around. I can barely hear the scream of the st...

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