So, today I did something that actually scared me - I created a Facebook group called, "Toward the Mountaintop Inch By Inch." Why did I do this? Well, there are a lot of reasons - and I'm going to explain all of them in a video, because that's a lot more exciting than reading about it - but the bottom line is this - I want to create a community for people like me. I want the community that I would have wanted 15 years...
I can't begin to count the amount of times that I've uttered the phrase, "Photos just don't do it justice". Usually, I'm talking about the three dimensional beauty that I am immersed in, but often I'm talking about much more - about the richness of the experience, the effort expended to acquire the photograph, or the events leading up to the single moment where the camera lens blinks and captures an image in time. I've taken thousand upon thousands of photos of my trips, and I...
“Life is not merely being alive, but being well.” — Edward Smith-Stanley What's the 'secret' to leading a healthy lifestyle? Spoiler alert - there is no secret. In my opinion (based on my personal experience reversing the downward path of my own health), it comes down to three words : Preparation - are you setting yourself up for success, or are you putting yourself in situations where you might be tempted to 'grab something quick'? Do you have a plan for the week? If you are going to...
“Faeries, come take me out of this dull world, For I would ride with you upon the wind, Run on the top of the dishevelled tide, And dance upon the mountains like a flame.” — W.B. Yeats, The Land of Heart's Desire Even if you have never stepped one foot on a mountain, you are a mountain climber. I love that a mountain is such an iconic representation of a life challenge that everybody, even if you’ve never gone for a hike, understands the metaphor. I fell in love with...
