In the spring of 2022, a climbing partner and I began a mission to climb Grand Teton. The Grand stands at 13,775 feet. The expedition requires an elevation gain of 7,000 feet,…
Tag: hero’s journey
When life takes a very undesired turn and a major call to adventure looms, we are faced first with the reckoning. Adversity is an inevitable part of our lives, and it’s in…
In building up a resilient mindset, we aim to embrace life’s unexpected difficulties as hand-delivered invitations to meaningful growth, as quickly as possible after the call to adventure appears. The Buddha…
Adversity invites us into the unknown; the hero’s call to adventure! As we face uncertainty, how can we set an anchor in the storm? A ritual of stability? The COVID-19 pandemic was…
I looked in the rearview mirror and realized my 7-year-old’s hair was still sticking up in every direction and ran him back into the house to tame it before we took off on…
We’ve all been there or will at some point: the dark, muddy rock bottom. Rock bottom can be tremendously overwhelming and isolating. It’s a nightmare that we couldn’t have even contemplated before…
Life is messy. The unpredictable rock bottom of trauma, transition, or just the insidious status quo can creep up like the Kraken and leave you and your life in pieces. “When you…
Not all of our decisions or circumstances are going to add up to the life we seek. Obstacles can either paralyze our efforts or become our greatest lessons and allies as we…