2022-07-21: 2022 Day 202: JRNI Coaching Certification It was summer 2020 and I was alone on my way back home from a short stay at the coast with family …
2022-07-19: 2022 Day 200: Life. Rambling. Coaching. I started running again recently. After taking a solid eight month break after successfully running …
2021-03-10: .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; …
2021-02-12: 2021 Day 43: Radical reality changing The thing about radically changing your reality is that it is likely out of your present awareness. …
2021-02-10: 2021 Day 41: You have all the answers within ... … and to find them takes consistent practice, consistent inner-work to tap into the universal energy …
2021-02-09: 2021 Day 40: You is beautiful. It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. — André Gide I …
2021-02-08: 2021 Day 38: Self-Care / Volunteering I’ve been in a mental funk the past few days and was hoping things would improve on my drive out to …
2021-02-06: Ultra-marathon Volunteering I drove down to Huntsville State Park today (Saturday, 2021.02.06) to volunteer for the Rocky …
2021-01-20: 2021 Day 12: Self-Compassion A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the …
2021-01-15: 2021 Day 11: Happiness A human being is not one in pursuit of happiness but rather in search of a reason to become happy. — …
2021-01-15: 2021 Day 10: Leadership A star wants to see himself rise to the top. A leader wants to see those around him rise to the top. …
2021-01-15: 2021 Day 9: Soul Mates People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate …
2021-01-15: 2021 Day 8: Gratitude Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk. — Rumi I’ve been having not the greatest last …
2021-01-15: 2021 Day 7: Love Love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire. — Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for …
2021-01-15: 2021 Day 6: Unity Be Americans. Let there be no sectionalism, no North, South, East or West. You are all dependent on …
2021-01-15: 2021 Day 5: Suffering / Living The attempt to develop a sense of humor and to see things in a humorous light is some kind of trick …
2021-01-15: 2021 Day 4: Purpose A workout should give you more than it takes out of you. – Pavel, Kettlebell Simple & Sinister …
2021-01-04: 2021 Day 3: Connection Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart. When we …
2021-01-02: 2021 Day 2: Compassion Only when we know our own darkness well can we be present with the darkness of others. – Brené …
2021-01-02: 2021, Day 1: Courage Every time we choose courage, we make everyone around us a little better and the world a little …
2020-12-23: #34. How you spend every day is how you spend your life. – 100 Tips for a Better Life.
2020-12-07: Vintage orange on green. Old City Park, Dallas. 2020. Today, wherever I go, I will create a peaceful, loving and joyful world. — A morning mantra from …
2020-11-16: Vulnerability, People As children we found ways to protect ourselves from vulnerability, from being hurt, diminished, and …
2020-11-11: Be curious. Listen. Practice compassion. I came across an article this morning by Dennis Sanders entitled “Attention must be paid: the …
2020-11-10: Door(s). November, 2020. Farmers Branch Historical Park. I rode my bike to the park today to work for a few hours and enjoyed 27 acres of beautifully …
2020-10-21: Ocotillo. Terlingua, Texas. 2020.
2020-10-15: Fitness Goals + Plan Goals I’m working on two fitness goals: Run a sub-20 minute 5k. Achieve the initial goal of …
2020-10-15: SABA on NPR's Tiny Desk This is one of my favorites of all time. Prom / King on the Care For Me album just had me crying …
2020-10-13: A flower in a park Working in a park in Farmers Branch, Texas, around 5:30pm. And deciding on mala beads to enhance my …
2020-10-12: Giant Steps, animated by Michal Levy One of my favorite animations … .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; …
2020-10-12: Follow your curiosity Don’t think about why you question, simply don’t stop questioning. Don’t worry about what you can’t …
2020-10-12: Let go of things that no longer serve you Our relationships with other people are reflected in our relationships with our things, and likewise …
2020-09-25: Tell yourself the truth When you lie to yourself or misrepresent the truth in any way, you increase the stress on your …
2020-09-22: The Observation Deck on the Torch of the Statue of Liberty / Black Tom Explosion The observation deck at the torch of the Statue of Liberty (that I didn’t know existed until …
2020-09-19: Abstract from somewhere?
2020-09-19: Be yourself Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive — the risk to …
2020-09-17: Shame underpins narcissism The topic of narcissism has penetrated the social consciousness enough that most people correctly …
2020-09-16: I miss hopping on an airplane towards adventure in an unexplored (to me) natural place.
2020-09-16: DMT dimensions feel more "real" than conscious reality There was an indescribably powerful notion that this dimension in which the entity and I convened …
2020-09-11: You want growth? Talk about the difficult aspects of life. We don’t change, we don’t grow, and we don’t move forward without the work. If we …
2020-09-10: An awakening is an unraveling People may call what happens at midlife “a crisis,” but it’s not. It’s an …
2020-08-08: Who's crazy? Do you know the one sign that you’ve woken up? It’s when you are asking yourself, “Am I crazy, or …
2020-08-03: Create! The action of the child inventing a new game with his playmates; Einstein formulating a theory of …
2020-08-03: It’s 1:38am. I’m curled up on the sofa under a blanket with a book, music and freshly brewed white …
2020-08-03: 5 miles of beach cruisin’, a walking meditation, and dancing in the moonlight After 5 miles of running to loosen up my body, I had SUCH a good time playing around on the beach …
2020-08-02: #mbaug Day 2: Floating.
2020-08-01: #mbaug Day 1: Up!
2020-08-01: Creating, I have concluded, is the best window to the universe I know. The creative force, through …
2020-08-01: We should stay right here a little longer …
2020-07-31: Daniel Caesar on Tiny Desk .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; …
2020-07-31: Dallas, from the JFK Memorial
2020-07-31: Love becomes an illusion for some, it’s just a word they made to drive you crazy.
2020-07-31: Another from Jacksonville, years ago. This place has tacos too. Though it didn’t at the time I …
2020-07-31: How I learned of Dr. Eben Alexander and his story through the afterlife .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; …
2020-07-30: One of my favorite photos captured while having delicious tacos in Jacksonville with some of the …
2020-07-30: Embrace the whole of creation When you truly feel equal love for all beings, when your heart has expanded so much that it embraces …
2020-07-30: Shane Mauss's DMT Girlfriend .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; …
2020-07-30: Running Thoughts Out the door at 9:22pm. Short running shorts. Black socks. Black shoes. Garmin. It’s nice out. The …
2020-07-30: When we can be present for both love and sex, we transcend the battleground of Puritanism and …
2020-07-30: Share your unique gifts Your potential is activated when you are giving — and by giving, I don’t mean feeding the homeless. …
2020-07-30: Hi. I’m Justin! I love to run. I love to play. I love to laugh. I love to dive deep. I love to use …