Appreciate the Now – Finding Beauty in the Mundane
Can you appreciate the colors of a grey November day? Can you find the extraordinary in the ordinary? Are you inspired by the incidental, overlooked, or otherwise—mundane? If the answer is no, do you want to be? Trust me, there is beauty all around us, you just need to look.The Wasted Months, and Days, and […]
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Why I Wrote This Book (and 5 Reasons You Should Read It)
As you might have heard, I wrote a book, but I probably haven’t told you why. It’s been just over two months since the release of ‘The Education of Ryan Gregori,’ so now is as good a time as any. Turns out, I got more out of it than I expected, and you might too. […]
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The Harvest – Why Produce Was the Least Important Thing I Got from the Farm
I thought I was depressed about the vegetables. Turns out it was something else entirely, and the solution was simple. It starts with showing up. Goodnight, Earth Though I haven’t written much about it this season, long-time readers and Twitter followers may remember that I’ve been working one morning a week as a farm hand […]
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“Sorry” – A Ghost Story
I’m not sure I believe in the supernatural or paranormal. Believe me, I want to, but—there’s usually a better explanation for why things happen. However, today is Halloween, so in the the spirit of things, here’s the closest I’ve come to living a real-life ghost story. Real? Not real? I’ll let you be the judge. […]
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6 Ways to Tourist Your Home Town
Do you dream of vacationing on a tropical beach, but the closest you can get on your budget is the town pool? Do you yearn for fine dining and high culture in a distant city, but you’ve barely got the vacation time for Christmas with the in-laws? Does your regular schedule of out-of-town visitors turn […]
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