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You've Got a Friend in Me: Rethinking Our Relationship with the Natural World

You've Got a Friend in Me: Rethinking Our Relationship with the Natural World

To change the world requires us to radically alter the way we think about our relationship with it. See what that means in this week’s piece.

Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by Live Life OutdoorsIn Health and Wellness, Mindfulness, Nature, Writing8 Minutes Read

Mountain Madness: The Limits of Human Endurance and Lessons the Mountains Teach

Mountain Madness: The Limits of Human Endurance and Lessons the Mountains Teach

Posted on January 2, 2019July 3, 2019 by Live Life OutdoorsIn Health and Wellness, Hiking, Personal Essay10 Minutes Read

Humble-Hiking

Humble-Hiking

You don’t need the majesty of mountains or the glory of a Californian coastline to reap the benefits of being outside; you just have to get out there. “I’d rather be outside on a rainy day than in the office on a bright and sunny one”. Unknown.

Posted on August 31, 2017June 2, 2019 by Live Life OutdoorsIn Uncategorized7 Minutes Read

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Finding Greater Meaning in the Mundane. This podcast is a companion piece to the essay, “Denkwork: the Promise of Work, and the Work of Promises”, from September of 2019

https://livelifeoutofdoors.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/20200903_hiddenbrain_hb_r58_-_meaning_at_work_-_092020_-_full.mp3

The Secret to self control is giving up control.

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“It is necessary to be sometimes exclusive, not on behalf of wealth or rank, but of those human qualities that can apprehend loneliness.”

Nan Shepherd

Spring is fast approaching here in the Northeasern United States. It’s time to emerge from our dens and spend even more time outdoors

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