Homesteading | Self Sufficient Living | Living off the Land
“NO ONE would ever choose to live here on purpose.” His declaration hung in the air as we locked eyes over the soda fountain counter. I cleared my throat before replying. “Well… I live here on purpose….” He stared at me in disbelief. Our conversation ended on a light-hearted note as he walked out the door, but his words stayed with me for the rest of the day. I know it doesn’t make sense at first glance. Why ...Continue Reading
Everyone has a soap box these days. Some scream HUSTLE HARDER! While others yell at us to stop striving... to chill out... to quit trying so hard. Who's right? Well, both of them, I think. The older I get, the more I realize the answer to most of life's questions is: It depends. Life is less about formulas, and more about feel. There's a time to run hard and there's a time to breathe and ...Continue Reading
Last month I spent time taking photos at a few old homesteads. There’s something about these abandoned places that feels sacred to me. A sort of magic lingers in the air. The veil feels thinner. There's an energy of lives lived, time past, and love shared. I can't explain it, but I can feel it. Yet my rushes of excitement often swirl with twinges of sadness. Especially as I witness the growing decay from year to year. At ...Continue Reading
A few months ago I ran across an automated Starbucks machine. I couldn't stop staring at it. (No, I don't get out much.) By pressing the touch screen, I could command it to make whatever drink my heart desired. And of course, it took my payment too. I didn’t have to interact with a single human. Push buttons, insert card, get coffee, go. A friend told me there is now a fully automated McDonalds in Denver. You order ...Continue Reading
Writing a book is weird. It's a multi-year project that takes everything you have. It transforms you, changes you, sometimes breaks you... but the people around you often don't even know it's happening. As some of you know, I spent the bulk of last year buried in book-writing. It's been beautiful... and often brutal. But we're in the home stretch. And I FINALLY have the green light to share more with you today about my new ...Continue Reading
