Writing elevates the caliber of your life by forcing you to extract meaning from emotional scar tissue. Ask yourself what you now know that you wish you understood 30 years ago. What will you do with this insight to enhance the remainder of your life?

Living through difficult, beautiful, or extraordinary experiences does not automatically produce wisdom (knowledge rightly applied). Establishing a daily atomic habit of writing for a 12-year old to understand cultivates the skills necessary to enhance life at an extraordinary level.

The caliber of the adventure is proportional to the level of doubt maintained. The most precious summits come at a psychological price.”—John Long

“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness. And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.”—John Muir

Love, intimacy, peace, and passion are essential to live your best life and flow from a deep understanding and embodiment of three universal characteristics of human existence (uncertainty, imperfection, and impermanence). A deep dive on impermanence reveals essential insights on how to surf the inevitable waves of suffering. Understanding how to surf the waves of suffering leads to life-enhancing insights to your true nature of being. Although we all experience each rung of the Ladder of Perception, we only realize our true potential when we mindfully focus our awareness and energy on the top rung.