How have you calibrated your risk/reward meter?

There was an interesting discussion on a cycling forum I visit from time to time. A man responded to a blog post I had written about cycling to the ends of the world with my children. “ I just don't see how subjecting kids to this odyssey of self-discovery or whatever it was could possibly...

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Category: North America

Whose life are you living?

Carpe diem. Seize the day. Make the most of today. Don’t worry about the future. We’ve all heard it. We’ve all heard the urgings of others pushing us toward our dreams. “Live for today,” they say. “Let tomorrow take care of itself.” But should we? Society has raised us for something different. We’ve been taught...

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What are dreams? And can we live them?

I was a guest on The Breaking Free Show with Marilyn Shannon tonight. We were talking about freedom and breaking free from the ideas and mindsets that keep us captive. At one point in the interview, Marilyn turned to me and said, “So what are dreams for you? If you’re living your dream, then what...

Posted by | Comments Off on Field guide: Denver, Colorado in the fall  | September 2, 2016
Category: North America