Welcome!
My name’s Matt, and I love to write and hike. I’m the author of 4000s by 40 and am currently working on book two. When I’m not doing that, I come here to share tales from the trail, reflections on the writing process, and explore hidden truths.
Whether you’re a hiker, a writer, or just someone trying to figure out their own next step, I hope this site encourages you to keep getting outside, keep exploring, and keep making new discoveries. I suppose this place serves as a very public reminder to myself that I need to keep doing the same.
Enjoy it out there!
What’s New
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Breaking Through The Pain
It’s finally starting to happen, I think. Yesterday was the first day that the soft muscle tissue around my spine started to hold, and rather than getting electrocuted with nerve pain all over, I just feel really sore on my insides, if that makes any sense. This is also the first day I’m not nervous…
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It’s All Embarrassing, Let it Roll
I have a proposal that I think could solve a lot of the problems we have here in the United States. Now it’s well-documented that inmates are having a tough time finding jobs after their incarceration, because nobody wants to hire a convict. It’s also no secret that American children are falling behind those of…
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It’s Not The Winning, But The Faith
For the last year I’ve been taking the fight directly to the nerve damage in my spine, yelling at it, screaming at it, telling it that under no circumstances is it going to beat me. I keep saying to it, myself, and sometimes God, I’m gonna win. I’m gonna win damnit! Win! I also say…
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When Tomorrow Never Comes
And what happens if tomorrow never comes? If you never get your life back the way it used to be? Never get your health back. Your wealth back. Your love back. Whatever it is you lost back. What then? Can you let go of what was and accept your new reality? Finding My Way to…