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Gray Hairs A-Coming

Posted on September 10, 2025September 10, 2025

I’ve entered that patch of life (late forties) where, I swear, every time I exercise, a new patch of gray hair sprouts up. I go for a run, and poof—another shock of dead stalks appears. After cardio I feel like a shriveled prune who can’t inhale water fast enough, and whenever I rub the back…

Breathwork for the Climbing

Posted on August 26, 2025November 20, 2025

Looking forward to doing some more climbing in the weeks to come, and it’s got me thinking about all of the tools that have helped me get back here. One of them came from a book my brother-in-law recommended to me a while back. We seem to have a kindred curiosity about all things—climbing, nature,…

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Where Courage Comes From

Posted on July 17, 2025July 21, 2025

I was always told it lies in the heart.
Take heart boys, get your courage up.
That less than an inch behind the chest
is the place where it all begins.

But I’ve known the heart to be weak.
That it loves too much. Feels too much.
Has too much guilt and too much sorrow.
That its skin is rather thin.

One Thing A Day

One Thing A Day

Posted on July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

Got a little distracted there with 4th of July vacation, but now I’m back, ready to pick up where I left off. Before the little summer break, I started drafting this post and figured it’s a good place to start back up. Especially since it’s exactly the modus operandi I’ll be taking to jump back…

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