September 27, 2020
I got lucky. On second thought, I need to work that “lucky” expression out of my vernacular. I still find myself lazily using it, even when writing. Luck, coincidence, and seeming serendipity are all simply...
Sabbath Ramblings
September 20, 2020
Last week, I told you that I really don’t think God is a nice old man in soft white robes sitting on a cloud and playing a harp. Neither do I think that Heaven itself...
September 13, 2020
I have recently been reflecting upon how staggering and humbling it is that at any point during the day I can personally speak to the all-knowing, all-powerful deity who created me. That's a bit of...
September 6, 2020
Respiratory physiology is absolutely fascinating to me. So fascinating, in fact, that I have a host of breathwork resources I've published over the years. I'll include a handy list of those resources at the...
August 30, 2020
The Bible is the most important book in my own personal library, bar none. As a matter of fact, I'd say that the Bible is the most important book of all time. Just think about it. This...
August 23, 2020
Ah, how complex is the ever-evolving science of self-quantification! In a past Sabbath Rambling, I tackled the world of wearables—and the importance of knowing how to unplug from our rings, wristbands, ankle bracelets, chips, watches,...
August 16, 2020
I can be a total asshole when I write e-mails and texts, interact with people on channels such as Slack and Asana, and even talk to people on social media platforms like Facebook and...
August 9, 2020
I lived much of my life as a boy. Deep down inside, driving my masochistic forays into twenty years of obstacle course and adventure racing, triathlons, sporting competitions, and brutal workouts was a deep-seated desire...
August 2, 2020
A few weeks ago, in my article Don't Let Old Friends Die, I described palliative care practitioner Bronnie Ware's article “Regrets Of The Dying”, which is also now more detailed in the recently published book...
July 26, 2020
My wife is a skinny, Montana rancher girl who is tough and hard, but also has what I would consider to be thin "bird bones" along with a slight, lean build that—if not kept...
July 19, 2020
Three weeks ago, someone commented to me that I ought to "make every moment count" with my kids, because 99% of the time parents spend with their children occurs before those children are eighteen...
July 12, 2020
A couple of weeks ago, I laid out several advanced and admittedly expensive "hacks" to use a bit of better living through science to upgrade your naps, meditation, and sleep. Yet this may have...
July 5, 2020
Do you struggle each morning or evening remembering to be grateful for your blessings in life? Have you heard you should have some kind of a journaling practice, but just don’t know where to...
June 28, 2020
Ever heard of the five regrets of the dying? Made popular by palliative care practitioner Bronnie Ware's article "Regrets Of The Dying" and later transformed into the newly published book Top Five Regrets of the...
June 21, 2020
Your body is intelligent. It sends you subtle messages and cues about your state of stress and readiness that—if you learn to listen—can save you from injury, illness, and even chronic disease. As Sayer Ji writes...
June 14, 2020
You've probably heard of it. Even if you haven't heard of it, you've probably witnessed it manifested all around you in nearly every smash Hollywood hit movie from Star Wars to Rocky to Frozen; numerous...
June 7, 2020
I’m writing a cookbook. Matter of fact, it's already written and now deep in the throes of design and publishing as I was able to accomplish a ton of work on it during the past...