Tag: Self-Improvement
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Thanksgiving on the Columbia
Living a minimalist life on the shore of the Columbia River this November has put me in an appropriately reflective mood. I wake up in the cold cabin, turn off the electric blanket, and step out of bed already dressed in the day’s uniform—sweatpants and an old long-sleeved shirt. It was 39° this morning. As…
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My Second Tipping Point: Gasping for Air Above Timberline
Gasping for air on a mountain trail high above timberline, I stopped and looked up at the hikers disappearing into the rocks above me and wondered what I had gotten myself into this time. In July 2017, I closed one chapter of my life and began another. Since first visiting the Rocky Mountains as a…
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My First Tipping Point: The Day Shrek Walked My Daughter Down the Aisle
I experienced my first tipping point the morning after my oldest daughter’s wedding. Looking at photos taken by others of my beautiful daughter walking down the aisle — accompanied by Shrek — woke me up for the second time that morning. For reasons still mysterious to me, I had shaved my head down to a…