“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” — Sir Edmund Hillary Somewhere above the tree line, where the air thins and the weather turns with little warning, I learned that the most important gear you carry isn’t on […]
Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that strength meant shutting down.Don’t cry. Don’t flinch. Don’t feel too much. Just get through it.In a world that glorifies toughness, vulnerability looks like weakness. But here’s the truth I’ve come to […]
There comes a point in the journey of faith where you stop trying to fix yourself and finally admit: “I can’t feel anything anymore.” In my last post, The Anatomy of a Hard Heart, I shared the quiet signs of […]
There was a time when I didn’t know how to name what I was going through.I couldn’t explain why I felt numb, disconnected, or spiritually dry, especially while doing everything “right.” I loved God, served people, lived with integrity… and […]
Some trails are beautiful. Others are brutal. This one? It’s both. Self-reflection is like scrambling up a steep, exposed ridgeline with no trail markers, no handrails, just loose rock and the echo of your own breathing. It demands something rare: […]
Life moves fast. The trail gets steep. The weather shifts. Fatigue sets in. And if I don’t pause to take stock, I get dangerously close to losing my footing. That’s where journaling comes in. It helps me slow down. It’s […]
Anchor Points and Empty Prayers Rock climbing is my favorite solo sport. In climbing, anchors aren’t just a piece of gear, it’s what keeps me from falling when everything else gives way. It’s what I trust when my strength runs […]
We All Need Guides Not heroes. Not saviors. But guides. People who’ve walked the road before us and can help us find our footing when the trail disappears. Life throws rugged terrain at all of us: loss, heartbreak, self-doubt, change. […]
Mentorship, Prayer, Journaling, and Self-Reflection: Tools for Humble Growth There’s a version of strength that doesn’t shout. It doesn’t need to prove anything. It’s quiet, grounded, and aware of its own imperfections. That kind of strength is what I’m chasing—and […]
Curiosity is a beautiful thing — but it doesn’t live alone. It cooperates with something just as essential: courage.I’ve seen how often curiosity quietly waits in the background until courage steps forward first. It takes courage to ask the question(s) we’re afraid might change everything. It takes courage to admit we don’t know. It takes even more courage to enter into a situation we don’t fully understand. Not to control it, but to grow from it.
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