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in search of joy on the Arizona Trail

On a muddy section of the Arizona Trail, I learned that joy is a choice.

Sometimes a “gut feeling” can send you a message to quit before you’ve had time to analyze data.

Technical diver and photographer, Jeff Lindsay speaks about the ‘little voice of reason’ and when to quit.

A belief in abundance can help us quit when something is not working.

Dystonia ended my professional flute career, but it took an intentional act to ultimately let go.

In the first in a series, we’ll explore the power in letting go and being open to new possibilities.

To hike alone carries a certain inherent risk, but the rewards are great.

I’m using my time on the Arizona Trail in late winter as a setting for Advent talks I’ll give in the coming weeks.

I was under the spell of Lake Maria State Park in late fall, oak leaves falling like snow and crunching at my feet.

200-foot sandstone cliffs “painted” by leeching minerals loom above the turquoise waters of Lake Superior.