2012
2011
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Patience
Sept 8
Have you worked to cultivate an attitude of patience in your life? How well is that reflected in your behavior?
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A Change of Perspective – Hiking in Yosemite
Aug 17
Last week I went hiking in Yosemite with a group of friends. It was a great trip, and provided a great new perspective …
2010
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A Manly Occupation
Aug 30
A radio show claimed modern men lack real adventure. Watching lumberjacks at the Stihl Timbersports Championship at the Oregon State Fair, I saw an occupation full of it — and one that demands a kind of faith my desk job never asks of me.
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Violent Tranquility
Jun 7
At the mouth of Ape Cave, a tranquil forest sits on top of an ancient lava tube. A weekend with the Scouts reminded me that creating anything first means destroying something else.
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Bridge to Somewhere
Apr 26
Three Scout leaders, none of them talking to the others, turned a two-hour trail project into six hours and a footbridge. Marketing does the same thing when it sends conflicting messages to too many audiences at once.