Going Alone

I pulled a rabbit out of a hat at work yesterday, helping the team complete a difficult bit of business analysis which no one wanted to...

Yesterday was momentous at work. It was like when climbing a mountain when we reach that ledge or ridge just below the summit and we...

So incredibly cold! This wind! And that sky! I can’t type for the shaking of my hands. Beautiful! Just love it! #GoingAlone #TheGoodLife...

I’ve been imagining sunlight lately. I can see the light of the sun in my thoughts. And I can feel the warmth of sunshine, even dull...

I missed two whole days jumping into the sea. And boy did I miss ‘em. It’s like skipping a necessary meal, or missing sleep, or ...

I really tried not to go to the beach today. I invented a half dozen good reasons not to go. I shook my head no crossing the sand. I...

I built a sandcastle at the beach yesterday. It was a silly thing to do at my age, but I was very cold after my swim, and I wasn’t ready...

Three days missed… And now, even a relatively warm winter day like today feels quite cold. Just last week I was coming here in the wind...

Winter’s here. The beach is deserted. It feels good running down the sand towards the waves. A little voice inside yelling, stop!! But ...

My adult sense knows that Monday won’t last more than today, and that I can push into it with the same quiet resolve I’ve used with...

Teeth chattering today. It feels like winter now. There’s no one at the beach. This feels like a challenge, but it’s not. It’s rehearsal...

Responding to a viewer who asked me to make a video sharing tips for succeeding at a job interview.

Recalling a time with another community and another way of life.

Reflecting on how I might use Stoic principles to handle a challenging moment.

An impromptu vlog with my daughter, Emily. We were out for a day long motorcycle ride running errands and visiting family...

I began this live stream to discuss the reason I seemingly abandoned my connection to my friends in Japan from the JVLOG community.

My grown daughter asked me to make this video in order to share a little about what’s happening in our lives and to perhaps kick off...

The opportunity to stay or to go. I say always go. Especially when we are young—always go. For the wonder of what we have left behind is...

I remember when I first thought up the idea of Going Alone. My family and I were living then in Japan, and I was making YouTube videos...

I once imagined I was steering my own life in a very full and meaningful way. Full control. Nearly complete, adult, and independent...