blog Finding Fulfillment in Ordinary Work and Not Living an Ordinary Life

Finding Fulfillment in Ordinary Work and Not Living an Ordinary Life

I think – I don’t actually think – I know, but it’s more modest to start with “I think,” so… I think that there is a growing trend in work needing to be “inspirational” and “fun.” People, particularly young ones (don’t worry this isn’t a millennial bashing session), have a hard time forcing themselves to …

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blog Building an Army

Building an Army

It didn’t just happen. I submitted a piece of writing to an agent the other day. He wrote back the next day and said he wasn’t interested in representing it. I asked him why. He said because he didn’t connect with the writing. I said fuck you. Just kidding. I took the lump. Huffington Post …

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blog If Today Is A Sucky Day And You Have No Idea Why, Well I Don’t Know Why Either But I’m There Too

If Today Is A Sucky Day And You Have No Idea Why, Well I Don’t Know Why Either But I’m There Too

Even with all the freedom in the world, I would not feel free. At least not today. There is a lack of peace in my blood today. It’s a dream to work for yourself and have the ability to make your own schedule and do whatever you want. And it’s a dream to know exactly …

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uncategorized Landscape Design Photography with Deep Rooted Designs San Diego

Landscape Design Photography with Deep Rooted Designs San Diego

Recently we’ve had the opportunity to work with a local landscape design company who is taking North and South Park by storm. Deep Rooted Designs is owned by James Fahy, and he started the company after working in construction and seeing several inefficiencies in the process. Since the company was founded 3 years ago, he’s …

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500 Words A Day Day 1 – 10 Day Tune Up

Day 1 – 10 Day Tune Up

People are coming out hot. I do feel a sense of pressure to be the best writer in the group because I created the group. It’s not an active thought but I catch it creeping around back there sometimes. I will try not to overcompensate for that by writing safely like a coward. I’m going …

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blog Why It Is So Hard To Sustain Joy In Relationships

Why It Is So Hard To Sustain Joy In Relationships

Originally posted on Meetmindful.com here. Another, and equally as accurate, title for this essay could be, “WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR MEN TO BE NICE?” I was raised in the Midwest in an awfully traditional family. I’ve lived the last eight years in California with some awfully non-traditional people that are my family now …

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blog Food Photography: Shooting a Cook Book

Food Photography: Shooting a Cook Book

We shot our first cook book! For my first gig in the professional food photography world I took on a massive project – 100 recipes in 3 days. Thankfully, I had Alexis on board to style each plate. She was in the kitchen next to Chef Vera figuring out what was coming off the skillet …

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photos Monster Face

Monster Face

For a number of years I owned a yoga and martial arts studio and I saw a lot of bodies. I’m the OCD neurotic type, I can’t even look at a baby if they have a runny nose I don’t care how cute. Which is why I spent a good portion of my yoga classes …

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blog The Real 1%

The Real 1%

We are complaining about the 1%, like they are somehow taking something from us. But the real 1% is what we are allowing for ourselves. The real 1% lies in the amount of the human experience we are actually participating in. We’ve been trained up since birth to operate within tight parameters. Go to church, …

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blog Fuckin’ Jerry J

Fuckin’ Jerry J

Well, hell has arrived. Or I’ve arrived there. Either way, doesn’t matter. Charleston, West Virginia. I’ve been watching a lot of Game of Thrones lately and I believe I have finally met my first Wildling. I’m sitting at a restaurant right now trying to recount the days festivities in my journal while ordering the right …

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