by Collin Stuart Chambers
A reflection… The first proof copy of my latest book arrived yesterday. I stopped by the mailbox on my way home last night, knowing the package was in there, waiting for me to get home. There is a good bit of, shall we say, “off road travel,” through...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
BUT IT’S JUST A FEW FLOWERS… I saw several different groups picking wildflowers on my patrol at Max Patch last weekend. Handfuls of them. Some with their kids right beside them, little bouquets clutched in little fists, everyone smiling in the sunshine...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
Mystery Solved (Again.) Out on my walk today, I was trying to figure out why I felt so grumpy. I had gone to a community gathering the day before and met some lovely new neighbor friends and ate lots of good food. For the most part, I chose things I knew my body...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
On my walk today, I stopped abruptly in the middle of a long climb up. Something told me to stand up straight and look out toward the mountains instead of down at my feet. And when I did, I found myself gazing through a precise tunnel of light between the branches and...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
WALK NOW OR WALK IN THE DARK Negotiating time with the setting sun and an impending afternoon thunderstorm… I sit with my beloved companion, my MacBook lovingly called Leona, and perform tasks that qualify as both work and play, while the clock hands spin madly...
by Collin Stuart Chambers
There is no shortage of tools available to the modern human seeking peace of mind. Meditation apps. Breathwork protocols. Journaling prompts. Affirmations recorded in soothing voices and delivered to your earbuds at six a.m. Mindset shifts. Nervous system resets. Cold...
