My goal is to not hope for another life than the one I have. I’m awake to the fact that one day I won’t be here anymore–that one day I’ll die–become a corpse. And I’m not going to ignore that fact like most people do….

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People keep asking me why I’m doing this trip. My usual reaction is, “What else am I going to do?” Truth is I could rationalize a hundred different reasons why I’m going to kayak the Ohio and Mississippi. I have the youth, few responsibilities, financially…

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I’m sure I will bring up some recurring themes on this site. The first and probably most influential idea is existentialism. So, what is existentialism? Depends on who you ask really.  I like how Carlos Castaneda said it in an interview with Psychology Today: Existentialism…

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