Going Alone

Hi Eric, I'm glad to hear that you are finding Going Alone interesting and that you are inspired to get outdoors. Temperance is a daily...

In the spring of 2011, I was hiking alone along an abandoned trail west of the small jinja which serves the village of Nagakuma, not far...

Today was my very last day as a driving instructor, which is something I’ve done off and on since 1992 and during the times Yumiko and I...

I recently bought two books on ghost towns. I have some others, too. As I read in them a bit I saw the ghost towns as a metaphor for my...

I am always on the lookout in my reading for evidence of others who have spotted and reported on the quality of nature which I found in...

Death possesses us piecemeal. We are taken slowly, day by day, hour by hour, and across every minute of our life. We start dying the...

There is this folly, Eric, by which we wait to live until death has nearly arrived. The habit begins young, when mortality seems a...

I've formed a small association of companions Eric, of whom I know you would approve. Sadly, like you, they are all dead and I must...

I met a new word today... A very interesting word, to be sure. This new vocabulary for me is indifferentia. I found this word while...

Suffering is sometimes our want of meaning, and in particular, our sense that our lives are not worthwhile, and are instead a hindrance...

I failed to go to the desert today. Instead, I allowed my daily life to hold me close and keep me near. Perhaps though, this is not a bad...

Imagining the worst, even from events which are nearly the least. My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good Life in my book...

Sharing the less than successful results of a second morning testing the Objective of #Audience. My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more...

Sharing my results of the first Monday using my new Good Life Objective, “Audience”. My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The...

Exploring a new objective to use in managing the many thoughts which crowd my mind demanding time and attention. My name is Kurt Bell....

Recounting an anecdote from Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment and the moral implications of not fearing God. My name is Kurt Bell. You...

Reading from Going Alone and the chapter My muse is a corpse. My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good Life in my book...

My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good Life in my book Going Alone. Be safe... But not too safe

Discovering that my dog may have eaten poison and working to control my emotional reaction and stay focused on helping to ensure my dog...

My name is Kurt Bell. You can learn more about The Good Life in my book Going Alone. Be safe... But not too safe.