The Evolving Adventure

Values.

What are they? How do they shape our lives? How do they change over time as we grow and evolve?

Today's episode is a perspective on values, how to approach them, and some questions to use to determine what your values are, and whether you're living in alignment with them.

My favorite way of picturing the difference between goals and values is

“Values are directions we keep moving in, whereas goals are what we want to achieve along the way,” Dr. Russ Harris writes in the book The Happiness Trap, “A value is like heading North; a goal is like the river or mountain or valley we aim to cross whilst traveling in that direction.”

Material for the episode is from a conglomeration of websites including this one.

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Cheers, friends, and be sure to get out into nature today!

Thank you for listening, friends!

Today's topic is frequency/vibration from a spiritual or metaphysical perspective... and some ways that you can raise yours. What can happen when you raise your vibes, let go of old, non-serving behaviors and toxic people/places/situations? Listen along for some suggestions and reflections from my life experience.

I also pulled a card, When A Witch Must Drink Their Brew, from Colette Baron-Reid's free oracle cards app available here: https://www.colettebaronreid.com/use-colettes-free-online-oracle-cards-app/

Thanks for listening today, friends! I've been asked a lot about the details of my recent 5 month road trip, and about what are things I considered when planning out my trip. Today's episode goes through some of my thought processes and tips for creating an epic adventure.

Topics covered include

-planning

-prioritizing

-what's important and NOT important to you

-saving & budgeting

-fear of the unknown... it's just unknown

-researching the trip through blogs, social media, videos, books, asking friends to share their stories

Next steps for my Fall '23 trip

-redesigning the platform

-waterproofing the canopy

-improving gas mileage

-researching places & races

-clearing clutter and minimizing the stuff I bring

Today's episode is another with my good friend Realist Idealist. Unfortunately, the first 45 minutes of our discussion of language is lost to the ethers, but what's left is a neat discussion. It's a philosophical discussion the likes of which I enjoy for the different perspectives that we can access.

Language is a powerful tool. Realist Idealist ponders what we can become aware of as we notice how the use of certain words make us feel. 

We chat about lifestyle design, affirmations, how to stay positive while your focus isn't manifesting, and what you're speaking into existence. There's a discussion about how if an affirmation is not going to change you, it's not going to work.

A big part of this episode is our chat about values - what is important to you, and are you making that a priority in your life? It's been neat for me to reflect upon that concept as I've redesigned my life to fit my values rather than those of external organizations.

When you think things are falling apart, what if they are actually falling together? Could a shift in perspective or language help you through a situation you're experiencing?

Realist Idealist organizes her life around living the question, and then living her way into the answer. The full context of the snippet can be found in the poem below or at this link:

“Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.”

― Rainer Maria Rilke

As always, thanks for listening! Feel free to contact me at [email protected] or on Instagram with questions, comments and guest requests.

I spent a lot of the past 5 months dry camping in my truck as I explored the desert and participated in the trail and ultrarunning communities. Today's episode is a synopsis of the motivation for the trip, as well as what I learned.

The main reasons for the trip were to see friends, explore the desert, try out the snowbird lifestyle and connect with the community I enjoy in different places. There are a few things I'd change about my camping setup, the routes I took, places I still have yet to experience, and taking much less stuff... that's not at all to say it was a bad trip, only that there's ways it could be improved. 

I also chat about what I learned and some of the key takeaways from the whole experience making new friends, seeing new places, reconnecting to old ones, and attempting to date along the way. The passenger seat is still open, and there will be more space and a greater degree of comfort this coming fall.

Thank you for listening! As always, you can connect with me on Instagram or through [email protected] with questions, comments and guest requests. Enjoy!

Thanks for listening, friends! Today's episode is my perspective of the events from the Aravaipa Running Black Canyon 100k that I ran on February 18, 2023 in Arizona.

It was a great experience: meeting new and old friends, being part of the race community and supporting others. 

A lot of things happened that day, and even in the recording and as I write the description I realize I've missed a few things. Here are a few links to topics or people I mention during the episode:

Heidi Garner Studio made the awesome Black Canyon 100k buff racers received

Race results are here

Black Canyon Trail

My friend

My friend Lindsay

My friend Emily

My friend Jen

Phoenix PT and dry needling

As always, contact me with questions, comments and guest suggestions at [email protected] or through Instagram

It's been a hot minute friends! This week's episode catches you up on January busy-ness, and what I've been pondering as this adventure comes to an end. My long run in January was a whopping mile(!!) while I stayed with friends for lambing season to learn, experience and help out. That prompted the idea for today's episode, and with the nonstop nature of lambing/calving on the ranch, explains the absence of episodes lately.

One thing we can all do is lend a hand to another person, cause or endeavor that we support. Maybe it's listening to a friend struggling with a relationship; maybe it's digging ditches for your favorite trails or maybe it's bottle-feeding bum lambs at 2 in the morning 7 days a week. 

As always, connect with me @cactusmoose with questions, comments and guest suggestions.

Happy 2023!

Today I'm discussing how I spent New Year's being inspired by participants in a 6 day race called Across The Years, and ways that we can all be inspiring to others. 

Connect with me on Instagram @cactusmoose or [email protected] with questions, comments and guest requests.

As always, here's to a magical day outdoors full of laughter and love!

Thanks for listening today, friends, and hello to all the different cities and countries y'all are tuning in from!

Today I'm answering listener questions about my truck camping setup for road trips, how I get water, where I get clean, and how I choose sites for the evening. I also discuss the many decisions anyone on a road trip faces every day, and some ways to prevent those processes from becoming overwhelming. Breathwork (Wim Hof method; Kim Anami style), taking things one step at a time, gathering information and trusting the process are strategies I use to keep from being overwhelmed.

I recorded today's episode from a trailhead in an undisclosed location as I watched the colors start dancing on the incredible geologic formations. 

As always, connect with me on Instagram @cactusmoose or at [email protected] with questions, comments, and guest suggestions. 

Enjoy your day, and here's to a magical experience in nature.

Thanks for listening, friends!

Today I talk about the energy of place, and how it can affect how we feel in different locations around the globe. I'm drawn to deserts, despite growing up on the wet coast... perhaps there's something for us in the locations we're attracted to, and perhaps our life can change if we visit (or move to) places that call us. 

I'm mentioned on Gremlin Talk as for my role in Mak's race experience at Javelina Jundred.

As always, connect with me on Instagram @cactusmoose or at [email protected] with questions, comments and guest suggestions. 

Have a wonderful day, and remember how great you feel after getting into nature for some fresh air!