The journey I was on back then was a very personal one. I sought noticeable growth and change within myself. That meant managing the opposing desires for solitude and connection. I embraced my alone time. I reveled in it. I wrote in my bible sized journal every day. I read Atlas Shrugged. I contemplated beautiful vistas, wondering how I would be different when I returned home.

I was so in love with this personal process that I was unable to appreciate the opportunities for greater connection that would have been so meaningful to me, soul-filling moments of cosmic entanglement that I could reference for decades. And I ended up missing one. Read the original article here: https://goodmenproject.com/guy-talk/the-inadvertent-life-changing-moment-cmtt/