John CloseYou Can’t Crucify HopeAs a child, I found it fairly weird that all the adults had deemed the day Jesus was beaten, tortured, crucified and killed, Good Friday…Apr 10, 2020Apr 10, 2020
John CloseSelf Isolation is our ParachuteLast night I woke up in a free fall. Head hot, body cold. Breathing felt laboured. Chest was tight. My thoughts were dark and dangerous.Mar 24, 2020Mar 24, 2020
John CloseAre you SAD?Today is February 6. Unless you’re shirtless in sunny Chile, like my annoying podcast partner Andrew Langford, you are likely smack dab in…Feb 6, 2020Feb 6, 2020
John CloseHow breathing is teaching me to let goIt’s hard to breathe easy when we’re trying to conquer and control and we can’t let it go. So I’m learning to submit. And just let it go.Feb 5, 2020Feb 5, 2020
John CloseThe shit will hit the fanLast night as I was laying in a cheap Seattle hotel room, I was a ball of restless nerves. After a tiring day of flying across the country…Jan 16, 2020Jan 16, 2020
John CloseCold Water Saves LivesIf somebody had told me 5 years ago that the most lasting and effective change I would experience in my life was temperature-related, I…Jan 2, 2020Jan 2, 2020
John Close3 Questions to Save Your LifeIf we’re lucky, we’ll wake up to a new day tomorrow. A new year. Hell, a new decade! 2020 is here. It’s no longer a distant year in the…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
John CloseThe Ocean of AffirmationWe all have things that keep us from our higher self. By higher self, I mean true self, the real ‘us’ that is not influenced, distracted…Dec 28, 2019Dec 28, 2019
John CloseKindness pets the catI’ve seldom been called mean but been called kind even less. Kindness doesn’t come naturally to me. We all know those beautiful souls who…Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019
John CloseCan you do what you love if you suck at it?I grew up singing and loved every minute of it. Sure I sang in the shower like everyone else but most of my singing was actually done in…Nov 24, 2019Nov 24, 2019