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Jason Journeyman Wise
Apr 5, 2018
Angeles National Forest Artist in Residence Show | April 7, 4–8pm
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This field. I’ve seen it tons of times. Every time it has changed.
This field. I’ve seen it tons of times. Every time it has changed.
Everything does.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Mar 23, 2018
Here’s to the Sun in Your Eye
Here’s to the Sun in Your Eye
Figuring out how to capture a natural sun glare was the first thing I learned on my “fancy” camera (and might have been the last lol). It’s…
Jason Journeyman Wise
Mar 13, 2018
Nature is the Great Equalizer
Nature is the Great Equalizer
I’m a gay liberal, you’re a straight conservative, and they’re somewhere in between. Nature can bring us together.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 28, 2017
Don’t Just Get Angry, Get Involved
Don’t Just Get Angry, Get Involved
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jan 19, 2017
Leave Your Legacy
Leave Your Legacy
You control your legacy. You control your story. You control it every day with every decision in every moment.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Dec 7, 2016
Love is Like a Garden, You Must Tend to It
Love is Like a Garden, You Must Tend to It
Give your relationships the attention they deserve.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Feb 15, 2018
Resolutions Schmesolutions
Resolutions Schmesolutions
We all need more than a New Year’s resolution to create a new reality.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jan 5, 2018
Accepting the Darkness of Life
Accepting the Darkness of Life
We go to great lengths to avoid darkness this time of year, and maybe that’s what makes it feel so bleak to so many.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Dec 28, 2017
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Only You Can’t Prevent Forest Fires… or Emotional Fire
Only You Can’t Prevent Forest Fires… or Emotional Fire
They happen whether we avoid them or not, and they happen to be much more arduous because of that very avoidance.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Dec 8, 2017
The Mindful Activist
The Mindful Activist
How do you create mindfulness when there are so many terrible things going on in the world?
Jason Journeyman Wise
Aug 17, 2017
Fear of Death, and the Death of Fear
Fear of Death, and the Death of Fear
You have two options: live your life in fear or live in the now.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jul 6, 2017
Out of the City, Into the Wild
Out of the City, Into the Wild
So often we make the mistake of of assuming we have to give up the wild in order to live in the modern. Society has spent millennia trying…
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 30, 2017
Nature is Cheaper than Therapy
Nature is Cheaper than Therapy
A lot of us could use some therapy, but ALL of us could use a lot more nature.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 27, 2017
All of Los Angeles in a Little Lake
All of Los Angeles in a Little Lake
Finding the community of the city, in the community of the wild.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 23, 2017
Be Safe Out There Kiddos (a Vlog)
Be Safe Out There Kiddos (a Vlog)
Watching a rescue at Hermit Falls near Chantry Flat in the Angeles National Forest is a great reminder… BE SAFE.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 21, 2017
Inspiration Point
Inspiration Point
It’s that feeling you get out in nature, When the hawk flies by and whistles it’s caw, When you get to the top of the peak and look out…
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 20, 2017
The Bliss in Your Backyard
The Bliss in Your Backyard
I was once a city guy who thought Los Angeles was everything. The excitement, the lights, even the graffiti was life. The longer you’re…
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 19, 2017
Respect Your Park, Leave No Trace
Respect Your Park, Leave No Trace
Graffiti in a National Monument. Sadly, it’s a thing.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 15, 2017
Isolated Socialization
Isolated Socialization
A visit to nature reminds us that we’re never alone, even in the big bad lonely city.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 14, 2017
Grow Big
Grow Big
You need to see the big pines in the San Gabriels.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 8, 2017
Urban Disconnection
Urban Disconnection
It’s not an art project, it’s an ethos.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 7, 2017
Artist in Residence
Artist in Residence
Hi, my name is Jason Wise, and I’m a 2017 Artist in Residence with the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. My job is to inspire you…
Jason Journeyman Wise
Jun 5, 2017
Shut Up (a poem)
Shut up, voices in my head, That tell me to dread, The future that’s unsaid.
Jason Journeyman Wise
May 31, 2017
Humble Gratitude
Humble Gratitude
“Coming from a place of gratitude” is such bumper sticker wisdom. I’m searching for real gratitude.
Jason Journeyman Wise
May 24, 2017
Not Another Boring Blog Post About Mindfulness and Nature
Not Another Boring Blog Post About Mindfulness and Nature
Nothing about life is typical.
Jason Journeyman Wise
May 4, 2017
Shine Bright Like a Campfire
Shine Bright Like a Campfire
All your beauty and all your pain in an ember.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Apr 14, 2017
Snap Out Of It
Snap Out Of It
Hey you. Yeah you over there. The one moping around with your head to the ground. The one so easy to irritate. The one putting your…
Jason Journeyman Wise
Mar 28, 2017
Progress Goes in Ebbs and Flows
Progress Goes in Ebbs and Flows
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Mar 13, 2017
It’s Never Over
It’s Never Over
I’m 37 and always feel like I’m just getting started in life.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Mar 7, 2017
Nature Doesn’t Give You Peace, It Helps You Find Peace Within
Nature Doesn’t Give You Peace, It Helps You Find Peace Within
People talk about “going into nature” like they’re doing something different and special that will give them all the answers. And by…
Jason Journeyman Wise
Feb 17, 2017
Less v. More
Less v. More
a poem.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Feb 10, 2017
Stay Healthy, It’ll Make You A Better Activist
Stay Healthy, It’ll Make You A Better Activist
This nation is hiking down a toxic trail. If we’re going to survive it and fight back, we cannot follow.
Jason Journeyman Wise
Feb 3, 2017
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