Tim Mathis13 min readTravelTravel is my church: Using ritual to turn your trip into a pilgrimage (Go on, make it weird!)I know "ritual" can seem creepy, but embrace it. Do odd things. Watch your trip become life-changing.
Tim Mathis9 min readTravelWhy do people go on adventures? It's so simple that even a child could understand.Adventure serves the same purpose for adults as play does for children: to learn to be human.
Tim Mathis10 min readThe Meaning of LifeThe Hero’s Journey: Narrative therapy to write yourself out of a dark black hole.How you can use the Hero's Journey to write your way through your problems.
Tim Mathis7 min readOutdoorsLeaving religion, playing outside: What's with the post-religious dirtbags sliding into my DMs? Listen, I know this is strangely specific, but I keep running in to people who have left their religion and latched on to the outdoors...
Tim Mathis6 min readThe Meaning of LifeA time capsule from a year of post-traumatic growth: How losing faith made my life better.Top 10 things learnings from a year of post-traumatic growth.
Tim Mathis5 min readTravelStating your intentions is the first step: Birthing Travel, the PCT, and the dream lifeThe first step on the Pacific Crest Trail, for me, happened on the internet. Big life decisions are like that.
Tim Mathis11 min readThe Meaning of LifeWhy do people accept authoritarians? Lessons from the psych unitI'm not an authoritarian, usually. But I've learned some things on the psych unit that make me worry.