A Masterclass in the Art of Self-destruction
At the start of 2025, I discovered a love for blogging — sharing personal experiences and telling stories. After a period of intense writing that year, I fell off. Work got too busy. Life got too tough.
Since I stopped blogging, my wife and I have, unfortunately, gained what feels like a lifetime of experience. We’ve loved, we’ve lost, and because of that, we’ve both grown as individuals.
We actually feel like mature adults now (at the ripe old age of 31).
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With experience, however, comes a shift in perspective.
Our new perspective is that life is short. Really short. Each morning that we wake and every night we sleep is not guaranteed.
Life is short — and it is also fickle.
It was no surprise for us to find, after some self-examination and a lot of therapy, that we aren’t happy with our current circumstances. We’re not necessarily unhappy with them, but that spark of joy isn’t there.
Most days, it’s tough to get out of bed.
After learning the hard way that life is, indeed, not as long or as contractually obligated as we’d like, we’ve decided to do something about that missing spark. We realized it is too much of a shame to let the sands of time run through our fingers.
Time is too precious to be chained to a desk in return for predictability and comfort.
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So, we quit.
Yep, at the height of a hidden recession, we’re quitting. Throwing in the towel. Walking away. Literally, actually.
When we tossed around the idea of doing something adventurous, something drastic, we looked at the calendar and found something exciting.
We discovered that our end dates would line up well with the opportunity to cross an item off our bucket lists.
The Pacific Crest Trail.
A 2600-mile hiking trail reaching from the Mexican border all the way to Canada. It cuts through the southern California desert, the reaches of the Sierra mountains, through Oregon, and the drizzly overcast of Washington.
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We hold permits and backpacks full of camping supplies, slated for the end of April. We’re also counting down the days until we can undertake this adventure (and challenge) of a lifetime.
It is my goal to document our preparation and our journey on this new path. To share with you, fine folk, and hopefully inspire others to take a leap. Check back in weekly for new information, our prep, and trip.
I’ll see you on the trail.
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