I deleted the Twitter and Instagram apps from my phone. Both I’ve found to be major time vacuums that I think have a negative impact on how I want to use my time.

Taking a proper look at yourself in the mirror, inconvenient or not, truths are what really matter.

Yamabushi training is all about doing first. Do, do, do. Being thrown in the deep end. Jumping in head first. Getting your hands dirty.

For some people, it’s easy to describe your job because a title has been given to you, the hard work has been taken out. For others, not so much.

This is me typing on Ulysses on my phone. I would really like to have this as my default blogging, the main reason is so I can focus on the writing first, but also so it can be sent to Medium at the same time.

Losing a parent early on in your life (for reference I was 26) is not exactly the same as a near-death experience. But in my case, it might as well be. ​

I climbed Chokai-zan the other day from the southern Yunodai trailhead. Only by climbing did I realise why it’s not the usual route.