Volume 38

LOOKING

Volume 38 is the first time that I have truly begun to see more of the future as it is unfolding. It is the first release of a trilogy spanning the next three years, closing this decade and ushering in the next. So much has been set in motion for projects I have envisioned for years. It's a unique moment when your thoughts are becoming a reality. So much learning. So much unknowing exposed. It's beautifully vulnerable.

The theme for this year was "Looking." I have finally started to lift my gaze forward instead of longing to live backward, enchanted by my memories. As I looked forward, I folded deeper and deeper into myself. Healing on levels that will carry positive energy forward for many generations. The question I have been asking myself all year is:

"What must I do to put myself in an environment where I am operating at my highest self?"

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two magazines placed on a bed side table. Only the top cover is visible. On it shows a young man with stuble beard looking downward as if deep in thought but has a slight smile.

welcome

This magazine is for people who grew up thinking they were not creative and then woke up to life. It’s for those of us with a burning desire to create or do something meaningful with our life but don’t know how to start.

Background

In 2015, I started writing and putting out this annual publication (vol 30), encapsulating significant things I had learned over the previous year. As the magazine has grown, it also shares learnings from other creators, showcasing how they make decisions and navigate life. I hope that by viewing different ways to navigate life, something will spark in you and lead you to pursue a future no one else can see. Maybe that is what it feels like to be young and alive. Never grow out of experimenting. Be willing to make yourself uncomfortable, and you will always feel young.

Even if no one ever reads my words or consumes my content, I am not waiting until I am old to write about what I have lived. I am trying to document my life and learnings through multiple mediums as I am closest to them. I don’t know why, but I love it. I hope you find a process you love. It makes life feel meaningful, and it has helped me to be more content or present or happy…whatever you want to call it. It’s wonderful!

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Vol 38

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LOOKING

Vol 37

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INTO THE OPEN

The theme for this issue is about being 'open.' Open to change, new ideas, saying goodbye, getting out of my own way, being wrong, new mindsets, open to discovery and wonder. Most of all, I've become open to a new version of myself. That is my main message. Openness invites energy and inspiration to get you where you want to go. Preview the issue.

Vol 36

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LOVE

This year’s theme is “Love”. It focuses on all the many facets of this incredible energy. I found love is more than romance or sex or even caring for someone close to you. It is the most complex, expansive, and purest energy that flows through everything. I can’t wait for you to read more. You can read the preview of vol 36 here.

Vol 35

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BECOMING FULLY ME

This years theme is “Becoming Fully Me”. It’s a collection of learnings from two creatives I interviewed, a few poems, beautiful photography & several articles diving deeper on topics like, feedback loops, the paradoxical mindset, or the importance of finding environments/activities that allow you to become your full self, just to name a few. You can read the preview of vol 35 here.

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THE NEW

The previous volume was written out of the chaos that was going on in my life. This Volume is about the NEW. New life, new growth, new futures, new ideas. Chaos and destruction are necessary to make room for the new. As painful as it is, you have to face it.

One new initiative I introduced is interviews with a select few inspiring artists and entrepreneurs. In previous issues, I wrote about artists that were inspiring me at the time. I wanted to expand on that concept, so I started reaching out and doing video interviews. I wanted to showcase the intentional decision making that other artists use to bring their ideas to life. I am also providing different cover options. Each cover is one of the inspiring artists I interviewed.

Vol 33

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CHAOS

Chaos is the perfect description of this year. Volume 32 was about moving on and healing from my journey transitioning out of religion. I thought the seas were calming; I was gaining momentum and confidence in what I wanted to pursue. Now, a year later, I feel I have been tossed back into the blender of emotions. Nothing makes sense anymore. Complete confusion. Chaos. I am facing some of my greatest fears and verbalizing some of my deepest thoughts. Down the rabbit hole I tumble.

Vol 32

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GROWTH, STRUGGLE, AND FINDING A WAY FORWARD

This last year was very much a struggle. I came to realize a great deal, all the while wrestling with the creative in me screaming for more attention. We all struggle. It’s how we respond to the struggle that defines who we are. How we act, is more important than what we think.

Vol 31

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HARD WORK IS HARD WORK

The previous year was focused on becoming inspired, waking up to life, and finding what I wanted to pursue. Vol 31 is about making that pursuit, or dream, a reality. It’s about inspiration, struggle, and triumph. It’s great to get inspired and have a newfound desire to change and live a more intentional life, but the true story lies in the struggle, the fight to produce and convert inspiration and desire into action.

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LIVE LIFE INTENTIONALLY

This issue is filled with little bits of wisdom I have learned on how to live life intentionally. The pages are saturated with treasures I wish I would have known before I graduated high school. I hope this magazine can help inspire you to chase that dream you have always wanted to pursue.

When you live your life intentionally,

you can accomplish the equivalent of 3 lives in 1 lifetime

Official Playlists

While I was publishing Volume 34 my friend Oscar suggest in passing how interesting it would be to be able to see the play list I was listening to while I was doing the magazine. Thats sparked an idea to keep a playlist of song I listened to during the year of that volume. It’s a fun little detail that most people won’t see or ever care about. However, I feel it fun for my kids to discover different parts of me through this unique way. Not now but years from now when they are in their 30’s, 40’s or 50’s and are interested in my life at that time. Almost like a public time capsule of sorts. anyways, I hope you enjoy (: