What if your most significant impact, your most authentic joy, and your deepest purpose were still ahead of you?

What if the second half of your life was the beginning of your most meaningful climb?

Most of us spend the first half of our lives climbing what author David Brooks calls the "First Mountain"—a journey marked by traditional indicators of success, such as career advancement, financial stability, and social status. 

The specific content areas covered in each issue of 'Climbing the Second Mountain’ are varied and fall under the broad categories of self-improvement, spiritual growth, and financial security.

Total transparency: I say f*ck and sh*t several times each day, so much so that one might call them my mantra.

Waking up fully is a daily moment-by-moment practice. There is no Santa moment when we’re rewarded with the shiny bauble of enlightenment from another dimension or a higher being.

Regarding my Buddhist practice, I find it increasingly difficult to label it as aligned with any single tradition or school.

One of the most common misconceptions about Buddhist meditation is that it is a practice designed to seek and attain enlightenment. However, seeking anything, even a higher awareness, is another form of craving and attachment.

I recall the first time I read a similar thought in one of Roshi Steve Hagen’s books, which profoundly shaped my love for the Dharma and my affinity with the Zen tradition. Just as birds do not seek the sky, and fish do not seek the water, all of our seeking is in vain.