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Remember To Forget
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Remember To Forget

By Steve McAllister March 19, 2020 March 19, 2020 0

“Not all that glitters is gold. Not all that wander are lost.” -J.R.R. Tolkien – The Fellowship of the Ring

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Is Civilization Really Necessary?
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Is Civilization Really Necessary?

By Steve McAllister March 12, 2020 March 12, 2020 0

Courage is resistance to fear; mastery of fear; not absence of fear.
-Mark Twain

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No Fear In The Wilderness
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No Fear In The Wilderness

By Steve McAllister March 5, 2020 March 5, 2020 0

“Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants and to serve them one’s self?” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Mental Spelunking
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Mental Spelunking

By Steve McAllister February 27, 2020 February 26, 2020 0

Although the journey of “The Rucksack Letters” took me all the way across the country, it was the journey inward that made it truly worthwhile.

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An Innocent Criminal
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An Innocent Criminal

By Steve McAllister February 20, 2020 February 12, 2020  cannabis, legalization, marijuana 0

The journey continues and I extrapolate on why I think marijuana should be legal.

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The First Step of The Rucksack Letters
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The First Step of The Rucksack Letters

By Steve McAllister February 13, 2020 February 12, 2020 0

This is the first chapter of “The Rucksack Letters” where I share my vision for the journey ahead.

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What People Have Said About “The Rucksack Letters”
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What People Have Said About “The Rucksack Letters”

By Steve McAllister January 15, 2020 December 19, 2019  reviews 0

Here is what people have been saying about my second book,T”he Rucksack Letters”…

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Preface to The Rucksack Letters
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Preface to The Rucksack Letters

By Steve McAllister January 1, 2020 December 18, 2019  Jack Kerouac 0

How Jack Kerouac inspired me to cope with my ADD by taking to the road and writing my second book “The Rucksack Letters”.

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My Visit to a Buddhist Monastery
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My Visit to a Buddhist Monastery

By Steve McAllister May 2, 2018 December 7, 2018  Buddhism 0

I haven’t historically been very consistent or disciplined in meditation. I hope to change that as I remember one of my first experiences of doing it in a group setting. I was still on the first leg of my journey of The Rucksack Letters, and stopped for a visit at …

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Mental Spelunking
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Mental Spelunking

By Steve McAllister April 25, 2018 April 25, 2018 0

Looking back over all of the things I’ve written over the last several years, and considering how I’ve spent my time and energy, has certainly had me thinking. Not only am I thinking of how to best deliver all of the words I’ve compiled so they have the greatest impact …

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