No Shortcuts to Now

Tag: hiking as metaphor

  • Waypoint 1.5: No Shortcuts to Now

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    K. L. Homme
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    From Chapter 1, “Standing in The Ancient Shadow“ “We live only now. Everything else is either passed or unknown.” — Marcus Aurelius We welcomed our first break at the first switchback, where a posted sign warned hikers: Stay on the trail. Like an open history book, it traced a scar across the mountain’s face —…