Thoughts
My latest Musings, Essays and Reflections
Recent Musings
The Sacred Start
What if you started your day in silence, before the noise begins? No words or voices. No podcast or playlist. Just presence and awareness. What if you started your day…
Courage & Failure
It takes courage to go after something you really want. Something deep and special. Something hard to justify. Something made for you in mysterious ways. I went after that recently….
Feeling Everything
Life can be so beautiful if you let your feelings guide you. It’s easy to block emotion. It’s easy to stay strong, scared and guarded. It’s easy to let your…
Infinite Options
Our lives offer infinite options. Options to do, be, consider and experience. Options are simply decisions. We navigate thousands of decisions every day. We choose the way we show up,…
Latest Essays from findspace.me
Spring Equinox Awareness
Spring is a special season. It begins with an “Equinox” – a term I never really gave much attention to. An equinox is an important part of nature that occurs twice per year. It presents a powerful shift in our…
Freedom & Radical Action
Freedom can be a dynamic thing. I would know because it’s one of my top core values. It’s something that drives a lot of my decision making. Freedom is what I’m usually optimizing for. At the time of this writing,…
Seeds, Growth and Roots
Seeds are the beginning of creation. A seed can be a life form, an idea, a thought — the quiet spark of a new beginning. Some seeds grow fast, pushing through soil with urgency. Others take their sweet time, sitting…
Conscious Co-Creation
Humans are beautiful creators. We create all kinds of things with time and energy. From technology to poetry to architecture. Look at the world we live in. It’s filled with amazing creations. Most of our creations start from one. One…
End of Year Space
As we end another year, I will be creating special space. This has become an end of year practice in my life. I disconnect from normal work, commitments and demands for 2 weeks. I give myself the space to rest,…
Expand Your Identity
“What do you do?” Four words that begin many introductions and variations of small talk. Four words that quickly attempt to describe our identity in the world. Most people default to their profession or vocation. They start with their “work”…
Reflections
Most recent
The Spiritual Stingray
I recently attended my 9th Front Row Dads VIP retreat in San Diego. This was a gathering of 40 VIP members, who chose to show up and co-create another powerful…
2025 Retrospect
2025 was a meaningful year for me. My word for the year was CLARITY, and it came in all kinds of beautiful ways. Clarity from new growth and expansion. Clarity…
2026: Regenerate
Regenerate is my word for 2026. 2025 took a lot out of me. It challenged me in new ways, offered beautiful growth and helped me realize a lot of clarity….
Family Day of Silence
My family recently completed a new experiment – a day of silence. Why I was curious about how much talking influences our being and family dynamic. Constraints Full day with…
Father & Son Wilderness Trip
This is the story of 8 fathers and 9 sons who embarked on an epic adventure of bonding, time in nature, and learning to survive in the wilderness. Context Everest…
The Mountain is Calling
The mountain makes a call. You will hear it when you’re ready. It calls to those who are seeking. The hike presents a path. You will trust this is the…
FRD Chief Transformation Officer
Today I get to share something… Something new and meaningful in my life. Something real and exciting. Something rooted in years of courage, commitment, curiosity and love. Today I’m deeply…
40 Trips Around the Sun
Below is a poem I wrote the morning of my 40th birthday (Jan 27th, 2025). Here is a musical piece by my great friend, Eric Turnnessen, to accompany the poem…
2024 Retrospect
2024 was filled with so much life and learning. I’m approaching 40 in a few days… and as I feel into that, I’m realizing how grateful I am for many…
Front Row Dads Retreat: Fight & Flow
I just returned from my 10th Front Row Dads VIP retreat. This is the story. For quick context, I’ve been attending these retreats twice per year since 2019. You may…
Jafarian Family Values
This project is 3+ years in the making and some of the most important work I’ll ever do in my lifetime. I am deeply proud of this art. These 7…
2023 Retrospect
2023 was another amazing year! The Jafarian family chose challenge as our word for the year and we tested ourselves in new ways. We also mixed in a bit of…