Sam Case

Not long ago I met with a young woman who is struggling to decide between staying in college or pursuing a less traditional path. As she...

On life’s scale of experiences, extreme sorrow is on one end and extreme joy on the other. Between the two extremes are a range of...

Last year I left a secure path to pursue the authentic desires of my heart. The path first took me to Alaska, where I spent the summer...

The morning of the first of the new year and new decade my dad and I woke early to watch the sunrise together from a wind-blown, Wyoming...

There’s a cycle that we all experience many times throughout our lives: renewal, expansion, abundance, and contraction. It’s the same...

Dear friend, In my early twenties I printed and thumbtacked a piece of art to a bulletin board in my studio apartment of a sensual woman...

If you tie a string around a lifesaver (or a ring, a washer, or a paperclip), hold it between two of your fingers, dangle it in front of...

Dear friend, I’ve wanted to write to you for a long time, but it has taken me a while to understand what it is that I deeply crave to...

A dirt path in the wilderness develops after it has been walked over and over again. Overtime, as the result of deliberate effort, what...

The other night I sorted books I own into two piles: books to keep (10%) and books not to keep (90%). It’s one step in the process of...

Lately I’ve been able to feel time in the palms of my hands. It slips between my fingers the way sand trickles through an hourglass. Just...

Some species of trees hold a specific type of seed in their canopy that is only released during  a natural disaster, most often a fire....

I recently took a walk in the cold woods draped in winter’s blanket. I was attentive to the environment around me. The trees were naked...

Imagine you’re on a stage and there’s an audience before you. You feel confused why you’re there. What is the performance? What is your...

I recently dreamed I was a realtor showing a house to some eager buyers. It wasn’t any ol’ house, though. There was something special...

My family and I use to eat at buffets often when I was a child. I’d walk alongside my mom or dad, tightly holding a plate in my hands, as...

When walking through the woods I sometimes pluck wildflowers to later place in a vase for house decoration. I feel so attracted to the...

Insects and reptiles undergo a process called ecdysis where they shed their exoskeleton or old skin for new growth. For other animals,...

There is a soft side to the knife of time, and what makes it soft is what also makes it sharp. When the passing of time brings us to a...

We each endure cycles of growth throughout the span of our lives. The beginning of new growth often starts with a seed. There’s something...