The story behind Mindful Explorer

Several years ago my daily life felt like it needed a change. I was reading more and more on the topics of Simple Living, Minimalism, Financial Independence, Early Retirement and Mindfulness. All these readings had me realize that I didn’t need to stick to the course and there was a new lifestyle design choice out there waiting for me if I wanted it.

So I decided to make that change.

In the fall of 2013 our family packed up our all belongings and moved half way across the country to Vancouver Island on the west coast of British Columbia. In the process we downsized our home, our belongings and generally all the excess in our life. It was an adventure in lifestyle optimization of less is more.

This new journey involves striving to inspire others, be mindful in my actions and to just let positive energy be my guide. With this in mind my blog posts in the past sometimes covered topics on personal finance and living simply. Also an awareness of our consumer choices in a world of experiencing the effects due to climate change induced in the last century.

This time of renaissance in my life has evolved into a daily mantra of finding the good in every situation. How can you bring positive energy to your actions and to those around you. This is easily summarized in the Stoic teaching;

The only thing we control in the world around us is how we react to it.

The biggest change with my new life has been discovering a passion for getting outdoors. To explore new and amazing places while reconnecting with the simplicity that nature rewards us. These past years have found my spending all of my time in the outdoors, so much so that it is now the main focus of the Mindful Explorer website.

I’ve also been fortunate to travel to great destinations for tourism marketing organizations to feature beautiful places across the country. In the past I was also lucky enoug to collaborate with top recognized brands in the outdoor industry. Creating detailed gear reviews on products to help you spend more time on your adventures.

One of the funnest aspects of my content is providing backpacking and mountain biking  trip reports of all the amazing places I have visited. From road trips to even detailed how to articles to better enjoy those travels.

I hope you find my website both enjoyable and helpful.

Cheers ~ Chris