I’m not a Grateful Dead fan…
But…
In an interview years ago, Jerry Garcia spoke about the energy that comes from the crowd and how they gave that energy back.
He called their concerts an Enjoyment Ritual.
That hit me this morning. Because that’s life.
Energy comes your way → you dance with it → you send it back.
And then infinite intelligence plays back with you, and you dance with it.
Life is an Enjoyment Ritual.
Wink.
Fan the flame of your enjoyment.
Let’s go.
— Jason
#EnjoymentRitual #SacredRebel #FanTheFlame #LifeIsASong #EnergyExchange #SacredFire
Scrutiny
Before you trust any expert, system, or authority, scrutinize the premise. This will save you time, energy, and money.”
That’s how Jesse Elder opened a post this week, and it hit me like a bell.
The news. Religion. Self-help. Past life contracts.
All of it can be used to keep you small, to make you passive, to glorify victimhood.
But there’s another way.
Life isn’t happening to you.
It isn’t even happening for you.
Life is happening BY you.
Through you.
That’s more responsibility than most people are willing to take.
But if you dare to take it, everything changes.
I close every Modern Day Warrior night with these lyrics from Greg Holden:
And I will not be commanded
And I will not be controlled
And I will not let my future go on
Without the help of my soul.
#SacredRebel #ModernDayWarrior #Agency #ShadesOfIntimacy
What can I create today?
4:40 AM. Tea brewed for the Queen. She swats me away and dives back into sleep.
All hail the Queen — may she have her beauty rest.
I’m up, breathing deep, circulating energy, and grateful to be alive.
Sober October. No drugs. No alcohol.
Just clarity, discipline, and the quiet hum of a man building something real.
Today is full: breakfast with an old friend, a roof to fix, a retreat to prepare, bills to balance, a book to write, and a body to sculpt — 200 pounds by December 3rd.
What can I create today?
That’s the question my brothers Ryan and Peter put on my heart this week.
And it burns in me every morning now.
Core 4.
Exercise. Meditate. Connect. Learn.
Hit the singles. Stack the days. Build the man.
Grateful. Awake. Alive.
#SacredRebel #Core4 #SoberOctober #Discipline #WhatCanICreateToday
Men's Group
October 1st, 2025
Ever hear of a Men’s Group?
I’ve been in a few, and they always serve me well…
though it’s not always comfortable.
Iron sharpens iron.
And sharpening isn’t easy.
But finding a circle of men you trust — men who give honest, authentic, wise feedback, and who are open to receiving from your depth — is priceless.
Yes, it’s conversation and connection.
But it’s also depth, vulnerability, challenge, and support.
I really encourage you to find a men’s group.
(Ladies, same goes for you — women’s groups work in a similar way.)
The group I’m in now is less structured than others I’ve been part of.
We sit around a table. We share.
There are deep silences.
Some speak. Some don’t.
And somehow, each month a theme emerges that serves every man there.
There was a time I wouldn’t have been caught dead in a men’s group.
But now?
I wouldn’t know how to put a price on it.
And it folds right into Modern Day Warrior, and now the 90 Day Challenge.
(A few men even shared sharp, simple ways they’ve lost weight — wisdom you can only get in a circle like this.)
Light the fire.
Gather round it.
Let’s go.
—Jason
#SacredRebel #MensGroup #IronSharpensIron #Core4 #MasculineFeminine #Brotherhood #ModernDayWarrior #90DayChallenge #SacredFire
Photo - The view in the evening at the end of our meeting.
The Power of Accountability
The 90 Day Challenge isn’t just mine.
It’s ours.
My daughter Amethyst sparked the idea: a body-centered challenge.
Now we’ve got a group walking the path together.
We set targets.
We measure.
We check in.
Every Sunday we drop in for a brief call—
Not long, not complicated—
Just accountability, presence, and support.
Because it’s one thing to set a challenge.
It’s another to have a tribe at your back.
When others are watching, cheering, challenging—
You rise higher.
You show up stronger.
That’s the fire we’re stoking together.
—Jason
#SacredRebel #90DayChallenge #Core4 #BodyBeingBalanceBusiness #SacredFire #ModernDayWarrior #Transformation #Tribe #Accountability
90 Day Challenge
90 Day Challenge
Challenge or Praise.
The masculine grows through challenge.
The feminine grows through praise.
So today—it’s CHALLENGE TIME.
A 90 Day Challenge.
Set a target, 90 days out.
Specific. Measurable. Achievable.
Lay out a plan.
And begin.
You can do it. You can achieve the result you want.
Specific. Measurable. Achievable.
My current 90 Day Challenge is in the realm of BODY.
It’s simple: drop from 214 pounds to 200 pounds.
Specific. Measurable. Achievable.
Now that the intent is set, the alignment is clear.
The plan is showing up with almost no effort.
I see it. I lay it out.
Eat less food.
Keep energy high.
Stay functional.
I’ve got a plan. And I’m not afraid to use it.
What target would change your life 90 days from now?
Would a challenge pull the greatness out of you?
Let’s go.
Light a sacred fire.
—Jason
#SacredRebel #Core4 #90DayChallenge #BodyBeingBalanceBusiness #MasculineFeminine #ShadesOfIntimacy #ModernDayWarrior #Transformation #SacredFire
Monday, September 29th, 2025 - Sober October
This is where the war begins—not in the chaos, but in the choice to strip it all back.
Sober October.
Or as a buddy of mine insists on calling it: Soberer October.
(Not my favorite wordsmithing, but hey… I’ll let him have it.)
Here’s the truth: I started back on September 17th.
So by the time October hit, I was already clean.
And I’ll be riding that all the way through… just in time for Get Freaky.
Yeah, that rave in Salt Lake City.
Excision on the lineup.
Bass drops that feel like tectonic plates shifting under your chest.
Call it what you want: chaos, party, spiritual ritual.
For me, raves have always had a touch of the sacred.
Funny enough, it was one of those “sacred” experiences that planted this whole practice in my life.
Picture it: me and Jennie, walking meditation, about ten years ago.
Out of nowhere—clear as lightning—this voice from heaven drops in:
“Give your body a break for 90 days.”
We looked at each other.
Nodded.
And said the only thing we know how to say to a real calling: Yes.
That choice changed everything.
And since then, every October we honor that voice.
We hit pause.
We give the body back its throne.
Fitting, really—coming right after the Modern Day Warrior event last week.
The body, after all, is the temple where the warrior trains.
And a temple doesn’t run on fumes.
And what goes hand-in-hand with 30 days sober?
A 90-day body challenge.
(Details drop tomorrow morning. Don’t miss it.)
So here’s my question for you:
Where in your life could a clean break give you more than the constant grind ever could?
And how do you feel about a yearly challenge—not just for your body, but for your whole damn life?
Let’s go.
Jason
Friday, September 26th, 2025 - Home Depot Adventures
Friday Chores
Yesterday, in preparation for Friday chores, I went to Home Depot.
I was looking for drywall anchors but couldn’t find them, so I asked an employee for help. His response? “I don’t know. Look on the app.”
I was startled by the rudeness. I even started downloading the app—but the store Wi-Fi crawled, so I ditched that and asked someone else. This second guy smiled, looked it up, and gave me the row and bay. Bam. Simple. Helpful. Exactly what you’d hope for in a place that exists to help people build and create with their hands.
Then came the second story. I bought a big heavy shelving unit and rolled it out on a dolly. Getting it into the bed of my truck? A battle. The weight. The wheels. Gravity working against me.
After a few failed attempts, I spotted a man walking toward me with a woman just ahead of him. I waited for the man, ready to ask him for a hand.
But before I could say a word, the woman bent down, grabbed the other end of the shelving unit, and together we lifted it into my truck. Done.
I was shocked. Delighted. Grateful.
I thanked her and she just waved me off and kept walking. No words. No permission. She saw a need, jumped in, and handled it.
That’s my kind of human.
—Jason
#SacredRebel #Core4 #FridayChores #SacredFires #ActsOfKindness #CommunityStrength #RealLifeStories
Small Things Are the Big Things
Last night, September 24th, we had the privilege of attending a baby celebration for two dear friends of ours. We first met them years ago as clients at a Heber Meditation Retreat. They showed up with open hearts then… and since that time they’ve married and now brought their first daughter into the world.
There must have been fifty people gathered—simple, delightful, nourishing.
During the evening I snapped this photo with my son and my daughter. We sent it to their grandmother in Australia.
I could pontificate about how the little things are the big things. But if you look at this photo, you already know.
These are the sacred fires that burn the brightest.
—Jason
#SacredRebel #Core4 #HeberMeditationRetreat #FamilyFire #SacredFires #ParentingJourney #CommunityLove
Rest
REST
In the CORE 4 system, Body is the first principle.
Fitness & fuel — keep your body moving and eat right. Simple.
But one thing I forget to mention is rest.
You need to stop once in a while. Stop moving and just rest. Rest longer than you think you need to.
Allow it.
Stephen Covey taught in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People that Habit 7 is Sharpen the Saw.
Sometimes the best thing you can do to sharpen your body, spirit, heart, and mind is to rest.
What are you doing here? Go take a nap.
— Jason
#Core4 #SacredRebel #Rest #SharpenTheSaw #ModernDayWarrior #Integration #MasculineRest #SelfCare #HeberCity
Modern Day Warrior Processing
Good morning.
After a big event like Modern Day Warrior there’s always a void. What now? I get this after every peak — clean up, processing, integration. And the honest truth: we often skip those steps. We rush back into life and miss the real work.
In 2020 I came back from a huge experience with a stack of notes. As I read them, organized them, and built practices from them, a thought landed: this is my work.
The degree to which you process your peak experiences is the degree to which you make room for the next peak. The sword — the peak experience — is powerful. But the pen — the processing and integration — is mightier. Use them together and your growth compounds. You become wiser, stronger, and more durable.
If you just finished something big, give yourself permission to slow down. Process. Integrate. The next peak will arrive — and you’ll be ready for it.
Modern Day Warrior — Monday Morning Reflective
Weekend heat fades. What’s left is the truth.
Not the performance, not the hype—just the simple weight of who I am when the music stops and it's time to clean up and assess the progress as well as the damage. That’s where a warrior is forged: in the ordinary moments that try to pull me back to sleep.
Today I choose to awake with this prayer: Thank you for another day.
Then… to stay awake.
I don’t need to fix my whole life before lunch. I need one honest rep:
• One full deep belly breath owned.
• One promise made and kept.
• One small kindness delivered.
• One promise honored when no one’s watching.
Discipline isn’t punishment; it’s devotion. Presence isn’t passive; it’s power. And love—real love—is a daily decision, not a mood.
This morning I return to the basics:
Focus my attention.
Deepen my breath.
Direct my energy.
Stand in my presence.
One true thing, executed cleanly, is enough to move the day.
Modern Day Warrior isn’t an event. It’s a way of showing up when the world thinks you won’t.
And now that Modern Day Warrior X is over… it’s actually just begun.
Let’s go.
Jason
Business - Friday September 19th, 2025
Business – Wednesday September 17th, 2025
I start with my body—because I’m incarnated after all.
Then meditation—let’s find the spirit of things.
Then, settled and grounded, I’m here, I’m now… so let’s connect with those we love.
Finally, let’s fire up this big brain on our shoulders—learn, process, and share.
That’s the Core 4.
Do it every day.
Make it a discipline.
Let it become habit.
Tonight at 6:00PM in Heber City, the 10th Modern Day Warrior begins. A lot is rising, but it’s the basics that carry me through.
Body. Being. Balance. Business.
Let’s go.
– Jason
#ModernDayWarrior #Core4 #Discipline #Embodiment #SacredMasculine #BeingHereNow #SacredRebel
Balance - Thursday, September 18th, 2025
Balance is not a finish line.
It’s a moment.
Like catching your breath between sprints.
Like the exhale after you’ve been holding everything tight.
Like laughing with your Queen in the middle of a storm.
Balance doesn’t mean everything is “equal.”
It means the right thing is getting your attention, right now.
Sometimes Balance is picking up the phone to check in with your kids.
Sometimes Balance is dropping the phone and going for a walk in the mountains.
Sometimes Balance is putting business aside to make dinner.
Sometimes it’s putting dinner aside to chase the fire of your mission.
It shifts. It moves. It breathes.
Today I remember: Balance isn’t something I achieve.
It’s something I practice.
And the core of Balance is HEART. Connection. We all want it, we all need it. We are tribal warriors, all of us. We love our people. So today... and everyday... let them know.
That's the daily practice of the Modern Day Warrior. That's MY daily practice with my Partner (Jennie) and my Posterity (family and tribe).
Being - Thursday, September 18th, 2025
Get Ahead of It
Everyone teaches meditation these days, and for good reason. When I sit, I calm down. I get clear. I get settled.
But I’ve learned this: it only works if I get ahead of it. If I try to meditate once I’m already stressed, it doesn’t hit the same way.
So I do it early. Before the storm. Before the noise. That’s when meditation gives me ground.
And really, that’s the lesson—not just for meditation, but for everything.
Body (exercise): move before you feel sluggish.
Balance (connection): reach out before you’re disconnected.
Being (meditation): breathe before you’re drowning.
Maybe the practice is simply this: take care of your future self, right now.
That’s what I remind myself here. It works if you work it.
Let’s meditate.
— Jason
P.S. Modern Day Warrior starts tomorrow. At 4PM tonight, I’ll share some of what I’ve been doing to get ready.
Body – Wednesday, September 17th, 2025
I’ve always had a love–hate relationship with my body.
I LOVE to move. But I get bored fast. The best exercise for me is sports—because competition keeps my mind sharp.
Then there are seasons where I slow down. Get stuck. Move less and less.
And then—boom—I’m on fire again: kettlebells, punching bag, 26-mile bike rides.
Until injury hits. Or boredom. Or the grind feels empty. And I fall off.
People say, “You just lack discipline.”
And maybe they’re right. Except I can be extremely disciplined when it’s something I love.
So maybe the trick isn’t forcing discipline.
Maybe it’s finding the spark.
The movement that keeps my mind engaged. The game. The competition. The fuel.
When I find that spark, I light up.
When I was younger, our family played football every Sunday at the Wasatch High field. I never felt better.
Five years ago, after a family tragedy, I burned through rage and grief by training four hours a day. That might have been the best shape of my life.
And then… injuries. An MCL tear. A lost tendon. Surgeries. Momentum stolen.
Now I’m finding my way back. Not through grind alone, but through curiosity, competition, anger, joy, rage, delight—whatever lights the fire.
Maybe that’s the real secret.
Discipline matters. But spark comes first.
🔥 This is Modern Day Warrior Week. Body is a huge part of incarnating fully here in this world. But it can be overdone too. The dance is balance—curiosity, fire, then discipline.
Friday night at 6:00PM in Heber we begin. Men sharpening men, forging strength in the body, the mind, and the soul.
– Jason
#ModernDayWarrior #BodyBeingBalanceBusiness #SacredRebel #MensWork #Discipline #Strength
Daily Scrapbook
Who?
Mark W MacInerney
He’s the one who gave me the idea of using Facebook as a scrapbook of my life.
And it stuck.
You complain about the negativity here? The politics, the division, the hate?
I get it. But for me—this isn’t about that.
This is my scrapbook. My living journal. A place to share my thoughts, my gratitude, my awe.
And it ties perfectly into my Core 4 daily practice:
Being: Meditation + Memoirs. These daily posts are me meditating on life (like Jennie’s birthday, or her parent's 60th wedding anniversary, or even the upcoming K-pop Demon Hunters post 😏)… and then memoiring it out.
Balance: Connection with Partner and Posterity. I share about Jennie, my kids, my tribe—and then I share it with you, my Facebook Tribe.
Business: Discover and Declare. Every day I learn something new. These posts are my way of declaring, teaching, and passing it forward.
So yeah—scrapbooking hits most of the Core 4.
Except Body. I don’t usually sweat while typing.
I’ll fix that by hopping on my bike right after I hit “post.”
This is Modern Day Warrior Week, and I’m deep in prep for the 10th Modern Day Warrior Intensive. It lights me up every time to sit in circle with men and sharpen each other in the raw, potent, profound Masculine.
We need more great men in this world, not less.
Thanks for being part of my scrapbook.
– Jason
#ModernDayWarrior #SacredRebel #CoreFour #MensWork #MasculineJourney #DailyDiscipline #GratitudeAndAwe #ScrapbookLife
The Core Four
The Core Four
I used to call it the Power Hour.
Because in just one hour a day, you can build the kind of discipline that turns into a life.
Here’s how it works:
Body – Did you sweat today? Did you fuel yourself with something alive, like a green smoothie?
Being – Did you meditate, even for 20 minutes? Did you capture a few thoughts in a journal—or at least reflect?
Balance – Did you tell your partner you loved them in some real, beautiful way? Did you extend that to your kids, family, or close friends?
Business – Did you discover at least one new thing today? And did you declare it, share it, give it away?
That’s the Core Four.
Simple. Daily. Repeatable.
Not flashy, not sexy—but it builds the endurance and integrity of a Modern Day Warrior.
Singles every day. That’s how you win the long game. ⚔️
#ModernDayWarrior #CoreFour #SacredRebel #MensWork #DailyDiscipline #SacredMasculine #SimpleNotEasy #ShadesOfIntimacy
Forgiveness for Others
I didn’t want to write about forgiveness today.
Everyone already knows who I’ve had to forgive in my life.
But what if I’ve missed a part of forgiveness?
We usually say: forgive so you feel free.
So you no longer hate. So you can move on. So you’re healthy and happy.
It’s for me, right?
But what if forgiveness can also be an act of service?
What if it can help someone else?
This weekend I got a message from God:
“Your journey with your father isn’t over.”
Yeah, yeah, yeah—I thought—I’ve already done the work. Forgive him, right?
But the whisper said something different:
He doesn’t just need to be forgiven for what he did.
He needs forgiveness for who he believes he is.
He believes he never should have been born.
So here’s the choice:
Do I let him lie in the bed he made?
Or do I give him a gift he doesn’t deserve, and maybe can’t even receive—
but one that could still lighten his soul?
That’s what God asked me to consider.
So this is what I say to my father, even beyond the grave:
I’m sorry.
I forgive you.
Thank you.
I love you.
Not just for what you did to me, but for everything you ever carried.
What a way to start Modern Day Warrior Week. ⚔️
– Jason
#ModernDayWarrior #SacredRebel #Forgiveness #FathersAndSons #MasculineJourney #MensWork #HealingLineage #DisciplineAndEndurance #SacredMasculine #ForgiveAndRelease #MensCircle #ForgivenessJourney #WarriorSpirit
Peaches and Pears
Peaches & Pears
My neighbor just knocked on the door with a box of peaches and pears from his trees.
Simple. Sweet. Abundant.
And it hit me: this is life. This is polarity.
The fruit of one season, received in another. The masculine work of planting, tending, harvesting. The feminine sweetness of ripening, offering, nourishing.
Both matter. Both needed.
Too often we chase one without the other. All grind, no sweetness. Or all sweetness, with no roots. But the truth is—we’re meant to taste both. To grow and to receive. To plant and to savor.
So this morning, I’m eating peaches and pears. Falling in love with the gifts right in front of me. And remembering that real abundance isn’t out there—it’s in the ground under your feet, and in the hands willing to share their harvest.
#SacredRebel #MasculineAndFeminine #Integration #TribeAndFamily #ModernDayWarrior