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Hey there, my name’s David. I’ve written 100+ blog posts about meditation, minimalism, writing, & more.

My latest book is titled True Nature. It's the story of traveling to Nepal to live with a wise woman and searching the Himalayas for enlightenment.

My first book is a thru-hiking memoir titled The Trail Provides. It contains stories and lessons learned from hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

You'll find more of my work by visiting and subscribing to my blog, https://thinkingwithdavid.com.
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David Smart I'm currently working on writing my first fiction book. The genre keeps changing. It started as magical realism but morphed into something vaguely res…moreI'm currently working on writing my first fiction book. The genre keeps changing. It started as magical realism but morphed into something vaguely resembling epic adventure fantasy. Imagine Studio Ghibli films + Herman Hesse's Narcissus and Goldmund + Avatar the Last Airbender + samurai swords and dark magic. Who knows where it will end up, just following wherever the story takes me.(less)
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Fiction Book Update: Draft Two Completed

It’s been two and a half years since I started my fiction book and the second draft is finally complete!

The second draft was all about fixing the story. Thanks to my editor’s feedback, the book finally feels whole. A book with a cohesive, sensical, and fantastical narrative. There’s still a long way to go, but my sweet girlfriend gave me a celebratory offering for achieving this milestone.

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The Trail Provides by David  Smart
"Wow, what soulful and profound read. All of the trail magic, life lessons, relationship with self and others, growth, renewal and differences resolved–I didn’t want this journey to end.

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Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain
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A helpful guide to develop an understanding of the body's musculoskeletal system and how it relates to movement. The direct experience of the body's map remains primary, but building an intellectual map is highly useful, too, especially in communicat ...more
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The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami
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The Salt and the Flame by Donald S. Murray
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Solid read—vivid and poetic descriptions. I took a bunch of notes to help add some flavor to my own writing.

As for the story, I knew nothing of the voyage taken by Scots and other emigrants in the late 1920s. It was insightful to hear about their tra
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Special. Loved it all the way through: a masterfully-told, mythologically-inspired journey. A father’s tall tales and legendary adventures away from home are all his son has to relate to him during his dying days. Both heartwarming and heartbreaking ...more
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“Like with any journey, it’s not what you carry, but what you leave behind.”
David Smart, The Trail Provides: A Boy's Memoir of Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

“Like with any journey, it’s not what you carry, but what you leave behind.”
David Smart, The Trail Provides: A Boy's Memoir of Thru-Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail

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