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Storyteller Series: Ghost Town Adventures!
What is it about ghost towns that captures our interest and curiosity? Maybe there were famous people who once lived there, or perhaps...
thekeithesmith
Jun 20, 20216 min read
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Storyteller Series: The Santa Fe Scooby-Doo
There’s still so much of the United States I haven’t seen, but I’m grateful for the states I’ve visited. One of my favorite places has to...
thekeithesmith
Apr 8, 20215 min read
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Storyteller Series: The Sopapilla Man
Back in 2019, I passed through the Texas Panhandle twice. The first time I was on my way to Colorado, where I staid in a Rocky Mountain...
thekeithesmith
Apr 1, 20214 min read
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Storyteller Series: More Than Coffee
It was 6am, and I was pulling up to yet another coffee shop. This time in Tyler, Texas. I went in for coffee, preparing myself for the...
thekeithesmith
Mar 30, 20213 min read
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A Light In the Darkness
Unprecedented. Historical. New normal. We’ve heard these descriptions for the past year of our lives ad nauseam. True as they may be,...
thekeithesmith
Mar 11, 20213 min read
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Truth, In the Eyes of a Child
For two days I’ve wanted to write about the feelings swirling through my heart and mind, but every time I sat down to do it I would get...
thekeithesmith
Jan 11, 20214 min read
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Alone & Living In a Pandemic World: A Drifter’s Hold on Mental Health
Drifter, vagabond, nomad, rambler, and the list goes on. People living as I am are called many things. I lay claim to no particular...
thekeithesmith
Nov 29, 20207 min read
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Earned Simplicity
“I want to live a simple life.” You’ve heard the phrase, and you may have even said it before, but what does it mean? What is a simple...
thekeithesmith
Nov 2, 20204 min read
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Being Alive is Still a Good Thing
Driving hundreds of miles allows for plenty of thinking time, and this brief blog shares some of the thoughts that have been on my mind...
thekeithesmith
Aug 24, 20203 min read
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The Time Has Come: Back On the Road
2020 is more than half over, and there have been more than a few changes in my plans. I drove from west Texas to Kentucky in late...
thekeithesmith
Jul 17, 20205 min read
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Your Life Isn’t On Pause
Most people alive today have never lived though something that impacted the entire planet. But we’re living it now. Businesses and places...
thekeithesmith
Apr 8, 20203 min read
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I Had To Make A Change
I became a nomad writer. Some wondered if I had a sudden windfall of money, but that wasn’t the case. When I left home I had saved enough...
thekeithesmith
Feb 14, 20202 min read
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Until You Know Your Limits, You’ll Never Exceed Them
You have limitations. It isn’t often you read a blog post that is intended to encourage and inspire, yet starts off telling you that you...
thekeithesmith
Sep 22, 20193 min read
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Change Is Life
Change Is Life Nothing that is alive remains the same forever. There will always be growth, trials, and healing. Even though many people...
thekeithesmith
May 19, 20192 min read
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In the Presence of Greatness
You can live a life of greatness. You can realize your great dream. How? You do this by: Never ceasing to challenge yourself. Always be...
thekeithesmith
Jan 1, 20151 min read
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Ready or Not, Life Is Happening Now!
Each day I become increasingly aware of the importance of "right now". Life isn't what happened yesterday, nor is it what may or may not...
thekeithesmith
May 11, 20134 min read
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Live . . .
With this question I am not asking what you do for a living, nor am I wondering if you’re a mother, father, husband, wife, or a great...
thekeithesmith
Aug 23, 20113 min read
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Close Encounters
. . . of the Human Kind! There are many people, myself included, who desire to be a force for good in this world. People who want their...
thekeithesmith
Jul 6, 20112 min read
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Will You Rise To The Occasion?
The quick and simple answer, to the question asked in the title of this post, is "No, you probably won't rise to the occasion…unless...
thekeithesmith
Jul 4, 20112 min read
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“Just Enough” is NOT Enough.
“The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” ~Robert Byrne Today I was thinking about how so many people approach life with a “just...
thekeithesmith
Jun 20, 20113 min read
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