My Journey…

My wellness journey started back in 2017 when my father was diagnosed with ALS. His diagnosis brought to the forefront my own mortality and how I wanted to live my life from then on out. Did I want to live a life where I was just coasting through, doing what I thought I needed to do to have a happy life? Or did I want to start reassessing all aspects of my life and start making changes that help me to achieve a balanced, true to myself, fulfilled life?

The journey has been years in the making (and will continue to be an evolution for many years to come). I’ve dealt with death, a marital breakup, changing my career, addictions, medical conditions, coming out, conflicts from childhood & adulthood and rediscovering myself and what I truly want. Making life changing decisions that impacted my overall wellbeing was not like waking up one day and just blowing up my life. Achieving overall wellness is not a quick journey… it’s a process that takes time and a long-term commitment you make to yourself.

Always Onward is my way of life, my guiding light, my mantra. I reflect on and learn from the past, while being present in the moment, but with the understanding that I need to keep moving forward utilizing the lessons learned. The sun will still rise on a new day and I want to make the most out of each one of those days going forward.

I’ll be sharing my journey with all of you - insights gained, personal stories, and reflections as well as building a community with other like minded individuals living the Onward way.

- James