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Last year I was asked by the Wasatch Front Counselor Fair committee to come and present on staying balanced in a sedentary world. They must have liked it because they asked me to come back this year. As many of you already know, I am very passionate about personal fitness and health. I also spendContinue reading “Finding A Balance”

22 years ago I fell 40 feet rock climbing in Ogden Canyon, shattering my left patella, breaking my tibia, and had my ear torn half way off. I had to have surgery where the doctor put in three pins two screws in my knee cap – surgery #1. Two years after that accident, I crashedContinue reading “Left Leg Lessons”

A little more collaborative creation. Glen wrote this short little mantra and I decided it reminded me of something you’d read in the Tao Te Ching. So I put the Wacom to use and brushed out some Chinese characters to display Glen’s wise words. The photo was taken a few years back while fishing onContinue reading “The Tao of Glen”

Here’s a little collaborative creative project that Glen Gunnell and I did. He did a blind scribble on the page and I had to come up with something. Well from that scribble the Dragon Samurai was born. It’s good to keep the mind fresh and the creative juices flowing.

Collaboration with Glen Gunnell Text by Tyler Toone Art by Glen Gunnell Here’s my free-writing from September 30, 2014: “I’m sitting in my car gazing over the valley as black clouds and streaming rain pours down upon the bustling city. Beyond the wall of rain the sun is brilliant white and yellow, and rays ofContinue reading “Glowing Rain”

“And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowlings I got some inspiration this morning listening to J.K. Rowlings commencement speech at Harvard 5 years ago. Take a few minutes to watch or listen to this amazing speech. J.K. Rowling Speaks at Harvard Commencement from Harvard MagazineContinue reading “Rock Bottom Can Be the Beginning”

“While I love my computer, I think computers have robbed us of the feeling that we’re actually making things.” – Austin Kleon