How Modern Life Drains Our Spirit – (Part 2 | Stream of Consciousness)

This is Part 2 of my Stream of Consciousness series on the hidden costs of modern life.

In this episode, I reflect on what it means to live in a society that often drains our spirit — where the systems built for “convenience” quietly separate us from what truly matters.

I share personal reflections on the dependence on cars, the longing to live closer to nature and a solo trip to the Grand Canyon — taken without a smartphone, camera or computer. Along the way, I explore how modern structures like childcare and constant mobility shape our lives in ways we rarely question.

Drawing from the timeless wisdom of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden and the journals of Alaskan craftsman and adventurer Richard Proenneke, this video invites a deeper look at simplicity, solitude and what it means to feel alive again.

If Part 1 was about seeing the cracks in modern life, this one is about tracing them back to their roots and rediscovering our own sense of freedom.

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