by Chris Maxwell | Mar 10, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
(Based on the Introduction of Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours) We have been taught to search. Search for success. Search for recognition. Search for the next level, the next stage, the next version of ourselves. Search for...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 2, 2026 | Blog
Why another book? It’s a fair question. Shelves are already full. Voices are already many. Words are already everywhere. And yet—we keep reading. Because no one says, I’ve breathed enough. No one says, I’ve slept enough. No one says, I’ve eaten enough for a lifetime....
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 24, 2026 | Blog
Thirteen. For some, the number carries a shadow. A superstition. Something to avoid or explain away. For me, it carries gratitude. Thirteen books. Thirteen long journeys of words, questions, prayers, revisions, doubts, and hope. Thirteen reminders that the work was...
by Chris Maxwell | Feb 10, 2026 | Blog
Some roads invite us to slow down. Not because we are failing. But because we are human. The slow lane is a choice. An intentional shifting of pace. A quiet resistance against the tyranny of hurry. In the slow lane, we notice things we missed before. The incline of...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 21, 2026 | Blog
There are seasons when life moves quickly. Decisions pile up. Schedules tighten. Miles blur together. The fast lane isn’t always wrong. Sometimes it is necessary. Sometimes it is unavoidable. But speed always comes with risk. When we move too fast, we might stop...
by Chris Maxwell | Jan 12, 2026 | Blog
We spend so much of life elsewhere. Replaying what was. Rehearsing what might be. Mentally standing in rooms we are not in, while missing the one where our feet are planted. But now is where life is happening. Now is not loud. It rarely demands attention. It waits...
