For me it was the first time I'd ever seen the dots being connected between the mechanisms of

nature and the earth and human participation that was a clear pathway for how life

could get better three or four generations forward.

It was just like this light went off in my heart and mind

in a way that is after almost 10 years since that moment

present to the gift and that these kinds of moments don't happen all the time but it was so

profound that it was like my life became aware of this

opportunity to have a global adoption of this idea

and understanding of regeneration, which had just become fully bloomed and

illuminated in my mind and heart and it was like oh my God and I could see and

feel the possibility of this really happening in that moment, in that day nine years ago.

And I could see somehow how I'd play a role in helping to have that message be catalyzed and shared. Hey there's Light Watkins, your host of at the end of the tunnel, which is a

podcast that features the backstories of folks who are out there taking leaps of

faith in order to figure out ways to use their platform or their resources or their voice

in a way that leaves the world a better place.

My guest today is Ryland Inglehart, who's been a friend of mine for many years actually.

In fact, those of you who have a copy of my latest book, knowing where to look,

if you remember a story called To the Mountain Top, that's where I described running these hill

sprints each morning and then one day I got some unsolicited advice from a man pushing a shopping

cart down the hill.

Well, Ryland happened to be with me that morning

and he was sprinting the hill with me

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