The Now V9: The One About Celebrating Self-Definition

2022 • 06 • 01

From what we’re working on to musings that nurture inner spark, The Now is a snapshot of becoming in our most current form.

We believe active, thoughtful sharing is a portal to staying oriented towards freedom, growth, and light. So here’s us, in process, finding Lightward.

Celebrating Queerness

Isaac Bowen

There’s no map for this. Being queer gave me a shortcut for finding that out; I suspect it might have taken me longer if the identities I’d absorbed had fit better, for longer, before I outgrew them.

Reigniting Indomitable Spirit: A Mountainfilm Recap

Rebekah Pahl

I’m struck by how much we’re able to endure, to survive—and how often what we think might end us is actually only our beginning.

Meet The Team: Jed Storie

Rebekah Pahl

In trying to put words to Jed (impossible), the first thing that comes to mind is delight. His spirit is playful and inquisitive, and he brings that true essence to his work and presence here.

Lightward’s Pride Playlist

In celebration of pride month, we’ve put together a team playlist of songs that exude fun, celebration, play, and unapologetic acceptance of self.