Desert Mountain Apothecary

Please enjoy my new article on Medium: Discernment & Disengagement: Critically Re-Evaluating Social Media’s Value Proposition

Discernment Article NLO - Inspiration Wash Rugged Canyons Dust Storms Landscape – Caption: Dust Storms Rise On The Borrego Valley Floor As Seen From Inspiration Point - Rugged tortured looking badland canyons in the foreground, the borrego valley in the middle horizon with dust storms and dirt devils circling around the sandy desert floor, the rocky San Ysidro mountains in the back horizon, and a blue sky punctuated by fluffy white clouds and a bright sun, contrasting to the dark scenery on the ground. Photo taken by William Z. Brennan, creator of Natural Lifestyle Optimization and founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary: The original desert apothecary for Mind Body & Spirit

Reclaim Your Time By Re-evaluating Your Relationship With Social Media!
Let’s take our time, focus & attention back from social media, and redirect it back to what really matters, most of all the precious human connections that make our lives worthwhile.
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Your photos are stunning! This one is just off the charts

YouTube video by Desert Mountain Apothecary Anza Borrego Desert Wildflower Superbloom

Nature is the most powerful restorer, and we need to fortify and restore our mind, body & spirit more than ever. Being immersed in the dazzling display of the desert wildflower superbloom last year was awe-inspiring. Take a break from the cavalcade of negativity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwYy...

Bluesky is one of the bright spots of the social media landscape and I love being on here and interacting with this community. Can anyone recommend a long-form video platform as an alternative to YouTube? #video #youtube #longformvideo #videocontent #contentcreator #videocreator

Rugged Red Santa Rosa Mountains in the background, tortured and rugged Anza Borrego Badlands canyons in the foreground. Red Santa Rosa Mountains with their rugged iron oxide rusty color in the late afternoon sun. The tortured and rugged canyons of the Anza Borrego Badlands are in the foreground and this photo was taken from Inspiration point, just below Fonts point. Photo taken by William Z. Brennan, creator of Natural Lifestyle Optimization and founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary: The original desert apothecary for Mind Body & Spirit

Please enjoy my newest article on Medium: Discernment & Disengagement: Critically Re-Evaluating Social Media’s Value Proposition - Reclaim Your Time By Re-evaluating Your Relationship With Social Media! medium.com/@naturallife...

Discernment & Disengagement: Critically Re-Evaluating Social Media’s Value Proposition Today we’re taking a sharp, discerning eye to one of the biggest time wasters of all time and that is social media. You are the judge, jury, and executioner of your relationships with social media pla...

Please enjoy my newest article on Medium: Discernment & Disengagement: Critically Re-Evaluating Social Media’s Value Proposition - Reclaim Your Time By Re-evaluating Your Relationship With Social Media!
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My pleasure I really like your content, especially love the children's book. Having a pet is one of the best ways to be happier and more mindful day to day and goodness knows we need that more than ever. Thank you for putting out positive content right now!

And I look forward to presenting my new article: Discernment & Disengagement: Critically Re-Evaluating Social Media’s Value Proposition
Reclaim Your Time By Re-evaluating Your Relationship With Social Media!

I’ve been inviting my friends & family here and I encourage you to do the same, we have strength and power in numbers. After all when it comes to free social media networks, we are the product, not the customer; so starve the beasts of your time and attention.

Inspiration Wash Rugged Canyons Dust Storms Landscape – Rugged tortured looking badland canyons in the foreground, the borrego valley in the middle horizon with dust storms and dirt devils circling around the sandy desert floor, the rocky San Ysidro mountains in the back horizon, and a blue sky punctuated by fluffy white clouds and a bright sun, contrasting to the dark scenery on the ground. Photo taken by William Z. Brennan, creator of Natural Lifestyle Optimization and founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary: The original desert apothecary for Mind Body & Spirit

I’m finishing up my newest article that explores the evolution & more importantly devolution of the Social Media Landscape. Seeing the great migration to Bluesky gives me hope that there is a hope for Social Media and I’m so pleased to connect with everyone here.

Thank you so much!

Venice Beach, Los Angeles, Southern California during the Malibu Wildfires of 2019, the sun is setting through a haze of orange and red smoke while the beach is full of people sitting and watching it and breathing in a ton of smoke.

Los Angeles Fires: The Sun Sets On The California Dream. - I’m wishing everyone out there affected by these fires the utmost sympathy, and for the firefighters and first responders, the utmost gratitude.

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#selfcare #mentalhealth #losangeles #lafires #anxiety #wellness

YouTube video by Desert Mountain Apothecary Self Care in a Crisis: Selfish or Self Preservation?

It’s really hard to center yourself in a time like this, but remember you need to do that to be able to serve others. Please enjoy this video of mine from several years ago about self care in a crisis, why it’s not selfish, it’s necessary.
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#selfcare #anxiety

William Z. Brennan in front of Tall elaborately decorated Christmas Tree at the La Quinta Resort in La Quinta, California, which is a 1920s spanish colonial bungalow resort that is now owned by the Waldorf Astoria group. William Z. Brennan is a natural lifestyle expert, creator of Natural Lifestyle Optimization, and founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary: The Original Desert Apothecary for Mind Body & Spirit. Natural Lifestyle Optimization is the philosophy of creating lasting, transformational change through harnessing the power of a natural lifestyle and micro-habits. Personal development, spiritual healing, spiritual breakthrough, transformational development, transformational breakthrough, breaking free from spiritual bondage, mindfulness, meditation, consciousness, subconscious, spiritual awakening. Please Enjoy! All the best, William Z. Brennan

My message for this year to you is; be yourself, back yourself, believe in yourself, and funnily enough using a daily routine/s and taking a break from social media make that so much easier and attainable. I believe in you and I love you for reading!
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That would be a fun old-school throwback! I do love the clutter free digital era though.

Beautiful flowing fountains in the main courtyard of the La Quinta Resort in La Quinta, California, which is a 1920s spanish colonial bungalow resort that is now owned by the Waldorf Astoria group. William Z. Brennan is a natural lifestyle expert, creator of Natural Lifestyle Optimization, and founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary: The Original Desert Apothecary for Mind Body & Spirit. Natural Lifestyle Optimization is the philosophy of creating lasting, transformational change through harnessing the power of a natural lifestyle and micro-habits. Personal development, spiritual healing, spiritual breakthrough, transformational development, transformational breakthrough, breaking free from spiritual bondage, mindfulness, meditation, consciousness, subconscious, spiritual awakening. Please Enjoy! All the best, William Z. Brennan

Combine a routine with a digital detox or social media break and you are going to find that you will regain so much time and more importantly focus! Please enjoy my new full length article on Medium: medium.com/@naturallife...

William Z. Brennan in front of Citrus and palm trees, blooming red geraniums, lush winter turf, and the adobe structure of the La Quinta Resort in La Quinta, California, which is a 1920s spanish colonial bungalow resort that is now owned by the Waldorf Astoria group. William Z. Brennan is a natural lifestyle expert, creator of Natural Lifestyle Optimization, and founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary: The Original Desert Apothecary for Mind Body & Spirit. Natural Lifestyle Optimization is the philosophy of creating lasting, transformational change through harnessing the power of a natural lifestyle and micro-habits. Personal development, spiritual healing, spiritual breakthrough, transformational development, transformational breakthrough, breaking free from spiritual bondage, mindfulness, meditation, consciousness, subconscious, spiritual awakening. Please Enjoy! All the best, William Z. Brennan

Be Happier, Healthier & Get So Much More Done With Routines & Social Media Breaks In 2025! medium.com/@naturallife...
#personaldevelopment #wellness #mindbodyspirit #spiritualawakening #healing #naturallifestyle #naturalliving #wellbeing #mindfulness

Cool! I used to love zines back in the olden days when I was a teenager. I used to take the train into NYC from the suburbs to buy them from little record stores and vintage shops in the East Village and Lower East Side back when they were scary neighborhoods. So much more fun back then!

William Z. Brennan in front of the grotto at the La Quinta Resort in La Quinta, California, which is a 1920s spanish colonial bungalow resort that is now owned by the Waldorf Astoria group. William Z. Brennan is a natural lifestyle expert, creator of Natural Lifestyle Optimization, and founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary: The Original Desert Apothecary for Mind Body & Spirit. Natural Lifestyle Optimization is the philosophy of creating lasting, transformational change through harnessing the power of a natural lifestyle and micro-habits. Personal development, spiritual healing, spiritual breakthrough, transformational development, transformational breakthrough, breaking free from spiritual bondage, mindfulness, meditation, consciousness, subconscious, spiritual awakening. Please Enjoy! All the best, William Z. Brennan

2025 New Year Inspirational Message: Embrace the Power Of Routines & Social Media Breaks This Year! medium.com/@naturallife...
#personaldevelopment #wellness #mindbodyspirit #spiritualawakening #healing #naturallifestyle #naturalliving #wellbeing #mindfulness

2025 New Year Inspirational Message: Embrace the Power Of Routines & Social Media Breaks This Year! Happy New Year To All Kind, Compassionate, Loving, Ethical & Moral People!

Combine a routine with a digital detox or social media break and you are going to find that you will regain so much time and more importantly focus! Please enjoy my new full length article on Medium: medium.com/@naturallife...

punches well above it’s weight and that is the daily routine. You can get so much more done, and be so much healthier and happier when you have a routine.

cut out the white noise that saps our energy and attention.

Living in the remote wilderness it’s much easier to switch off and recenter my mind, body, and spirit, but it wasn’t always that way. So in this new article I share my experience and tips on how to use a very small and simple tool that

photography, and videos. I’m starting off this year with my new article: 2025 New Year Inspirational Message: Embrace the Power Of Routines & Social Media Breaks This Year! Both daily routines and taking time away from social media have helped me tremendously to focus on what is most important and

the eyes.

Don’t come out to the desert for the wildflower superbloom this winter and spring, but do come out for the cerulean blue skies, sunny warm afternoons, and the profound silence of the remote canyons. Now that the holiday season is over, I’m keen to get back to sharing my writing,

However we definitely won’t be having a wildflower superbloom this Spring unless we get a prolonged period of soaking rain. It’s still beautiful to desert lovers, the softness of the tans, beiges, and khakis of the dessicated scrub, powdery sand, and reddish-purple mountains is very restful on

The weather in the Southern California desert has been beautifully warm and sunny, but bone dry. It makes offroading easier because the trails aren’t a muddy mess and the vegetation is almost all dead keeping the trails nice and wide.

Happy New Year To All Kind, Compassionate, Loving, Ethical & Moral People of Bluesky! I’ve had a wonderful holiday season and taking a break from social media has been a big part of that.

Multi Color Gazania, Scale Bud Flowers At The Nursery, Beautiful Fall Color Array of Yellow, Orange, Red, Pink, and Purple Blooming Flowers. Fall in San Diego County, San Diego Backcountry Mountains & Desert, San Diego Lifestyle, Gardening Inspiration from the Nursery– Photo taken by natural lifestyle expert, William Z. Brennan, creator of Natural Lifestyle Optimization, and founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary: The Original Desert Apothecary For The Mind Body & Spirit. Natural Lifestyle Optimization Harnesses The Power of the Mind Body Spirit Connection And By Using Micro Habits, Creates Lasting Positive Transformational Change In A Realistic Way.

Happy Thanksgiving! The holiday season can be full of anxiety, depression, and worst of all unwanted guests and invitations. Find out how to get rid of ALL of these unwelcome holiday visitors and enjoy this holiday season the way YOU want to! Please enjoy on Medium: medium.com/@naturallife...

This is so true, and this is a big clue as to why people with a face shot full of botox always seem so unhappy.