Seth Adam Smith

on a literal odyssey

Make It Happen!

“What do you dream about at night when no one else is around and all you can hear is your heart? What place, thing, or achievement do your thoughts wander … Continue reading

February 8, 2013 · 3 Comments

How “The Seven Paths” Met Berrett-Koehler

I’m proud to formally (and finally!) announce that  ANASAZI Foundation and Berrett-Koehler Publishers have joined hands to publish The Seven Paths: Changing One’s Way of Walking in the World, in … Continue reading

January 11, 2013 · 2 Comments

The One Who Stands Within

On June 29, at the age 21, he passed away—”unexpectedly called home.” He was in my home ward. Our families are good friends. He was such a great guy! The closeness … Continue reading

July 6, 2012 · 1 Comment

Blanket Stepping to a New Life

Our new blanket from ANASAZI As some of you know, I recently finished working as a TrailWalker at the ANASAZI Foundation. Leaving ANASAZI was a very difficult thing to do. … Continue reading

May 9, 2012 · Leave a Comment

ANASAZI and WE

“You know, Seth,” my dad hesitated. “Maybe you should go to ANASAZI as a SinaguaWalker.” “What?” I said, frantically trying to read my dad’s mind. “It’s a program where people … Continue reading

March 16, 2012 · 6 Comments

The Step to a New Life

This is a selection from the book “The Seven Paths of the Anasazi Way” published by The ANASAZI Foundation. This is one of the most beautiful stories that I have … Continue reading

January 9, 2011 · 1 Comment

ANASAZI and Me

In September of 2007, after being led on a horrendous, five-mile hike through everything that I could possibly be allergic to, I laid underneath my simple shelter on the ANASAZI … Continue reading

January 6, 2011 · 3 Comments

The ANASAZI Foundation

The ANASAZI Foundation has forever changed my life. The ANASAZI Foundation is a wilderness therapy program for troubled youth (13-17) and struggling young adults (18-25). ANASAZI offers a 42-day, wilderness-based, … Continue reading

June 22, 2010 · 4 Comments

The ANASAZI Foundation – Walk Forward

In my life, I have been blessed with many wonderful opportunities to work with and for the ANASAZI Foundation. It is a place of miracles and many of the things they do and teach have touched my spirit deeply. When describing my experiences at ANASAZI to others I often say it this way, “Everything before ANASAZI was black, white and glum shades of gray. But while working at ANASAZI, I felt like I was, for the first time, seeing the world in full color.”

November 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment