This Holy Daze: A Manifesto
On spending Christmas Eve alone, choosing what matters, and the quiet power of deliberate creation.

On spending Christmas Eve alone, choosing what matters, and the quiet power of deliberate creation.

During LDS General Conference, twelve security guards stopped me—launching a spiritual test I didn’t see coming. A moment of misunderstanding opened into a miracle that changed everything.

A childhood encounter with David Grohl turned bathroom battle into a lifelong mirror of identity. Beyond the Looking-Glass explores fear, reflection, and the choice to stand beyond fight or flight—into sovereignty and transformation.

A shimmering white suit. A pristine Panama hat. A moment of mischief that rippled far beyond the splash it made. In this vivid, poetic memoir, Daniel Aaron unearths a childhood prank turned parable—a true story of identity, family legacy, and the strange power of surprise. What happens when appearances deceive, instincts ignite, and no one gets punished?