Author: ki’une
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#1 One Fear A Day – Fear Of The Unknown
Today, I’m going to start a sub-series on my website entitled “One Fear A Day”. Over the course of the past few years, I’ve written a number of heartfelt posts on risingbean, and I am deeply, deeply grateful for all you who have followed me, offered feedback, contributed comments, shared my work, and have encouraged…
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The Sunscreen Song (Japanese Version)
Dear Friends, After a lot of hard work, I’m pleased to release The Sunscreen Song in Japanese along with a new, inspirational video. I hope it inspires a nation. Please, please share the video if it inspires you! It’s got much, much more footage from my recent adventures, including some really crazy scenes. I…
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10 Ways To Bring You Back To Today
At this moment, other than reading my blog, where is your mind? Bored at work? Fantasizing about a new purchase? Stewing over an argument still? Worrying about debt? Thinking about how awesome life was a few years ago? Upset at something that’s happened to you? Wishing you could be someplace else? Wondering if life gets…
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The World’s Strangest Food I’ve Encountered
What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten? Someone asked me this recently, and I immediately described a strange dish I once had in Peru. Then another interesting meal popped in my head, and before I knew it, the floodgates had opened, and I had to write it all out in a post. Although I’ve gone…
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Don’t Let Unlived Dreams Become Nightmares
I only have two recurring dreams, and unfortunately, they’re actually nightmares. No creepy ghosts. No falling to my death. No walking in public naked. Just two past real life situations stuck on a torturous replay loop. I wish I could tell you, that with all my adventures and fear facing, that I didn’t suffer…
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A Couple Of Mini Adventures In Ontario (Video)
I’ve been on a work tear recently coming up with a hot new Club Dance program, but I finally released it, and decided to take a few days randomly roaming around small towns in Ontario. Being in nature and outdoors really frees my creative spirit, and upon hindsight, I think my efficiency would have improved…
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How To Ride The Waves Of Change – 8 Tips On How To Adapt To Change
I watched this TED talk this past week about retrofitting the suburbs . I particularly liked it over other documentaries on suburbia because it wasn’t so nihilistic and the speaker, Ellan Dunham Jones, offered some inventive solutions to make the suburbs more sustainable. I grew up in the suburbs. I understand what life’s like out…
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The World’s Most Delicious NON-Deep Fried Foods
Today, I’m going to take a break from my usual run of topics and just write about the most delicious foods I’ve eaten abroad. Although I’ve indulged in some strange things on the road, from roasted Peruvian guinea pig (cuy) to munching on Cambodian crickets, I’ve discovered that the most delicious foods are actually pretty…
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You Are Not The Sum Of Your Failures
You are not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your fucking khakis. You’re the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world. – Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club If I had to ask you who you are,…
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Be Allergic To Drama – 9 Quick Tips To Kill The Addiction
Having spent many years in the club dancing scene, I’ve seen more than my share of drama. Guys congregate, put on their game faces, and figure out their plan of attack. Women dress to the nines and raise their skirts higher than their normal comfort levels. Mix in alcohol, hormones, and egos, and you’ve…