Category: Marching To The Beat Of Your Own Drum
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Dean Potter – A Memorial, And Living Life Awesomely
Extreme athlete Dean Potter recently passed away on a BASE jump alongside fellow wingsuiter Graham Hunt. As an avid climber, I’ve followed him pretty extensively as he’s prominently featured in several climbing videos dating way back to the late 90’s. His awesome moonwalk video was only released a few weeks ago, and he topped that with a…
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#5 One Fear A Day – Having No Travel Plans
I used to travel like this. I’d get 3 weeks off from work to take my annual vacation, then I’d pad the vacation with unpaid days off, accumulated unpaid overtime, or long weekends. I’d pore through a recommended guidebook, then scribble out an agenda. So, for example, going to Turkey: Day 1 – Land in Istanbul…
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My 62-Year Old Chinese Aunt Attends “Heidi” Concert Solo, Turns Out To Be Hedley
Meet my Aunt Helen. She’s 62 years old, recently retired, and soon to be a grandmother (I would say overdue, in fact). She’s also rocking out at concerts solo. Here’s the deal. I’ve always known that Aunt Helen has been watching concerts since her recent retirement, but I assumed it was the typical montage for…
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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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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 REAL Game Of Life Part 2: Fun
* * * Before I begin, for those of you on the email list, I’m switching over to another email provider so I can attach mini e-books,wallpaper I’ve created, as well smaller “how-to” posts and challenges that I’m sure you’ll like. All you have to do is click the link in a confirmation email I’ll…
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The REAL Game Of Life
I dropped into the neighbourhood thrift shop this morning and found, nestled beside a long row of moldy VCR movies, The Game Of Life. Dusting off the board game and my childhood memories, I definitely thought the game seemed bigger and more vibrant back then. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the game,…
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The “I Will Live Today” Poem
The “I Will Live Today” Poem I will not say “perhaps, one day…” I will not put my dreams on delay. I will not concern myself with what others say. I will not retreat today. I will not languish in the past or concern myself with events yet to pass. I will not condemn…
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5 Muse-Related Coffee Shop Productivity Tips
Today, I’m sitting by myself writing in an open-window cafe in a quaint-turned-busy neighbourhood near the beach. It’s March Break, the weather is unseasonably pleasant by Toronto standards, and the playground across the street is bursting at the seams with children playing. I first started coming to this cafe 4 years ago after leaving my…
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I Can Recollect Almost Every Day In The Past Year, So It Has Been Good
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the little things. -John Burroughs If you’ve read my New Year’s post from two years back, you know how I feel about them – real resolutions aren’t made around this time. Really, don’t bother with making a habit of resolving…