Category: TAKING ACTION
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Prints For Nepal – 100% Donation To Red Cross
Nepal holds a special place in my heart. Several years ago, I had a life-changing journey there. It was one of those countries that really feels like somewhere else once you stepped off the plane – hectic, ancient, minimally westernized – all the same time, accompanied with amazing people. For sure, Nepal is…
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#4 One Fear A Day – The Fear Of Making BIG Decisions
One of the things I joke about with my Japanese friends is how I find some Japanese to be yujufudan (優柔不断) or indecisive, to which they all wholeheartedly agree. It could be out of their innate politeness, but whenever I ask questions such as “What do you want to eat?”, “What do you want to do…
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#2 One Fear A Day – 5 Small Fears To Face Early This Year
Facing fears isn’t a simple task at all. Why is that? Often times, we think that facing fears means doing something big and daunting, like changing careers, confronting a bad relationship, or moving to another country. In my slice of reality, I find that tackling small fears on a daily basis is the better way…
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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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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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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…