The weather here can be temperamental sometimes and the winters are long. They are cold, and dark and really take a toll on me by the time they end. We get thunder storms that come through and blacken the skies. They destroy our crops and homes with large hail. Sometimes I wonder why I like... Continue Reading →
Happy Fathers Day
It's Fathers Day here in Canada. It's a day that we take to celebrate all of the amazing men in our lives that choose to take on one of life's most difficult tasks.... Raising the next generation. This day has for the last few years... been tough and I really can't help but wonder if... Continue Reading →
Don’t let your demons scare you
Time for some real talk. This will be a long post! This past year, the topic of mental illness and mental health has been brought front and center on both sides of the fence; with some using it to justify their arguments one way or the other for various lock down measures, or lack there... Continue Reading →
Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut
All moments, past, present and future, always have existed, always will exist.- Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five Well, it's been a minute since I've read a book. But life has been pretty crazy. I finally managed to get one done though. This is a book that was recommended to me by a friend. I'm not one... Continue Reading →
A Time for Reflection.
“Words do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man seems nonsense to another.”― Siddhartha Gautama One of the most memorable years in a long time... Continue Reading →
Burning that midnight oil
Well it's been what feels like a lifetime since I've written anything here. This blog got very quiet when the world got very dark and that what somewhat intentional. The world and life was very chaotic, and in many ways still is, but there are some ways that we are starting to return to normalcy.... Continue Reading →
No More Zero Days…. Day 1
May you live every day of your life.― Jonathan Swift As I mentioned in my previous post, I have been kind of avoiding this whole blogging thing for the last few weeks. I've been avoiding it much like.... well.... the plague. There are a few reasons for this but the biggest reason is that I... Continue Reading →
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (A review)
Man is always prey to his truths. Once he has admitted them, he cannot free himself from them.― Albert Camus Alright, so there has been radio silence for a while but I have been taking some time to kind of focus on some things that I have needed to focus on in terms of some... Continue Reading →
We Are All Experiencing a Trauma
A concept is a brick. It can be used to build a courthouse of reason. Or it can be thrown through the window.― Gilles Deleuze Today is day 26 90 000 of self isolation. I haven't been posting much about my life because, well, it really just isn't that interesting. Every day consists of a workout,... Continue Reading →
Today was not a win.
“Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”― L.M. Montgomery It's been 9 days, but it's starting to feel like a lifetime. Last week I had set a goal to add an extra km to my runs every day. So far this week, I have been... Continue Reading →
My Avocado Toasts 