Nothing is for certain, it’s all a mystery. This life is a mystery and we get to choose how we experience the symphony of emotions and feelings. We’ve all battled in our own darkness, struggled with our demons, and yet that doesn’t mean we see the world as dark and...
Recession Proof Your Soul
If you listen to the news you’ll know that there’s a lot of chatter about recession and what we should be doing and thinking about. I listen to the news regularly and throughout the last three years I’ve really come to see how even well-intentioned hosts can fixate on...
Your wrinkles are more important than you think
When I was in my twenties, I had a girlfriend who was distraught about turning 25. She felt old and imagined she’d be in a much different place in her life than she was. I was confused; we were in the prime of life, young enough to play hard but old enough to make...
Are you orphaning parts of yourself?
I get defensive when someone tells me I’m controlling, in part because this is an area of deep work for me. When I hear it, I fall into having disgusted feelings about myself. Mainly that I’m a bad human and no one is going to want to be around someone who's...
Does Dreaming of Your Future Have You Missing Today?
In 2006 I led a three-month expedition in the Yukon and Alaska. It was a truly epic trip (and I don’t use the word ‘epic’ freely). We backpacked for the first month in the mountains, and were later met with a float plane and switched gear for a month of...
Is this the best way to express fear, anger, anxiety…etc.?
Do you genuinely want to create change in the world, or do you want to spread your fear and foster distrust? If we want to to connect with policymakers or find ways to become either a policymaker or someone who has the influential thoughts and ideas that policy...
Is acceptance the path to peace?
I originally wrote this in April 2020, but as we enter into another tumultuous time, that's even more divisive than I could have ever imagined at the time of writing this, I feel it's an appropriate reminder to all of us - especially right now. In a time that is like...
What the pandemic is teaching us about fear
Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavantu is a beautifully poetic Sanskrit mantra that means: May all beings be happy and free, And may the thoughts, words, and actions of My own life contribute in some way to that happiness and freedom for all. The consistent and steady...
What I really need to hear when I’m struggling
After a year and a half of being involved in a global pandemic, owning a business that has been so heavily affected by it, financial uncertainty, solo parent, feeling lonely, and living in a province that honestly feels like an apocalypse the last month and a half due...
The disturbing truth about our friendships
What is it that makes us want to connect with people who are like ourselves? Have you ever noticed that most of us surround ourselves with people who look, dress, behave, think, and have similar cultural influences? The next time you’re in a café or restaurant, notice...