Fire is an interesting element. I’ve been fascinated by it ever since I was a young boy (there are pictures to prove it), and I continue to be fascinated by it today. It has the ability to provide warmth and light, to fuel any number of machines and actions… and it can destroy, if used in the wrong way.
When I talk about fire here and now, I’m talking about the fire within you and I. You know what I’m talking about – the flame that burns deep in the pit of your stomach, that either tells you that you’re doing what you were born to do, or that you’re getting further and further off-track.
The question is, which fire are you feeding? (more…)
Sometimes, when we’re learning something, whether it be a sport, an art, or something else, we find we plateau, reaching a point where it seems like we can’t improve any further. When you find yourself hitting this point, it might be time to try teaching others.
How will that help? Read on. (more…)
The decision to buy your first home is one of the biggest and most important financial decisions you’ll ever make. No pressure, right? Just when you decide you’re ready to start exploring though, you find yourself faced with a tough environment and some tough questions to answer. (more…)
Working for an evil supervillain would be pretty sweet. There are about a million reasons why I think everyone should consider it, but I just wanted to highlight a few of the most obvious. (more…)
I was lucky enough to attend a tea ceremony at the grand opening of a friend’s karate dojo this past weekend. It was a beautiful ceremony, and the perfect way to cap off the day. But what do karate and the traditional Japanese tea ceremony have in common? (more…)
Millennials are an interesting generation. We face many of the same life hurdles and struggles as generations before us, but also some interesting other ones. Challenges like the skyrocketing cost of education and housing and the increasing uncertainty of the labour market have led to many millennials redefining what luxury looks like to them. (more…)
If you recall my last post about Phoebe, our Havanese, you remember the lessons in humility she taught us as she dragged her own poop across the floor. At the time I wasn’t sure if we’d be able to raise her up into a balanced dog – first we thought we were nailing it, then we thought we might NEVER nail it – but as she comes out of her “teenage years” I’m starting to think we did ok after all.
It’s been a wild ride so far, with more ups and downs than a roller coaster… but it’s been worth it. Here are four of the biggest lessons my wife and I have learned from raising a puppy. (more…)
It’s been a full year since I started this blog, and I can’t believe how quickly time has flown by. The realization dawned on me out of the blue one day, and led to me sitting down with a drink to do a bit of reflecting. I started this blog as a way of organizing and cataloguing my thoughts around life and the pursuit of happiness. So after 365 days and 80 posts, what have I learned? (more…)
