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When I think about this idea of what it means to be alive, what it means to- this quest to have a meaningful life, it seems like one of the big parts of that is the idea of feeling alive. The idea that, before my life ends, I would like to have a strong feeling […]

So it’s another cliche to add to the list that nothing in life can remain in a steady state. There’s always a progress, a movement, a growth. One way it’s put is that everything is either growing or dying. There is no steady state. Though what we see as the steady state is what it

Resting is one of those things that’s so easily overlooked. It’s so easy to see resting as taking time off, taking a break. Which it is. But for people who are struggling to have discipline in life and struggling to control themselves and apply their energies to good work, we are so used to taking

In everyday life, it’s completely normal and understandable to be very focused on the details. Like the old cliche, one step at a time, you’re paying attention to that one step. You’re looking at what is- or to use another cliche, what’s on your plate. Deal with what’s on your plate. Eat what’s on your

Well hello there. This hat is not my usual headwear, and it has nothing to do with this video, but I was at the Toronto Argonauts Canadian football game tonight, where it was country day, and we all got this hat. And I could make a video about how it’s fun to make- it’s fun

You know, there are some times when there’s just too much going on. There seems to be disorganization of work. It’s like the feeling that I know there’s a bunch of things that I need to do, but when it comes to actually working on them, it just seems like things get scattered. I’m still

So a lot of this work is about establishing discipline, removing bad habits, developing good habits, self-control, self-management. But an important part of this self-management is to know when to take a break. People that train themselves with discipline, well, they typically know this too well. We take too many breaks. We’re too ready to

My thought for today is about light. What does it mean to have the sunlight? You can see here, beautiful sunny day, even though we’re in October in Toronto and the days are getting shorter. They’re now shining. You can see beautiful sunlight dappling in the treetop through my window. Even on my shirt you

So my thought for today is the difference between the feeling of where you’re at in your life versus where you’re going in your life. And I thought about the difference between these, how you feel like your life is like now, how satisfied you are with your circumstances, versus the feeling of where you

So today I took a maintenance day. And what is a maintenance day? A day when my only assigned work is in upkeep, personal maintenance, personal administration, upkeep, cleaning, cooking, arranging, organizing, getting everything into a clear state. Of course, throughout our days we have to do things like cooking and cleaning, but there’s something