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Kinetic Imperative

Have you ever needed to do something that just didn’t make sense yet? What is that compelling force that’s nudging you towards something different and maybe even irrational? Despite efforts to suppress it with logic and reason, this is a persisting stirring feeling...

Freedom Mentality

I’d imagine if you’re reading this right now, you hold freedom (or autonomy, flexibility, etc) as a top personal value. But what is freedom, really? We often live as if joy, happiness, and even freedom, are dependent on external sources—a vacation,...

Humans Talking to Each Other

As we round the corner to Canada Day (and 4th of July for our American friends), many of us will be gathering to celebrate whatever those observances mean respectively. However different, there’s at least one thing that will be similar for all of us. Every...

Mechanics of Insight

A lack of insight presents a unique challenge in our growth and self-awareness. A lack of insight refers to the inability to recognize the deeper meaning or underlying cause of a situation, behaviour, or problem. And when we don’t have those sudden flashes of...

A Case for Initiation Later in Life

I was watching Tom Cruise in the last Mission Impossible the other day and I had a brief moment of defeat accompanied by a thought. I wish I was Tom Cruise. I quickly shook it off and thought, “…am I really jealous of a fake caricature of what I used to do for a...