Experimenting with publishing mini-thoughts spread amongst the longer pieces here....
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The Pull of Silence
There are days when I feel a pull to get out of the home and find silence....
Tsundoku or Reading in 2017
A magical Japanese word that describes me perfectly....
Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
Mindfulness and Buddhism in the east, Stoicism in the west. Both have approaches that have been helpful for me over the years....
Turning 7 Years Old
> While French is still her second language, her mastery of English is becoming rather scary. If she sees words somewhere, she’s reading it. It doesn’t matter if is a minor sign saying the hours of a business, or a major one like the strata rules for our outdoor pool, she wants to read it. …The problem arises when she is starting to master spelling and typing to go along with her reading skills. She has quickly learned how to type messages to family and friends on my iPhone, and has also managed...
Doing the Work
> I’m trying to figure out why I don’t write more… why don’t I share my thoughts and ideas more often than I do? Why do I feel so often have this feeling of perpetual stuckness? What’s strange is that I don’t even think I have writers block per se… I have a lot of ideas; it’s just that most of the time whenever I finally sit down to consider an action plan, or sit down to write out particular thoughts and ideas to share online or turn into a story or a product...
Mindfulness Reading List
Partially inspired by Ryan Holiday’s Reading Recommendation [http://ryanholiday.net/reading-newsletter/] Newsletter, I thought I would compile a list of books I have read this past year on my path of mindfulness. Ryan tends to read a lot of books- his emails list at least five books and some are not quick reads. Seeing the books he was reading encouraged me to read more this year, which is part of the reason I was absent [http://www.foursides.ca/37-Absence] from writing on this site. Little by...
37- Absence
> Putting the emphasis back on me and not putting so much energy towards negative things that have happened in my life has improved my outlook on life. It is still difficult at times, of course, and I know failure is right around the corner once again. When it does happen though, I will be better prepared to handle it. 36 – What Took You So Long? [https://www.foursides.ca/36-What-Took-You-So-Long] Last year, I started my exploration of mindfulness and living life in the present moment. I st...
Thoughts On Money
> For the monks, this way of life expressed simplicity. It wasn’t an expression of poverty mentality. With this monastic approach, you don’t worry about survival. You live day-to-day. You think just of today; you don’t think of tomorrow. Tomorrow comes, it doesn’t come- either way, you don’t worry. You continue to live in a very simple way. It is an everyday life of simplicity. The problem is not always how little money you have to spare but, rather, whether you are allowing enough space for yo...
Five Years and Counting
Five years ago, I decided to try something new. After months of applying and looking for work, I received an email from a former employer asking me if I could do some work for them from a distance. That led to another hotel contacting me, and off I went on a solo career. Four Sides Hospitality Consulting [http://www.foursidesconsulting.com] was officially registered in the fall of 2011, but the work began in March of that year. After the first few months of landing the first clients, I was fe...
