On Reflection
Posted on Mar 16, 2023
You know those invisible ink pens? The ones where you write something down and you can’t see it right away? Some of these leave ink that reveals itself when a light shines on it just right, and others slowly reveal the ink over a period of time. My life and yours are written with invisible ink. We can’t always see exactly what we’ve done in the mom...
Fear and a Burning Desire
Posted on Feb 28, 2023
Uncharacteristically, it’s snowing in the Fraser Valley today. Often times when it snows around here, people decide to pack it in for the day and stay home. I get it, it is a bit risky to drive on slippery roads while knowing most vehicles aren’t equipped with winter tires. We’re all aware of the risk, but only some of us brave the conditions. For...
Choose Your Hard
Posted on Feb 16, 2023
There are a lot of cliche phrases out there and I used to hate them before I realized that if you can get over the cheesy element, there’s always a remaining element of truth to them. People are very quick to roll their eyes and laugh it off before considering that maybe they’ve heard the phrase a hundred times before because it’s true. Today, if I...
Don’t Be Bitter, Be Better
Posted on Feb 08, 2023
Did you know that life comes with an instruction manual? It’s free, directly accessible to everyone and automatically saved to your brain. It’s called your past.
Days come and go, evolution takes place and time marches on despite anything we do. It’s frustrating and exciting, because on one hand it can feel like you’re falling behind, but on the oth...
Never Be In A Hurry
Posted on Jan 30, 2023
It’s an NFL stat that’s only been kept since 2016, so we don’t know exactly what it would have been in his prime, but Tom Brady is getting better with age in this category. Time to throw. Consistently among the league leaders in this metric (and most others actually) well into his 40s, Brady wastes no time getting the ball out of his hands after th...
Act Like It Before You Are It
Posted on Jan 20, 2023
My wife and I have a rule when we go to restaurants. When the bill comes, we don’t look at the total amount owed or the list of items we ordered to make sure it’s correct. In fact, when the waiter / waitress comes by with the machine to take our payment, I hand over the bill and don’t look at the number at all. The only thing I look at in the payme...