I remember when I was married, one of our biggest philosophical challenges was a belief and desire on the part of my wife to make our relationship and our family the centre of our lives. This never functioned for me and in spite all of our love for one another it eventually took us away from each other. I have Read More …
(Warning, this is a very sword fighting training oriented post) So myself and a group of my senior students at Academie Duello are preparing for a rapier fencing tournament at the end of January hosted by the Society for Creative Anachronism called Ursulmas. This event typically attracts between 45 and 60 participants in the tournament including high quality competitors and Read More …
I like to say that I come by my confidence honestly. I have never been meek but I have had a lot of challenges of self worth to work through. Every area where I stand strong now I’ve had to come through from a place of weakness. I have had a lot of luck on my side. I’m a tall, Read More …
Being grown up is not about having a serious and conservative view of the world. Nor is it about giving up being a child. Maturity is knowing when to be a child. When a co-worker gets on your nerves – this is the time to be an adult, express how you feel and seek resolution. When someone taunts you affectionately Read More …
Being critical of ourselves or others is a pretty common affliction. I say affliction as there are certainly places where we want to be critical and judge the merits of a particular action or interaction. However this type of behaviour often brings an emotional burden to it that shuts down communication both internally and externally. In an interaction between two Read More …
There are many things we may want to change about ourselves or our circumstances at any given moment but change must come through acceptance. When we rail against the strictures of our life they bind and become tighter, like trying to stretch a muscle while it’s tense. To make change you must first accept yourself as you are. And make Read More …
As a martial artist and a dancer I have become intimately aware of the condition of my body. I want it to last for a long time and I want it to be able to perform for me to the best of its capacity throughout that time. I realize for a long time I took this for granted. I would Read More …
The thing I hate about New Year’s resolutions is that they only come once per year. If you set some meaningful change for your life and fall off the wagon by February it takes an entire year before you get to try again. This year make a resolution to make resolutions. Put goals into a central place in your life. Read More …