LifeRelationships
Vulnerability and Insecurity
I’m feeling very vulnerable today. This feeling dovetails well with a conversation I had with one of my swordplay students last night. In the conversation my student and I talked about dealing with...
Life
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Life
The Good In Your Life Deserves Your Attention
Be careful where you put your energy. Where you put your attention is what grows. If you allow yourself to spend too much time dwelling in a bad place you may find that the outcome is steered toward...
LifeRelationships
Creating Space for Feelings without Triggering Yourself or Others
Alright feeling and expressing emotions [link] is great but what do I do if as soon as I say how I feel the other person explodes? Emotions can be like dynamite. Useful in industry but highly...
Life
Living with Integrity
What does it mean to live with Integrity? A ship has integrity when its hull is sound, its ballast is even, all of its parts are in alignment. It is buoyant and runs smoothly in the water. I think of...
DanceLife
Room to Experiment
It's easy in learning to live in a space that moves between the lesson and the performance and thus never truly explore and internalize technique. The dance floor is not the environment that is...
Life
Living Hopelessly
I don’t hope for the things that I truly want to manifest in my life; I strive for them, work toward them, create them. I don’t hope for them. Does hope serve me? I don't think it does. I’m a bigger...
LifeSwordplay
My Talk on Anti-Bullying and Knightly Virtues
Last week Academie Duello and I participated in an event for Anti-Bullying day. This day happens on February 26th and focuses on bringing awareness to the challenges of bullying. The event at...
Life
Pecha Kucha: Achieving Dreams
Last month I was honoured to be a speaker at Pecha Kucha Vancouver. Pecha Kucha, for those who are unfamiliar with it, is a speaking night focused on people and inspiration that follows a very...
Life
The Good Kind of Stupid Decision
“I made a stupid decision today — everything worked out ok — but it nearly got me really hurt.” This is the best kind of stupid decision. You get the benefit of all of the learning without any of the...
Life
Being At Ease With Your Choices
In Chinese medicine one aspect of health is related to your comfort or lack of comfort with your process for making decisions. I learned this from a student who is a Chinese medicine practitioner and...